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| Available in | English |
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| Owner | Qiagen |
| Founder(s) | Curtis Rogers and John Olson |
| URL | gedmatch |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 1.45 million DNA profiles (in Fall 2020) |
GEDmatch is an online service to compare autosomal DNA data files from different testing companies. It is owned by Qiagen.
The website gained significant media coverage in April 2018 after it was used by law enforcement to identify a suspect in the Golden State Killer case in California. Other law-enforcement agencies started using GEDmatch for violent crimes, making it "the de facto DNA and genealogy database for all of law enforcement", according to The Atlantic's Sarah Zhang.[1]
In May 2019, GEDmatch tightened its rules on privacy by requiring users to "opt in" to sharing their data with law enforcement. In December 2019, GEDmatch was acquired by Verogen, Inc., a sequencing company dedicated to forensic science.[2] A new version of the existing site known as GEDmatch Pro, which went live in December 2020, focuses on solving crimes using the more than 1.2 million DNA profiles hosted on GEDMatch's platform. In 2023, GEDmatch was acquired by Qiagen.[3]
- ^ Zhang, Sarah (May 19, 2018). "The Coming Wave of Murders Solved by Genealogy". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "GEDmatch Partners with Genomics Firm" (Press release). Verogen. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Qiagen acquires DNA-biometrics firm Verogen in $150 MLN deal". Reuters. January 9, 2023.