SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST – Aug 24 – In many Asian cities, where the cost of living is high and careers often come first, it's hard for people to find a partner. In Singapore, men and even some women are choosing to rent a date instead of looking for long-term love. Maybe.sg provides male and female dates, with its prices ranging from S$80 ($58) to S$380 ($274) for a minimum of two hours. SG VIP Escorts was set up in 2017. The company's rates range from S$600 ($430) to S$1,400 ($1000) for an hour, and can go up to S$10,000 ($7200) for "special events", such as public events lasting four hours.
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S’pore Dating App Paktor Launches 15-Sec Voice Bios
by Alanna Tan
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Gleeden Survey: 77% Indian Women Cheat Due to Boredom
THE ECONOMIC TIMES – Aug 21 – According to a survey conducted by Gleeden, an extra-marital dating app for married people, 77% of Indian women cheat because they are bored by their monotonous married life. Since the Supreme Court of India abolished section 377 which criminalized same-sex extra-marital relationships, there was a +45% increase in same-sex encounters among married people. India's most unfaithful women live in the big metropolis: Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kolkata are in the top 3.
Tinder Is Now the Top Dating App in Thailand
BANGKOKPOST – Aug 19 – In Thailand, Badoo was once the most downloaded dating app, but has been overtaken by Tinder. To Tinder, this is a surprising achievement because Asia was not their target market when the app was introduced in 2012. Seeing the high demand in Asia, Tinder is now working on building a new version of the app called "Tinder Lite". Tinder Lite will be 25% faster while consuming 20% less battery on devices and it will take up 25-times less storage space on Android device. Match Group believes Asia will comprise 25% of Tinder's total revenue by 2023.
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Matrimony Q1 2019 Financial Results
PRESS RELEASE – Aug 8 – Matrimony.com, the leading online matrimony company in India, announced its financial results for the Q1 ended June 30, 2019. Revenue grew 7% YOY to Rs 95.5 crore ($13.4M), profit after tax was Rs 9.3 crore ($1.3M) in Q1 2019, down ~39.9% YOY. Matrimony has ~4M active profiles and added 1.2M profiles and ~177K paid subscribers in the Q1 quarter.
Survey of Indian Millennials: Marriage Not Necessary
INUTH – Aug 13 – A survey of 86K Indians aged 25-35 by OkCupid, has found that 68% of Indians think marriage is not a necessity in a serious relationship. Also, ~90% of them said they would consider having a serious relationship with someone who couldn't have children.
The #NoMarriage Movement Is Adding to Korea’s Economic Woes
MALAYSIA SUN – Aug 10 – Baeck Ha-na is a YouTube star in South Korea, promoting the "live-alone life". She's part of a growing and determined group of Korean women rejecting marriage and motherhood. Baeck says that the government's latest efforts to boost birthrates are "abusive" and "frustrating" because they fail to address the lack of legal avenues to ensure career development for mothers or alleviating financial burdens in raising children. When it comes to the birth rate, South Korea has ranked at the bottom of OECD countries in the Asia-Pacific region since 2016, with that rate going even lower this year. South Korea and Puerto Rico tied for the lowest overall rates as of 2017: Seven children per 1 000 people, followed by Japan and Hong Kong. In 2019, the number of those dying is expected to outpace the number of those being born.
Match Group Launches A Marriage App Pairs Engage
BUSINESS INSIDER – Aug 9 – Match Group is targeting Japanese singles looking to get hitched with a marriage-concierge app. The company is launching Pairs Engage, a "more efficient and less expensive service geared to those who are highly motivated and want to get married within a year," CEO Mandy Ginsberg said. The app suggests 30 potential husbands or wives a month, and includes a 24/7 concierge service. Japan's $0.5B arranged-marriage industry revolves around physical stores that employ lots of salespeople and service staff, meaning they're expensive to run and pricey for consumers, Ginsberg said. Pairs Engage costs 9,800 yen ($92) per month, plus another 9,800 yen as a sign-up fee once the pre-registration period ends. After downloading the app, users must submit a raft of documents including proof of their identity, income, and single status, as well as education and national qualifications for graduates and some professionals.
OkCupid’s First TV Campaign in India
AFAQS! – Aug 8 – In its first ever TVC, OkCupid focuses on authentic relationships. The ad celebrates singles who aren't letting anyone else decide for them – not parents, not society, not even their own inhibitions.
by Aishwarya Ramesh & Abid Hussain Barlaskar
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Marriage Rate in China in Decline
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