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Also known as OkC, OKC

OkCupid (often abbreviated as OKC, 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.

Key facts

Website.name
OkCupid
Website.logo
OkCupid logo.svg
Website.logo_caption
OkCupid logo
Website.commercial
Yes
Website.type
Online dating service
Website.registration
Required for membership
Website.owner
Match Group
Website.CEO
Ariel Charytan
Website.current_status
Active

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.okcupid.com
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inception
2004-03-05
Alexa rank
796
social media followers
68695
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16 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Reviews
  • Experimenting on users
  • Controversies
  • 2016 data scraping and release
  • 2017 switch to using real names from pseudonyms
  • Profile censorship
  • User photos for data mining
  • 2019 alleged credential stuffing incident
  • Overview
  • Matching
  • Criticism
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

OkCupid (often abbreviated as OKC, 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. The website was acquired by IAC's Match.com division in 2011.

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