Young People Are Moving Away From Dating Apps Like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble Here's What They're Choosing Instead

2025-02-15 03:19:16

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Dating applications are losing their charm as individuals seek love at alternative avenues to forge meaningful connections. Intending to seek someone with shared interests, communities centred around a hobby group are emerging as new platforms for social interaction.

Individuals who once preferred dating apps now prefer groups that offer opportunities to meet like-minded people in less pressured environments, fostering genuine relationships beyond the swipe culture.

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Online dating, which first appeared with the launch of match 30 years ago, has fundamentally altered our relationships.

According to Pew Research Center, around 10 per cent of heterosexual people and 24 per cent of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people have met their long-term partners online, .

However, new evidence suggests that young people are switching off dating apps, with the UK's top 10 seeing a fall of nearly 16 per cent, according to a report published by Ofcom in November 2024.

BBC cited another report saying Tinder lost 5,94,000 users, while Hinge dropped by 1,31,000, Bumble by 368,000, and Grindr by 11,000.

However, a Grindr spokesperson told BBC that they were“not familiar with this study's source data” and that their UK users“continue to rise year over year”.

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According to a 2023 Axios study of US college students and other Gen Zers, 79 per cent said they were forgoing regular dating app usage.

“Some analysts speculate that for younger people, particularly Gen Z , the novelty of dating apps is wearing off,” said a 2024 Online Nation report, Ofcom.

In a January 2024 letter to shareholders, Match Group Inc - which owns Tinder and Hinge - acknowledged younger people were seeking“a lower pressure, more authentic way to find connections”.

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