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Niche Matchmaking

Interest-focused dating sites let picky individuals find online love

Implications - With the rise in acceptance for individualism and the pursuit of alternative interests, niche dating sites allow similarly-minded singles to meet. Unlike more popular dating sites that pool all singles together, this focused approach helps users establish a common ground well before the first date.
Trend Themes
1. Niche Dating Sites - More and more niche dating sites are emerging, offering people a platform to meet others who share similar interests and lifestyles, providing businesses with an opportunity to target specific niche markets.
2. Inclusion and Education - Some niche dating sites go beyond just matchmaking and offer educational resources and forums to support and inform people with sensitive topics, promoting inclusiveness and honest communication.
3. Music-based Matchmaking - Tastebuds acknowledges the importance of similar musical taste in relationships, creating a niche dating site for music lovers to find soulmates; businesses can use this idea to create platforms for people with unique interests.
Industry Implications
1. Online Dating - The online dating industry itself is being disrupted by the emergence of niche dating sites, catering to specific interests and lifestyles, allowing accessible connections to people with whom they have a common ground.
2. Education and Inclusion - Businesses can create educational resources and forums to support and inform people with sensitive topics, promoting inclusiveness and honest communication, leading to new markets for such services.
3. Music Industry - Music-based matchmaking platforms can create new channels for the music industry to reach niche audiences, opening doors to new collaborations, outreach, and marketing.
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Megatrends
9 Featured, 34 Examples:
531,816 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Oct 07 — Jun 10
Trending:
Warm

Featured Examples

Inclusive Dating Site
Inclusive Dating Site
Club462 Members Share About STDs, Sexual Orientation
CLub 462 is NOT just another dating site! STD’s, sexual orientation and lifestyle preferences are simply modern dating realities that can no longer be ignored. The founders of Club462 believe that… MORE
Dating by Scent
Dating by Scent
Basisnote.com Matches Partners by Body Odour Compatibility
We've seen a lot of matching making sites, but dating by body odour? That's new to us, which is why were intrigued by scent matching websites like Basisnote.com. Scientific evidence is conclusive that… MORE
Dating Sites For Cheaters
Dating Sites For Cheaters
'The Ashley Madison Agency' For Married People
As difficult as it is to imagine that this would even be an option, let alone become popular, with almost three million members, The Ashley Madison Agency knows something I certainly don’t. Their motto,… MORE
Niche Dating Sites
Niche Dating Sites
Greensingles.com For Tree Huggers
Trying to tree an environmentally conscious babe? NowToronto was asked how to find and eco-hottie, setting a new hurdle for dudes and dudettes to handle. Greensingles.com was recommended as the largest… MORE
Wheat-Free Dating
Wheat-Free Dating
Social Networking for Single Celiacs on GlutenFreeDate.com
We’ve touched on vegetarians dating by diet, but now there’s a social networking site for gluten free singles and single celiacs. GlutenFreeDate.com is 100% percent free and was created to give wheat-free… MORE
Social Network For STD Plagued
Social Network For STD Plagued
Positive Friends
A new social networking site for people living with STD's has launched. PositiveFriends is the result of two years of R&D;. The site provides different levels of privacy to match the comfort level of… MORE
Mac-Only Dating Sites
Mac-Only Dating Sites
The Cupidtino Dating Site Discriminates Against Microsoft Users
The not-yet-launched Cupidtino dating site will be accessible only to Apple users. There’s a method behind all the madness: San Francisco-based Cupidtino says that diehard Mac & Apple fans often have… MORE
Music-Based Matchmaking
Music-Based Matchmaking
Tastebuds Finds Your Soulmate Through Your Playlist
Tastebuds acknowledges that for some, similar musical taste is important in a relationship. With so many accessible options in music, the Tastebuds dating site has found a niche. It is so much easier… MORE
Zombified e-Dating
Zombified e-Dating
'Zombie Singles' is Online Dating, the Zombie Way
With the cutesy Zombie Singles website, you can upload your own picture, have it ‘zombified,’ and then search for other zombie singles based upon your likes and dislikes (such as getting lit on fire, retirement… MORE

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