Private company

Parship

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Online dating agency based in Hamburg, Germany

Parship (or Parship GmbH) is an online dating agency based in Hamburg, Germany. It was part of the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. Its stated goal is to encourage and forge long-term partnerships.2 It is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1
  • HeadquartersHamburg1
  • Websitewww.parship.com
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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Parship (or Parship GmbH) is an online dating agency based in Hamburg, Germany. It was part of the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. Its stated goal is to encourage and forge long-term partnerships.2

Corporate structure

Parship is part of a group headed by Fininvest. 149 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Fininvest Rome
    • MFE - MediaForEurope 49.17% · Milano, Italy
    • Gruppo Mondadori Subsidiary · 53.3% · Mondadori headquarters
    • Mediaset Subsidiary · Milan
    • Mediaset España Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • MolMed Subsidiary · Milan
    • Reteitalia Subsidiary · Milano Due, Italy
    • Silvio Berlusconi Communications Subsidiary · Italy
    • Banca Mediolanum Stake · 30% · Basiglio, Italy
      • BANCO MEDIOLANUM SA Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
        • MEDIOLANUM GESTION SGIIC S.A. Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
          • 6 more
        • MEDIOLANUM PENSIONES, SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE FONDOS DE PENSIONES, S.A. Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
          • 3 more
      • Bankhaus August Lenz & Co. Aktiengesellschaft Subsidiary · München, Germany
      • FLOWE S.P.A. - SOCIETA' BENEFIT O, IN FORMA ABBREVIATA, FLOWE S.P .A. - SB Subsidiary · Basiglio, Italy
      • Mediolanum Asset Management Ltd Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
      • MEDIOLANUM COMUNICAZIONE S.P.A. Subsidiary · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM GESTIONE FONDI - SOCIETA' DI GESTIONE DEL RISPARMIO PER AZIONI O IN FORMA ABBREVIATA MEDIOLANUM GESTIONE FONDI SGR P.A. Subsidiary · Basiglio, Italy
        • FONDO PENSIONE APERTO PREVIGEST FUND MEDIOLANUM Fund · Basiglio, Italy
        • MEDIOLANUM FLESSIBILE FUTURO ESG Fund · Basiglio, Italy
        • MEDIOLANUM FLESSIBILE FUTURO ITALIA Fund · Basiglio, Italy
        • MEDIOLANUM FLESSIBILE STRATEGICO Fund · Basiglio, Italy
        • MEDIOLANUM FLESSIBILE SVILUPPO ITALIA Fund · Basiglio, Italy
        • MEDIOLANUM PRIVATE MARKETS ITALIA Fund · Basiglio, Italy
        • MEDIOLANUM RISPARMIO DINAMICO Fund · Basiglio, Italy
        • MEDIOLANUM STRATEGIA EURO HIGH YIELD Fund · Basiglio, Italy
        • MEDIOLANUM STRATEGIA GLOBALE MULTI BOND Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM VITA SPA Subsidiary · Basiglio, Italy
      • PREXTA SOCIETA' PER AZIONI O, IN FORMA ABBREVIATA, PREXTA S.P.A. Subsidiary · Basiglio, Italy
      • Gamax Management AG Branch · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
      • MEDIOLANUM HIGH YIELD ITALIA Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA II Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA III Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA IV Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA IX Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA V Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA VI Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA VII Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA VIII Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA X Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM OBBLIGAZIONARIO ITALIA XI Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM ORIZZONTE ITALIA Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM ORIZZONTE ITALIA II Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM ORIZZONTE ITALIA III Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • MEDIOLANUM PRIVATE MARKETS ITALIA II Fund · Basiglio, Italy
      • and 1 more
    • Telemilano Subsidiary · Italy
    • AC Monza Owned · 100% · Italy
    • Teatro Manzoni Owned · 100% · Milan, Italy

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded in 2000, Parship went online on 14 February 2001 (Valentine's Day). In collaboration with psychologist Hugo Schmale of the University of Hamburg, a questionnaire and associated profile-matching algorithm was developed with the purpose of bringing like-minded couples together. On Schmale's initiative, the matching algorithm is based both on behavioristic principles and on psychoanalytical theories of personality.

Since 2002, Parship has expanded to 13 countries in addition to Germany: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

In 2020, the parent company ParshipMeet Group was formed to manage both Parship and The Meet Group, after the acquisition of The Meet Group by ProSiebenSat.1 Media.

From Wikipedia’s article on Parship, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

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Timeline

  1. 2000Founded Founded1

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