Niche Dating Categories
Most dating sites are reluctant to provide information on how
many members they have that belong to various demographic groups.
In order to help those of you that are interested in meeting
singles that have a specific background or orientation, we
conducted several tests* to see which dating sites best cater to
specific groups.
Christian Dating
Test: We set out to learn which dating sites have the
most Christian singles. We searched these popular search-based
dating sites to find singles with very specific criteria.
Search Criteria:
Sex: Male
Faith: Christian
Location: Within 25 miles of Charlotte, NC
Age: 35-40
Our Findings:
| Dating Site |
Number of Singles
Found |
 |
657 |
 |
525 |
 |
36 |
Senior Dating
Test: We set out to learn which dating sites have the
most senior singles. We searched these popular search-based dating
sites to find singles with very specific criteria.
Search Criteria:
Sex: Female
Location: Within 25 miles of Boca Raton, FL
Age: 60-65
Our Findings:
| Dating Site |
Number of Singles
Found |
|
944 |
|
900 |
 |
162 |
|
0 |
*Does not actually refer to senior citizens, but
rather 55 and older
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on Senior Dating
Gay Dating
Test: We set out to learn which dating sites have the
most gay singles. We searched these popular search-based dating
sites to find singles with very specific criteria.
Search Criteria:
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: Gay
Location: Within 25 miles of Miami, FL
Age: 30-35
Our Findings:
| Dating Site |
Number of Singles
Found |
 |
234 |
|
150 |
|
24 |
|
N/A |
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Gay Dating
Black Dating
Test: We set out to learn which dating sites have the
most black singles. We searched these popular search-based dating
sites to find singles with very specific criteria.
Search Criteria:
Sex: Female
Ethnicity: Black
Location: Within 25 miles of Atlanta, GA
Age: 33-35
Our Findings:
| Dating Site |
Number of Singles
Found |
|
656 |
|
575 |
|
17 |
Jewish Dating
Test: We set out to learn which dating sites have the
most Jewish singles. We searched these popular search-based dating
sites to find singles with very specific criteria.
Search Criteria:
Sex: Male
Faith: Jewish
Location: Within 25 miles of New York, NY
Age: 30-35
Our Findings:
| Dating Site |
Number of Singles
Found |
|
686 |
|
350 |
|
18 |
Asian Dating
Test: We set out to learn which dating sites have the
most Asian singles. We searched these popular search-based dating
sites to find singles with very specific criteria.
Search Criteria:
Sex: Female
Ethnicity: Asian
Location: Within 25 miles of Los Angeles,
CA
Age: 30-35
Our Findings:
| Dating Site |
Number of Singles
Found |
|
1123 |
|
850 |
|
7 |
Catholic Dating
Test: We set out to learn which dating sites have the
most Catholic singles. We searched these popular search-based
dating sites to find singles with very specific criteria.
Search Criteria:
Sex: Male
Faith: Catholic
Location: Within 25 miles of Philadelphia,
PA
Age: 35-40
Our Findings:
| Dating Site |
Number of Singles
Found |
|
1105 |
|
675 |
|
8 |
Notes:
* Each search was intentionally specific because every dating site
has a cap of how many members they are willing to show you at once.
In order not to exceed these caps which would prevent us from
providing inaccurate information, we chose to limit our searches,
thereby providing a more accurate snapshot of how each site serves
different ethnic groups.
* Since Lavalife has 3 membership bases that each cater to members
interested in different types of relationships, we had to run all
our searches on one membership base in order to remain consistent.
We chose the Intimate membership base since it is the most popular
section of Lavalife.