 OkCupid logo | |
Type of site | Online dating service |
|---|---|
| Owner | Match Group |
| Created by |
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| CEO | Ariel Charytan |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required for membership |
| Launched | January 19, 2004 |
| Current status | Active |
OkCupid (often abbreviated as OKC,[1] but officially OkC) is a U.S.-based, internationally operating online dating, friendship, and formerly also a social networking website and application. It features multiple-choice questions to match members. Registration is free. OkCupid is owned by Match Group, which also owns Tinder, Hinge, Plenty of Fish, and many other popular dating apps and sites.
While the site and app once supported multiple modes of communication, this has been restricted to messaging. OkCupid was listed in Time magazine's 2007 Top 10 dating websites.[2] The website was acquired by IAC's Match.com division in 2011.[3]
- ^ Crum, Maddie (26 June 2015). "I Asked a Linguist to Analyze OkCupid Usernames. This Is What She Found". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Schmidt, Tracy Samantha (February 14, 2007). "OkCupid.com - Top Online Dating Sites". Time. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ "IAC's Match.com Acquires Online Dating Site OkCupid For $50M In Cash". TechCrunch. 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.