Best For: Friendships, dating, serious relationships
Available In: Global
Membership Options: Free to join, premium subscription options
Quick Verdict:
Match has over 1m gay subscribers and also includes a useful Match Nights feature that allows members to meet up and extend their social life.
Best For: Dating serious relationships, gay marriage and partnerships
Available In: U.S. , UK, Canada
Membership Options: Free sign-up, subscription for premium features
Quick Verdict:
This is an eHarmony off-shoot site that was specifically established for the gay community. As per its sister site, it uses a sophisticated patented algorithm to produce the most compatible match suggestions.
Best For: Gay men, dating, serious relationships
Available In: U.S. , global
Membership Options: Free browsing, premium features
Quick Verdict:
GayCupid has 427,000 site visits per month mainly from the U.S. (40%) but, as with all Cupid Media sites, it has global appeal as well.
Best For: Gay men seeking casual dates
Available In: U.S., UK, Canada
Membership Options: Free basic / premium subscription
Quick Verdict:
A well-established global gay casual dating site with circa 395,000 members. The site has active chat options, blogs and a magazine. It’s run by Various Inc who dominate the casual dating site scene for both straight and gay singles sites.
Best For: Gay, lesbian and bisexual dating
Available In: U.S., UK, Taiwan
Membership Options: Free basic / premium subscription
Quick Verdict:
OutPersonals is the gay niche offering from the well-established Various Inc group of sites who also own adultfriendfinder. It’s a popular, growing site and has in excess of 1.2m gay, lesbian and bisexual members.
Best For: Gay mobile app dating
Available In: U.S. , Brazil, UK
Membership Options: Free app download, premium messaging features
Quick Verdict:
Grindr boasts of 27m members worldwide and is one of the most popular dating apps. The website numbers cited below don’t reflect the high mobile app usage.
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