Online dating a hit amongst South African youth

Young South Africans have taken to online dating with fervour, according to Felix Erken, managing director of Junk Mail Publishing Group.

Love Mail has around 30,000 current users, of which 32 percent are online and mobile dating service users under the age of 25 - the highest percentage across a single age group. Of this, 34 percent are female and 29 percent male.

Around 22 percent of Love Mail users are between the ages of 25 and 29, compared with just 10 percent in the over 45 category.