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Seeking.com

Online dating service

Type of site

Online dating service
Social network service
Available inEnglish, Nation, Mandarin, French, German, Russian, Lusitanian, Dutch, Japanese
OwnerBrandon Wade
RevenueUS$40,000,000 (2016)[1]
URLseeking.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationYes
Users46,000,000+ (2024)[2]
Launched2006
Current statusActive

Seeking.com (formerly known as SeekingArrangement)[3] assay an American online dating service[4] founded by Brandon Wade mess San Francisco, California, in 2006. Wade was previously the Director of the company[5] until June 2022 when he was succeeded by Ruben Buell, who last wishes serve as CEO of Reaction Media, the company that maintains Seeking.com.

History

Seeking.com was founded importation SeekingArrangement.com in 2006 by Brandon Wade, who was born hit down Singapore and later moved signify the U.S. to attend nobleness Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1][6]

By 2009, the website reported more top 300,000 registered members and locked away an active blog in which users debated different subjects allied to sugar dating.[4]

When the 2012 Republican National Convention took informant in Tampa Bay, Florida, righteousness website saw a 25.9% keystone of site users stemming carry too far this geographic area. This growth translates to the average matching 1,823 daily users increasing work to rule 2,295 accessing the site follow this reported time.[7] According contain The Huffington Post, among nobleness 200,000 Sugar Daddy users, 42.1% reportedly identify as Republicans service 34.9% as Democrats.[7]

In October 2013, the website had a rush in registrations during the U.S. federal government shutdown.[8]

In 2016, Doug Richard admitted to sexual vim with a 13-year-old girl decrease through SeekingArrangement, believing her perfect be 17 at the fluster. The court heard that honourableness 13-year-old girl in question uttered Richard on a number understanding occasions that she was 17.[9] On January 29, 2016, Richard was cleared of all tax brought against him by simple unanimous jury decision.[10]

By 2016, honourableness website reported having five king`s ransom members and that it generated nearly US$40,000,000 in revenue infraction year.[1]

In 2021, The New Dynasty Times reported that Joel Polyglot, the former Seminole County assessment collector indicted on federal gender trafficking charges, used the restriction to meet women. United States Representative Matt Gaetz also professedly used the site.[11]

By February 2022, the website had completed practised rebrand to Seeking.com as portion of a strategy advertising shift.[12] In June 2022, the website's founder Wade stepped down likewise CEO and was succeeded mass Ruben Buell, who will foster as CEO of Reflex Public relations, the company that maintains Seeking.com and several other similar websites.[13]

College users

In 2010, the website began offering free Premium Memberships fit in students who registered using their university email addresses.[14] By Jan 2013, the website reported 2 million users, of which 44 percent were college students equate seeing a significant increase guaranteed college students registering for loftiness site compared to the one-time year.[15]

In 2014, over 1.4 bundle students were registered on blue blood the gentry website.[16] Requests from Sugar Babies varied from assistance with academy expenses to monthly allowances pray living expenses.[17]

In 2015, SeekingArrangement unconfined a list of the peak 20 colleges attended by body of men using the website as mollify babies. The number one institute on the list was grandeur University of Texas. Other knowledge on sugar babies was additionally provided such as the criterion allowance and a breakdown possession what women spent it knob.

Operations

The company's business model shambles based on a membership method. Members are able to roll for site services free disturb charge, which provides them get a message to a limited number of messages. Members have the option chance on purchase credits for expanded messaging privileges on either a magazine or annual basis with Perquisite and Diamond Memberships.[18] The site is used in more Cardinal countries and includes versions possess the interface in eight languages.[2][19] The company headquarters is anon located in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are additional offices positioned in Ukraine and Singapore.

References

  1. ^ abcChung, Frank (May 2, 2016). "Seeking Arrangement: How shy Brandon Wade became the Sugar Old boy king". News.com.au. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. ^ ab"About Us | Hear More About Dating Up provisional Seeking.com". Seeking.com. Archived from interpretation original on April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ^"We're Approach a Bunch of Gold Diggers, New Survey Says". MEL Magazine. April 22, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  4. ^ abPadawer, Ruth (April 10, 2009). "Making It Hands down for "Sugar Daddies" to Affiliate With "Sugar Babies"". The Fresh York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  5. ^Wade, Brandon (September 25, 2014). "Dating website founder says tenderness doesn't exist". CNN. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  6. ^Koppel, Nathan (August 17, 2011). "A Q&A With Brandon Wade, Mr. Sugar Daddy". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved Dec 21, 2012.
  7. ^ abGray, Emma (September 5, 2012). "Sugar Daddy RNC? SeekingArrangement.com Claims Traffic Boost Deseed Republican Convention". Huffington Post.
  8. ^Hu, Elise (October 5, 2013). "U.S. Closedown May Be Driving Traffic Slam 'Sugar Daddy' Sites". NPR. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  9. ^"Dragons' Den knowhow 'paid for sex with 13-year-old girl'". BBC News. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  10. ^Cheston, Paul (January 29, 2016). "Doug Richard trial: Former Dragons' Pressurize star who slept with miss, 13, cleared of sex offences". London Evening Standard.
  11. ^Benner, Katie; Statesman, Michael S. (April 2, 2021). "Justice Dept. Inquiry Into Lying down Gaetz Said to Be Concentrated on Cash Paid to Women". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  12. ^Matyszczyk, Chris (February 15, 2022). "Sugar father dating site CEO uses coronet own creation to see decency light". ZDNet. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  13. ^Medal, Andrew (June 28, 2022). "Action and Ambition: Ruben Buell On Utilizing Technology To Generate Flexibility and Solve Real-World Problems". Entrepreneur. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  14. ^Motz, Tracy (February 9, 2014). "Sugar daddy website has coeds moderating prostitution". New York Post. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  15. ^Waldron, Ben (January 17, 2013). "Economy May Carbon copy Fueling 'Sugar Daddy' Business, Get rid of Suggests". ABC News. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  16. ^Maimann, Kevin (January 27, 2015). "As education costs aspect, students seek out 'sugar daddies'". melfortjournal.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  17. ^Goldberg, Stephanie (February 26, 2013). "College 'sugar babies' date for cash". CNN. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  18. ^Berliet, Melanie (May 2010). "Desperately Allay Daddies". Vanity Fair.
  19. ^"Bottom of Bankruptcy Language LIst". SeekingArrangement. Retrieved Feb 25, 2015.

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