Kiss.com becomes the first modern dating website in 1994, followed by match.com in 1995. By 1996, there are 16 online dating sites listed in Yahoo!s directory. Also launched: FriendFinder (and later Adult FriendFinder) (1996), OneAndOnly .com (1996) and JDate (1997).

When did online dating sites become popular?

Access to computers and the Internet spiked during the 1980s and 90s, leading more and more people online. In 1995, the worlds first online dating website was launched in the form of Match.com. Lonely hearts rejoiced as they could now meet and flirt with potential matches without having to change out of their pajamas.