PSYPOST - May 4 - A study published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking suggests that dating apps are especially alluring for men and women with social anxiety and depression. But the data revealed that these men were less likely to reach out to matches. People with social anxiety carry heightened fears of rejection and may withdraw from approaching potential romantic partners. The study, "Associations Between Social Anxiety, Depression, and Use of Mobile Dating Applications", was authored by Ariella P. Lenton-Brym, Vincent A. Santiago, Beverley K. Fredborg, and Martin M. Antony.
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Study: Associations Between Social Anxiety, Depression, and Use of Dating Apps
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Brits Have Spent More on Dating Sites Since the Start of 2021
METRO.CO.UK - May 3 - More people than ever are investing their money into online dating sites and apps. There was also a significant rise in online dating spending in the first three months of 2021, as people looked for love after lockdown. The number of transactions in this category increased by 46% YOU, while total spending was up by more than a third (34%).
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Half of US Couples Say Their Sex Life Has Suffered During the Pandemic
NARCITY - Apr 28 - A new study, done by Love Connection, compiled data from dating apps, law firms, and numerous other studies to figure out how the pandemic affected couples across the country in 2020. According to the study, couples' intimacy suffered throughout the past year as 50% of partners reported a decline in their sex life, while 27% said they felt a decrease in relationship satisfaction. However, 46% said they had not really noticed any significant changes.
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Men Are More Likely to Feel Comfortable Dating in the Current COVID-19 Climate
BUSINESS INSIDER - Apr 23 - A Morning Consult poll said 49% of US adults feel safe going on a date right now. Men in the survey felt ten percentage points more comfortable dating at the moment than women. 54% of men in the US said they would feel comfortable dating right now compared to 44% of women who said the same.
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Indian Dating App Sees Spike in Female Users
TNN - Apr 19 - Dating app QuackQuack witnessed a 12% spike in female users in 2020, signifying that more women are comfortable using dating apps now. Female users login to the app 48x times a day whereas male users login 24x. Also, chat statistics are higher for women daters as compared to men. Women chat with 25 users while men chat with 10 users. More women (52%) are also keen to meet people from other cities while 48% of them are fine with dating from their location. Initially, 90.8% women prefer longer text conversations over video calls as they feel uncomfortable to start a conversation directly on a video call.
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Online Harassment Against Adults Happens Most Often on Social Media
CAMPUSSAFETY MAGAZINE - Apr 9 - A recent Pew Research Center study breaks down six types of harassment experienced by adults on six different online platforms. Among the 41% of U.S. adults who have experienced online harassment, 75% said their most recent experience happened on social media. Harassments occurred in other online platforms too, including:
- Forum or discussion sites (25%)
- Texting or messaging apps (24%)
- Online gaming platforms (16%)
- Personal email accounts (11%)
- Online dating sites or apps (10%)
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In the Age of Rising Cyberstalking, Dating Apps Fight Digital Abuse
TIMES OF INDIA - Apr 7 - According to Tinder, 38% of women report being bullied online, compared to 26% of men. 26% of women aged 18-24 reported being stalked and 25% reported being a target of online harassment. Bumble is releasing a safety guide, in partnership with Safecity, Red Dot Foundation's flagship public safety platform, to identify, prevent and combat digital abuse. The block and report feature has made it easy to block and report anyone who makes them uncomfortable. The photo verification feature helps prevent catfishing. The AI, Private Detector is able to capture, blur and alert users that they've been sent an unsolicited nude image. Tinder uses tools like automatic scans of profiles for red-flag language and images; manual reviews of suspicious profiles, activity, and user-generated reports; shadow-banning suspicious accounts; as well as blocking of email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses and other identifiers associated with bullying and harassment.
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Bumble Survey: People Believe in Falling in Love Before Meeting
METRO.CO.UK - Apr 6 - According to Bumble's survey, 67% of people now believe it's possible to fall in love with someone you haven't met in real life. Nearly half believe that the connection they've had with people virtually will translate when they can finally meet.
