In January 2013,
Consumer Reports assessed nine DIY diet plans and ranked SparkPeople 4th, behind
MyFitnessPal, the
Paleo diet, and the
Mediterranean diet. SparkPeople.com announced on February 15, 2012, that during January 2012 that there were 10 million visitors to the website, making it the most visited fitness and weight loss site on the internet. SparkPeople.com was named the winner of
BusinessWeek's Best of The Web : Health in 2006, 2007, and 2008. In January 2007, SparkPeople.com was ranked by
Hitwise as the 6th most visited site in the "Health and Medical - Wellbeing" category (and 3rd among
diet sites). On August 17, 2021, SparkPeople permanently closed all their current websites and apps. The reason given was decreased viability of ad supported platforms and increased competition from big companies. == See also ==