Capitalizing on love pays dividends

According to a report from Shanghai-based iResearch, the annual revenue in 2008 of the online dating market in China was estimated at 653 million yuan ($95.6 million).

However, not all of the companies made profits from the red-hot market, says Xu Bin, an analyst at iResearch.

Compared to the mature online dating companies abroad, for instance E-harmony and match.com, the Chinese online dating industry has been developing for just six or seven years.