In Australia alone, more than 400,000 people are actively seeking affairs online. They are paid-up members of infidelity dating website Ashley Madison. Ashley Madison has become so successful its Canadian owner believes it will soon become the world’s most popular dating website.
The website’s founder and CEO, Noel Biderman, says he isn’t out to encourage affairs, he’s just providing a safe environment to those who have already decided they want one. Since its launch in 2002, Ashley Madison has attracted ~15M members in 25 countries. A new person is said to join every six seconds. AM has been in Australia since 2010.
In June, Ashley Madison released the results of a global survey. 88% of men and 91% of women claimed the affair was an attempt to save their marriage.
