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Bumble’s Debut in India

Posted on December 7, 2018

Bumble herd chopraECONOMIC TIMES – Dec 6 – India is the first country in Asia to get Bumble, which was founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd. "It was Priyanka Chopra's idea to get Bumble to India," said Herd. US is the largest market for Bumble, but its high-growth markets include Australia, Canada, UK, Germany and Netherlands. For the Indian market, language and cultural localisation has been done. Available in Hindi and 'Hinglish' on iOS and Android, Bumble has incorporated a religion filter, apart from letting users mention astrological signs, whether the person drinks or smokes, has pets or not, and the option for women to only mention the initial of their first names. Bumble started in India in October 2018, and it's doing well so far. The actress will be the brand's face in the country, but her "celebrity status is only the icing," Herd said. "What's special about Priyanka is that she is not just the face of the brand here, but also very invested in this. She cares about it."

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Women in Shanghai Postponing Marriage in Pursuit of Career: Report

Posted on December 7, 2018

Dating adsGLOBAL TIMES – Dec 6 – In a recently released report on Shanghai women's development over the past 40 years, the federation said that the "two-child" policy has intensified the invisible discrimination against women because companies consider more issues when hiring them. Both men and women in Shanghai get married later than the national average. By 2015, the average age of getting married for men and women in Shanghai was 30.3 and 28.4 respectively, growing 5 and 5.4 years compared with 2005. A survey carried out in 2010 by the Journalism School at Fudan University said among ~900 female university graduates from 17 Chinese universities, ~70% said their greatest fear is becoming a 3S lady – meaning single, born in the 70s and stuck. Previously, these single women were stigmatized and called "leftover women." These women are mostly independent and educated, around the expected age of marriage, and still single. The number of married women between 25 and 29 years of age dropped by 11.5% from 2005 to 2015. The decrease was 7.6% for women 30 – 34. For men, there is no significant change, according to the report.

by Zhang Dan
See full article at Global Times

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Priyanka Chopra On Her Investment in Bumble

Posted on December 7, 2018

Bumble priyanka chopraNDTV – Dec 6 – In her first interview since her wedding with American singer Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra spoke about her investment in dating app Bumble. Calling herself a "tech fan" and someone who loves doing things "out of the box", Priyanka said that she thought that the app would be an "incredible platform" for women.

by Divya Goyal
See full article at NDTV

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Personal Data from 30M Momo Users Reportedly Exposed

Posted on December 4, 2018

Momo logo 2018TECHNODE – Dec 3 – Personal data from 30M users of China's top dating app Momo is reportedly being sold for as little as RMB 200 (~$30). A Weibo user posted a series of screenshots from the Chinese dark web entitled "database of 30M Momo users" with a comment saying: "Momo's database is quite cheap." According to the screenshots, data on offer includes phone numbers and passwords. The data are from 2015.

by Emma Lee
See full article at Technode

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Why Young Japanese Are Dating Less Than Before

Posted on December 4, 2018

Japanese not datingDEUTSCHE WELLE – Dec 3 – Issei Izawa, a 19-year-old university student, believes that dating is "mendokusai," meaning more trouble than it's worth. The nationwide 2017 study found that ~28% of male students and ~30% of females in higher education had never been on a date. In 2005, 19.9% of male students and 17.6% of females replied that they had never been on a date. Japan's population peaked in 2010 at 127M and is presently in a slow but inexorable decline. Analysts believe the total population will fall below 100M in 2065. One-third of those people will be aged 65+. Younger women, in particular, are increasingly committed to having a career and being independent. As a consequence, they are marrying far later in life. The ubiquity of pornography available on the Internet is also likely to have an impact on young Japanese who are too shy to approach a member of the opposite sex, experts say.

See full article at Taiwan News

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Delta App – India’s First Homegrown Dating App For LGBTQ

Posted on December 4, 2018

Delta logoINDIATIMES – Dec 2 – The Delta App is India's first homegrown LGBT app for meeting and dating people. This app aims to provide a safe and secure environment for people from the LGBTQ community to date and network. It has a trust score system where people get perks for creating more trustworthy profiles.

by Manika Parasher
See full article at IndiaTimes

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Japan’s Rakuten Sells Matchmaking Unit O-net to Polaris Capital

Posted on December 3, 2018

Rakuten onet logoDEAL STREET ASIA – Nov 30 – Japan's e-commerce giant Rakuten has offloaded its entire stake in O-net, one of the country's largest matchmaking services, to Japanese private equity firm Polaris Capital for an undisclosed amount. O-net was founded in 1980 as OMMG and acquired by the e-commerce giant in 2007. The sale involves 280K shares, or 100% interest, in O-net, with the acquisition expected to be completed by the end of this year. O-net, which currently employs ~500 people, is engaged in marriage matchmaking services, event planning and management, publishing, and other businesses related to marriage service. As of last year, it had 46K members.

by Mars Woo
See full article at Deal Street Asia

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BharatMatrimony Survey: What Girls Expect from a Life Partner

Posted on December 3, 2018

Bharatmatrimony logo 2018INDULGE EXPRESS – Nov 29 – When asked "what's more important to you while choosing a partner", 44% of women said "Equality is most important in a relationship." In response to "Do you believe there's any work strictly defined as a man's or a woman's job" a whopping 90% of the respondents feel that everything is equal be it career, household chores or baby care. Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO at Matrimony.com said: "BharatMatrimony is constantly looking to highlight the aspirations of young girls when it comes to finding a life partner. The survey insights help us understand young women, improve our product and enhance the customer experience."

by F. Ashraf
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Chinese University Offers Dating Skill Course

Posted on December 3, 2018

China dating coursesCGTN NEWS – Nov 28 – A Chinese university in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province is offering a dating course for its student, called "Art on Getting Along with Opposite Sex". The students are to get an overall knowledge of dating and marriage.

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BharatMatrimony Appoints New CFO

Posted on November 28, 2018

Matrimony cfoTECH CIRCLE – Nov 27 – Matrimony.com, the parent company of Indian matchmaking platform BharatMatrimony, has appointed former Mindtree executive Sushanth Pai as its new CFO. He will replace K Balasubramanian, who is retiring. Matrimony.com was founded in 1997 by Murugavel Janakiraman. Its brands include BharatMatrimony, CommunityMatrimony and EliteMatrimony. The company acquired SecondShaadi in March to consolidate its offering for those looking to marry again. For the Q3, Matrimony reported a 12% increase in revenue to Rs 86.23 crore ($12M).

by Vijayakumar Pitchiah
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