Profits down for Match.com as Britons turn to free dating apps
by Zoe Wood and Sarah Butler from Technology | The Guardian on (#1ZN53)
Topline profits down 80% for the dating site as more internet daters opt for mobile-based Tinder and other free apps
The dating website Match.com suffered a collapse in profits last year as fickle Britons turned to free smartphone apps to find a date.
Topline operating profits at the UK's biggest dating website plunged by 80% to 1.6m in the year to 31 December. Turnover was also down more than 10% at 38.2m as apps such as Tinder changed the nature of online dating.
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