Sales for this month
May 2026All key business KPIs in May 2026 exceeded the results for the same month of the previous year and remained firm. The number of matchmaking meetings surpassed the 100,000 mark, while the number of paying members also increased.
Increased member activity during Golden Week, Increase in the number of members registered with IBJ, Decrease in the number of new consultations generated through marketing, Downward trend in the number of new memberships from major marriage counseling firms, Success of measures implemented at directly operated ZWEI stores in anticipation of Golden Week
The company aims to maximize opportunities for marriage and achieve sustained profit growth by expanding its services through the use of its network scale.
Monthly trends for 2024, 2025 and 2026 are provided for the number of couples married, the number of marriage counseling offices and the number of members registered with IBJ.
Scope of aggregation: Marriage agency business
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | May 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Marriage agency business |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Number of marriages / Year on year 15, Name Number of marriage agencies / Year on year 5.7, Name Number of IBJ registered members / Year on year 11.3, Name Number of IBJ paying members / Year on year 34.7, Name Number of new members / Year on year 3.6, Name Number of matchmaking meetings / Year on year 14.5 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of marriages / Value 1,868 transactions / Year on year 15 transactions, Indicator name Number of marriage agencies / Value 4,784 companies / Year on year 5.7 companies, Indicator name Number of IBJ registered members / Value 109,374 people / Year on year 11.3 people, Indicator name Number of IBJ paying members / Value 103,200 people / Year on year 34.7 people, Indicator name Number of new members / Value 6,899 people / Year on year 3.6 people, Indicator name Number of matchmaking meetings / Value 102,013 Engagements / Year on year 14.5 Engagements |
| Monthly Commentary | All key business KPIs in May 2026 exceeded the results for the same month of the previous year and remained firm. The number of matchmaking meetings surpassed the 100,000 mark, while the number of paying members also increased. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Increased member activity during Golden Week, Increase in the number of members registered with IBJ, Decrease in the number of new consultations generated through marketing, Downward trend in the number of new memberships from major marriage counseling firms, Success of measures implemented at directly operated ZWEI stores in anticipation of Golden Week |
| Measures from the following month onward | The company aims to maximize opportunities for marriage and achieve sustained profit growth by expanding its services through the use of its network scale. |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Monthly trends for 2024, 2025 and 2026 are provided for the number of couples married, the number of marriage counseling offices and the number of members registered with IBJ. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The factors cited were increased member activity during Golden Week, growth in the number of members registered with IBJ, and the success of measures implemented at the directly operated ZWEI stores in anticipation of Golden Week. Meanwhile, the month-on-month decline in the number of marriage counseling offices was attributed to a decrease in the number of new consultations generated through marketing and a downward trend in new memberships from major marriage counseling firms.