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Canadians Lost $18M to Romance Scams in 2020
KITCHENER TODAY - Apr 2 - Throughout the pandemic, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) has seen an increase in online scams that target individuals in isolation due to the lock downs and travel restrictions. According to the CAFC, Canadians lost ~$18.5M to romance scams in 2020.
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Consumers Spend 40% More on iOS and Android Apps During Q1
PHONE ARENA - Apr 2 - According to App Annie, consumer spending on apps in both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store surged 40% during the Q1 of 2021 to a record total of $32B. ($21B Apple Store and $11B the Google Play Store). Thanks to COVID-19, certain categories of apps were installed more than others. The fastest growing titles in the Google Play Store were from categories such as Social, Tools, and Finance. Other categories showing strong growth in the Play Store included Weather (up 40%) and Dating (ahead 35%).
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The Rise of Multi-partner Relationships
BBC - Mar 27 - In 2016, a survey of 9K single US adults showed that one in five had previously been in a consensually non-monogamous relationship. A Canadian survey came up with roughly the same numbers a year later. Multiple non-monogamy-geared dating apps make it easy to find others looking for multiple partner relationships or sexual experiences. On Feeld, a poly and kink dating app, 60% of couples are looking for a third, says a company spokesperson.
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Tinder Survey: Dating in the Pandemic
RECODE - Mar 27 - A new report from Tinder shows just how reliant people have become on online dating since the start of the pandemic. Conversations on average were 32% longer, there were 20% more messages per day in February of this year than there had been in February of last year. The number of swipes on Tinder broke 3B in a single day for the first time in March of 2020. People updated their bios ~50% more than they did before the pandemic. More serious concerns about politics and society cropped up in people's bios in the past year as well. About half of people on Tinder had a video chat during the pandemic.
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Dating Apps Thriving Amid Pandemic
APN NEWS - Mar 23 - According to data by Finaria.it, the combined revenues of the top five dating apps globally hit $100M in January. As the most-profitable dating app, Tinder generated $64.6M in revenue that month. Tinder in-app purchase revenues skyrocketed by 250% in three years, jumping from $403M in 2017 to $1.4B in 2020. Bumble ranked as the second-most-profitable dating app, with $18.6M in revenue and 1.8M downloads in January. Bumble users spent $210M on in-app purchases in 2020, six times less than Tinder users. Hinge, Badoo, and Match followed with $8.4M, $5.1M, and $4.3M in revenue in January.
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Government-led Matchmaking Services Are Targeting Singles in Japan
CHINA DAILY - Mar 23 - As one of Japan's latest efforts to boost its tumbling birth rate, the rapidly graying nation has turned to AI for matchmaking, and Koitama is the local version of the central government's latest campaign. In Japanese, the word "koi" translates as "love". Because it is a government-led program, there are all kinds of requirements aimed at making people feel safe, such as having to provide proof that users are single. According to Japan's Cabinet Office, the central government plans to allocate 2B yen ($19M) this year to support local authorities that run programs to help residents find love. According to Statista, the market size of online matchmaking services for dating and marriage-seeking in Japan last year reached 62B yen, up from 26B yen in 2017. The market is forecast to grow by 70% from last year to 2025. However, this trend has failed to reverse the country's declining birth and marriage rates. Japan's population is declining at one of the fastest rates globally. In 2019, the number of births fell to 865K the lowest annual figure ever. ~35% of Japan's population is expected to be 65 or older by 2050. The number of marriages each year in Japan has fallen from 800K in 2000 to 600K in 2019.
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Grindr Polled 10K Users About Love During the Pandemic
OUT.COM - Feb 23 - Gay men are still hooking up, but there's a greater emphasis on love and safety than in pre-pandemic days, according to Grindr's recent survey. According to Grindr, 64% of the men surveyed said they were trying to find new socially-distant ways to meet up with other gay men. 48 % said they had virtual hookups, and another 31 % revealed they've hooked up while wearing a mask. 58% said they are now more interested in a long-term relationship and 67% said personality is more important than in pre-pandemic times.
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