About 25 million people are expected to surf the Internet for jobs and a life partner during fiscal year 2007-08, Assocham reports. That is a more than 47 percent Increase over the 17 million online subscribers who registered themselves on employment and matrimonial Web sites last year. [via Mint]

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Here are some more interesting facts from the study that the article highlighted.
FY 2006-07 Estimates:                                Matrimonial Sites    
Market size -                                                      Rs   85 crore
Estimated market size -                                            Rs 136 crore
Online matrimonial search subscribers:                                7   mn
Estimated online matrimonial search subscribers:                    9.5 mn
Age group: 20 - 55yrs and fastest growing age group:              25 - 34yrs                      
Male / Female ratio matches current internet gender ratio is         69%/ 31% 
The article didn’t highlight similar data for job sites, which could mean that the study didn’t provide it. An interesting side read to this piece would be my interview with Bharatmatrimony CEO Murgavel Janakiraman who expects his company to be profitable this year. [see related links]