Indians have moved on from dating apps like Tinder or Bumble as a French online dating community platform called Gleeden – the world’s first extra-marital dating website for married people. Primarily marketed to women – specifically those who are already in a relationship – the platform was launched in France in 2009 and arrived in India in 2017. Today, it has over 4.9 million registered users globally, mostly from the European Union. In India, it has crossed over 300,000 subscribers within less than two years of its launch.
Gleeden.com is run by a female team and is completely free for women users. However, Men are evaluated by women and are charged from anywhere from Rs 750 to Rs 9,500 to join the platform.
According to media reports, the age group is between 34 and 49 years. Several professionals such as lawyers, doctors, and senior executives have joined the platform in India. The platform says it guarantees anonymity and has a strict 24/7 moderation policy for a qualitative community of members. In order to join the platform, one has to fill several personal details, like a number of children, marital status, sexual orientation, occupation, income, smoker, figure, ethnicity, hair color and length, eye color and hobbies. Free for women! For men, there is a credits-based system without obligation.
