Meetic is owned by Match Group (the United States, NASDAQ: MTCH), which acquired the brand on 1 June 2011.[1][2] Meetic was founded in 2001 in Paris and was independent until 2011.
Meetic is the largest dating service in continental Europe, founded in Paris in 2001 and operating across France, Spain, Italy and Germany. Match Group took control in 2011, giving it the European position it lacked. It was founded by a French entrepreneur who later sold his stake, and it continues to operate under local brand names in several of the European markets where it leads.
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Match took control of Meetic, the largest dating service in continental Europe, through a public tender offer for the French company. It gave the group the European position its American brands had never built, and Meetic still trades under its own name across France, Spain and Italy.
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The parent company of Meetic is Match Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Meetic originated in France in 2001, but it is owned today by Match Group, which is headquartered in the United States. So Meetic is a French-origin brand under American ownership.
Match Group completed its acquisition of Meetic on 1 June 2011, after announcing the deal on 19 April 2011.
Meetic was an independent company from its founding in 2001 in Paris until Match Group acquired it in 2011.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Meetic is still owned by Match Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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