Jiayuan.com Surpasses 100 Million Registered User Accounts

BEIJING, Jan. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiayuan.com International Ltd. ("Jiayuan" or "the Company") DATE, operator of the largest online dating platform in China, today announced that the number of registered user accounts on Jiayuan.com reached the 100 million milestone at approximately 1:51pm, Beijing Time on Jan. 14, 2014.

Founded in 2003, Jiayuan has helped more than 12.3 million people find love in the last ten years and has become synonymous with online dating in China. According to the latest statistics from iResearch, Jiayuan.com accounted for 57% of user time spent on online dating websites in China, more than five times that of the next closest competitor.    

"We are very pleased to see ongoing user growth as we continue to optimize user experience, enhance our proprietary search and matching technology, and expand our brand portfolio," said Mr. Linguang Wu, CEO of Jiayuan. "Since our IPO in May 2011, we've consistently attracted new users to Jiayuan's dating platform, more than doubling the number of registered user accounts over the period."

Mr. Wu added, "Building on this momentum, we will introduce our personalized matchmaking business to new markets, enhance our existing products and launch new products to target different customer demographics. These initiatives will enable us to expand our database of eligible singles, which is already the largest in China, and help more people find love online."

Jiayuan.com hit the 90 million registered user accounts milestone on July 7, 2013.

About Jiayuan

Jiayuan.com International Ltd. ("Jiayuan") DATE operates the largest online dating platform in China. Jiayuan is committed to providing a trusted, effective, and user-focused online dating platform that addresses the dating and marriage needs of China's rapidly growing urban singles population. As a pioneer in China's online dating market, Jiayuan ranks first in terms of number of unique visitors, average time spent per user and average page views per user among all online dating websites in China in 2012, according to iResearch. Jiayuan recorded an average of 5.4 million monthly active user accounts in the third quarter of 2013. Every two of Jiayuan's American Depositary Shares represent three ordinary shares.

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