The Most Popular Dating Apps
Which are the most popular dating apps in 2021?
Tinder Available in 190 countries, it's the most popular dating app in the US. If you live in a large city, the potential dating pool is huge – the app claims to produce 26 million matches every day. Dating apps with a little extra pizzazz have become popular among singles forever on the prowl for the next big thing. Tinder is a strong contender for being one of the most popular dating apps. It sees over 2 billion views per day and has been a driving force behind #SwipeLife in 190 countries.
Best Dating App 2021
After a year or more of lockdowns, those on the lookout for love have seen their options been severely limited. Whereas once they may have donned their glad rags and hit the town, singletons have had to find new ways to hook up and make out (all while socially distancing, of course). Dating apps are […]
After a year or more of lockdowns, those on the lookout for love have seen their options been severely limited. Whereas once they may have donned their glad rags and hit the town, singletons have had to find new ways to hook up and make out (all while socially distancing, of course).
Dating apps are nothing new, but their popularity has certainly increased of late. We have all become professional photographers (and some of us experts in Photoshop) in our quest to present the best possible image of ourselves. If you are one of the many looking to end a physical contact drought, you are going to need to know the places to be. Let’s have a look at the top 3 dating apps of the year so far according to our friends at Betway Casino.
Tinder
Love it or loathe it, Tinder certainly has a reputation, and its popularity is extraordinary. 86% of singles, lotharios, and cheats report Tinder as being their go-to app. Having launched back in 2012, this dating app has racked up 50 million users across 190 countries. Does the app work? With 20 billion matches being made, it appears that it at least gets people talking. Exactly what they are talking about, we are not sure we want to know, but there are at least connections being made.
Success on Tinder requires you to be straight up. A profile saying exactly what you are looking for (with a hope that grandma never signs up and sees) and some quality photos. Are you going to find love on Tinder? Who knows, but there are certainly plenty of active users and those numbers are only growing.
Badoo
From Russia with love, Russian entrepreneur Andrey Andreev is the brain begin Badoo. Founded in 2006 and officially launched in 2009, this was on the scene a good 3 years before Tinder was up and running. With over 500m users, in terms of membership, this is the biggest dating app around. 7% of people rated it as their favourite to use.
Badoo is about fun. If you are looking for love you are perhaps going to have to look elsewhere. If you’re looking for some filthy flirtatious fun, then you’ve probably found your perfect match. Having started life as a Facebook app, Badoo has come certainly come a long way and, like most things Russian, has hopes of dominating the world.
Bumble
A dating app where women come first (so to speak), Bumble is all about the female experience. Working in a similar way to Tinder with left and right swipes, the key difference is that women have to make the first move. Rated by 2% as the best in dating apps, Bumble has a lot to offer and has progressed to networking as well as dating. There is also a separate app focusing on finding platonic friendships.
Formed in 2014, the app has an estimated 42 million users. With Andreev (of Badoo fame) and Whitney Wolfe Herd (previously from Tinder) as its founders, Bumble was always destined for big things.
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Check out Bustle's 'Save The Date' and other videos on Facebook and the Bustle app across Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV.It seems like there's a new dating app coming out every day. You can find one that caters to your political party, favorite hobby, or even matches you by which flight you're on. Although why you would ever be an awkward first date while hurling through the sky in a metal bird is beyond me. But despite all the different options available, there are still some clear front-runners in the dating app department. Classics and standbys, Survey Monkey Intelligence has released data based off of last's month usage that shows just how far and away some app's popularity is.
Before we get into it, I definitely think that you shouldn't be signing up to something just because it's popular — there are so many different dating apps out there it's easy to find one that's right for you, but it's still really fascinating to see which ones people are flocking to. What's even more interesting, is that there is a definite age shift between apps. I sort of thought there would be an age difference between those who use apps versus those who date only in real life, but even with the tech-savy there's a big split between the different apps.
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Here are the most popular dating apps and median age that uses them:
Online Dating Apps
Let's break it down:
1. Tinder
With over 7 million monthly users, Tinder was far and away the most popular app. In fact, none of the other apps reported on had even half the number of users as Tinder, so if you're just looking to work the numbers game Tinder is the way to go. The median age was 26 which... which makes me feel old, quite frankly.
2. OkCupid
OkCupid had over 2.5 million monthly users, which sounds like a lot, but like I said it's way, way less than Tinder. But, the median age was 32, so if you're hoping for a more mature crowd but still want a lot of people to chose from, it sounds like a good option.
3. Match
If you're looking for an even more mature group, Match boasts over 2 million monthly users and also had the oldest median age of any of the apps — 45.
4. Bumble
Bumble is probably the most popular app among my friends after Tinder, mostly because it's female-led. But with just over a million monthly users, it's a lot less popular than the options above. But then again, with a median age of 26, it may just be that it's more popular with the millennial crowd.
5. Coffee Meets Bagel
With almost 700,000 users, Coffee Meets Bagel may not be the most popular, but that doesn't really matter. One of their draws is that you only get one potential match a day, so the whole point is not to be overwhelmed by endless potential matches. And with only one match a day, it's going to take you a whole lot of time to get through all those users. The median age of users is 30, and, with it's uber selectivity, it seems like the choice for the young professional set.
6. Hinge
With under half a million users, Hinge's big benefit is that it matches you with your Facebook friends' friends or third-degree connections, so there are fewer users on there but probably more people you're connected to in some way. Its Facebook-reliance probably explains why the median age is 27, and it's great if you want to debrief with a mutual friend before your date.
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