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Gleeden Reaches 4 Million Users in India as Extra-marital Dating Grows

Posted on March 11, 2026
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BUSINESS TODAY – Gleeden, a dating platform designed for extra-marital relationships, has reached 4M users in India, making the country one of its fastest-growing markets. Launched in France in 2009, the app’s Indian user base is 65% male and 35% female, with women’s participation rising 148% over the past two years. Usage is concentrated in major cities such as Bengaluru (18%), Hyderabad (17%), Delhi (11%), Mumbai (9%), and Pune (7%), though growth is also expanding into smaller cities. The platform allows women to use the service for free, which the company says helps encourage participation.

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40% of Married Indians Admit to ‘Digital Affairs’, Gleeden Finds

Posted on May 7, 2025
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DECCAN CHRONICLE – According to new research by Gleeden, 40% of married Indians engage in “digital affairs”. While 65% view these as “harmless fun,” 72% of participants said they had no plans to leave their marriage. Men aged 30 – 45 and women aged 25 – 40 were the most active. Nearly half of users admitted to texting a digital partner daily, and 56% of women said they felt more “heard” online than in real life. Emotional neglect, boredom, and a lack of intimacy drive this behavior. Despite their own actions, 68% said they’d feel betrayed if their partner did the same.

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New Survey by Dating App Gleeden Shows Married Indians Are Rethinking Monogamy

Posted on April 10, 2025
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HER ZINDAGI – A 2024 survey by extramarital dating app Gleeden reveals that over half of married Indians are cheating or exploring non-monogamy, driven by emotional dissatisfaction, changing gender roles, and evolving expectations in urban India. Among respondents aged 25–35 in tier-one and tier-two cities, 50% believe monogamy is becoming irrelevant. The study found that 82% of female Gleeden users involved in affairs cited emotional neglect as a key reason, while 74% said they feel invisible or unheard in their marriages. Meanwhile, 48% believe it’s possible to love two people at once, and 46% think cheating doesn’t rule out love.

by Rupsha Bhadra
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Gleeden Sees Rapid Growth in India

Posted on February 3, 2025
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INVESTING.COM – Gleeden, a French extramarital dating app, has grown to 3M users in India, making up 25% of its global user base. Women now account for 40% of Indian users, reflecting shifting attitudes toward relationships and non-monogamy. The platform gained traction after India’s 2018 decriminalization of adultery and saw a surge during COVID-19. Bangalore has the highest number of users. Gleeden is now expanding its focus beyond extramarital dating to include non-monogamous relationships, with 67% of Indians expressing interest in trying them. The company aims to add another million users by the end of 2025.

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Gleeden Achieves 3 Million Users in India

Posted on January 28, 2025
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DECCAN CHRONICLE – Gleeden, the extramarital dating platform, has reached 3M users in India, a 270% growth in 2024, with women accounting for 58% of users and registrations up by 128%. The platform is most popular among users aged 30-50, with 40% of women actively using it for up to 45 minutes daily, especially late at night. Gleeden plans to expand further in India, aiming for 5M users by 2025.

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Gleeden: of 10M, 20% of Users Are Indians

Posted on January 23, 2023

Gleeden logoTRUESCOOP – Gleeden, a France-based extramarital dating app, claims that out of 10M users, around 20% of the entire user base is from India. The company has said that most people in this category belong to urban households and are from Tier 1 cities, followed by Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, respectively.

by Tushar Singh
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“Ban Gleeden for Its Defamatory Survey “, Demands an Indian Politician

Posted on March 8, 2021

Gleeden logo 2017INDIAN EXPRESS – Mar 8 – Dr. Manisha Kayande, an Indian politician and member of Shiv Sena from Maharashtra, said the extra-marital dating app had claimed to have surveyed millions of Indian women who reportedly admitted to indulging in extra-marital affairs. "Gleeden has published its survey results in an Indian daily. It is nothing but an attempt to defame women of this country. It should be banned or must face appropriate legal action," the Sena MLC said.

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Gleeden Crosses 1.3 Million Users in India

Posted on December 15, 2020

Gleeden logo 2017CANINDIANEWS – Dec 15 – Extra-marital dating app Gleeden has crossed 1.3M subscribers in India during the Covid-19 period, adding that its subscription was up 246% over the past three months. Overall, the time spent on the website tripled since 2019. According to the website, Indians chat slightly longer than Europeans – on average 3.5 hours/day versus three hours (From March 2020 to Nov 2020).

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Gleeden Survey: Why People Commit Infidelity

Posted on August 6, 2020

Gleeden logo 2017THE TIMES OF INDIA – Aug 5 – Gleeden, an extramarital dating app, has found out that ~75% of its users are willing to meet their love interests if provided an opportunity. ~45.6% of users think that their shared intimacy won't affect their current relationship while 47% of them believe that they cannot share the same level of emotions with two different people. 37% of people commit infidelity because they want to try out something new or spice up their existing relationship. 36% of people commit infidelity because they are in love with someone else.

by Priya Menon
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Gleeden Crosses One Million Users in India

Posted on May 12, 2020

Gleeden logo 2017INDIAN EXPRESS INDULGE – May 11 – Gleeden, the extramarital dating app has crossed the milestone of one million users in India. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gleeden recorded +166% new subscriptions compared to January and February 2020.

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