Kim Harris

66% of Indian dating app users never meet matches in person, according to a 2024 YouGov survey, raising questions for Tinder and Bumble's India growth.

A Gleeden and IPSOS survey found 59% of India's long-distance respondents say festivals make distance harder. Only 21% say technology helps.

Loqbox research finds 98% of UK adults say money belongs in relationships, but 80% say admitting debt is harder than saying 'I love you'.

A Lovehoney survey of 2,000 UK adults found 41% of Gen Z would be put off by a partner's 'body count', versus 16% of Gen X and older adults.

54% of US singles call AI chatbot romance cheating, against 55% for emotional bonds with a person, a Plenty of Fish survey of 2,000 people found.

Ourtime research reportedly shows 68% of users rate travel compatibility essential, but its methodology is undisclosed and it launched with new travel features.

Men go on 48% more dates than women, according to DatingNews.com and the Kinsey Institute, pointing to women withdrawing from dating apps.

Users now treat dog photos as a possible deception, and the story says Match Group and Bumble lack tools to verify lifestyle claims beyond identity and photos.

Plenty of Fish says 71% of 2,000 US singles surveyed in December prioritise immediate chemistry over checklists, and 63% want clear relationship labels.

A meta-synthesis of 21 studies found eight motivations for using dating apps, with finding a partner alongside entertainment and passing time.

Nearly 30% of singles admit to "throning", dating for status or career gain, according to Plenty of Fish, raising trust questions for Match Group and Bumble.

QuackQuack survey of 11,000 users finds 40% of Indian dating app users judge matches by festival participation, such as Navratri and Diwali.

Collective, the UK LGBTQ+ friendship-first app, has passed 100,000 members and reached #70 in UK social networking downloads, the company says.

QuackQuack says 22% of young daters in India's major metros match with partners seven to eight years older, in a survey of 7,394 users.

Gamblizard survey of 2,000 adults: over a third admit to lying on first dates and one in five say they lied to secure sex, mostly about salary and intentions.

QuackQuack survey of 9,500 Indian singles finds roughly two in seven report performance anxiety in digital dating conversations.

A 50-country study of 6,600 people finds app-formed couples report lower satisfaction, intimacy, passion and commitment than couples who met offline.

DateMyAge's survey says over-50s users feel an average of 20 years younger, but it gave no methodology or sample size and coincides with a marketing campaign.

A German study of 445 participants found photo attractiveness outweighs bio quality 10:1 in dating app matching, at 20% versus 2% more matches.

The League says 60% of its users call career ambition 'non-negotiable' in a partner, based on a survey of 3,000 members.