What is Cookpad?
'''Cookpad''' is the largest [[Internet]] [[recipe]] site in [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/06/12/a-recipe-site-goes-ipo-in-japan-cookpad |title=A Recipe Site Goes IPO, In Japan (Cookpad) |author=Serkan Toto|date=12 June 2009 |publisher=TC Crunch Network |access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref> It was started in 1997 by the Cookpad company.<ref name=OC>{{cite web |url=http://www.openculture.com/2013/08/cookpad-the-largest-recipe-site-in-japan-launches-new-english-version-site.html |title=Cookpad, the Largest Recipe Site in Japan, Launches New Site in English |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=7 August 2013 |publisher=Open Culture, LLC. |access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref> They have a [[database]] of over 1.5 [[million]] recipes.<ref name=OC/> Members can add their recipe in Cookpad. Other Cookpad users can make comments about recipes they have tried. Recipes are categorized. Users can look for the recipe they want to know. They are also able to look for popular recipes and search by seasonal keywords. == Demographics == Now, 96.5% of cookpad users are women and 75.3 of them are married.<ref name=AkimotoJTL>{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/16/digital/battle-over-cooking-website-users-is-a-recipe-for-all-out-war/ |title=Battle over cooking-website users is a recipe for all out war |author=Akky Akimoto |date=February 16, 2011 |publisher=Japan Times, Ltd |access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> Cookpad opened the recipe site in [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]]. In Japan, premium members are increasing steadily and sales of [[smartphone]] [[advertising]] is going up steadily. Cookpad recently purchased Shahiya.com in [[Lebanon]] for $13.5 [[million]].<ref name=Venture>{{cite web |url=http://www.venturemagazine.me/2014/11/japans-cookpad-acquires-lebanons-shahiya-com/ |title=Japan’s Cookpad acquires Lebanon’s Shahiya.com |date=November 21, 2014 |publisher=Venture Magazine