TECH CRUNCH - Oct 11 - In the Q3 of 2019, consumer revenue grew 22.9% YOY from $17.9B to reach ~$21.9B across both the App Store and Google Play worldwide, according to new data from Sensor Tower. The App Store continues to account for the large majority of this revenue, making up 65% of total spending compared with just 35% on Google Play. App Store users spent $14.2B, up 22.3% from $11.6B in Q3 2018. Google Play generated $7.7B in revenue, up 24% from $6.2B in Q3 2018. Despite the overall growth, one big app market - China - saw a slight decline. Its installs dropped 6% YOY to 2.2B. But its revenue grew by 26.9% to $4.1B. This could be attributed to the nine-month game license freeze in China which, though now lifted, had slowed momentum. The top money-making (non-game) app in the quarter was again Tinder, which generated $233M in consumer spending, up 7% over the prior quarter. Netflix was No. 2 and YouTube clocked in at No. 3, at $164M in Q3.
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App Revenue Climbs 23% YOY to $21.9B in Q3
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HIV Cases Soar in the Philippines, as Dating Apps Spread
WALL STREET JOURNAL - Oct 9 - The estimated number of new infections in this Southeast Asian nation has more than doubled from 2013 through 2018, according to the United Nations' AIDS agency. UNAIDS estimates that ~77K people are living with HIV in the Philippines compared with the 67,395 diagnosed. Health advocates think a major driver has been dating apps. Millions of young Asians have come online in recent years thanks to low-end smartphones, cheap data plans and intuitive apps that allow easy navigation despite poor literacy. The majority of documented HIV cases in the Philippines were gay and bisexual men aged between 15 and 34.
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Top Dating Apps Worldwide for September
REPUBLIC WORLD - Oct 6 - Tinder was the most downloaded app in the online dating category during September 2019, according to research firm Sensor Tower. Tinder had close to 5.5M installs in September, resulting in a total of 4% increase from the same period last year. Badoo was the second most installed dating app worldwide. Tantan, MeetMe, and Happn rounded out the top five most installed dating apps worldwide for the month. Here is the full list of top 10 dating apps.
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80% Young Singles Sign up for Online Dating Service
XINHUA - Sep 21 - A recent survey by the China Youth Daily found that 78.8% of the ~2K respondents used marriage websites, mobile apps or social media to seek spouses. 60% of those surveyed are interested in the matching services. 54% of the respondents said they had friends who found partners through online dating services.
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Texas Outlawed Unsolicited Nude Pictures
NEWS4SA - Sep 21 - 40% of millennial women in the U.S. have reported receiving an unsolicited nude picture, according to a YouGov study. Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-Dallas, filed House Bill 2789. It took effect September 1, 2019 after Governor Greg Abbott signed it into effect. The law makes sending a nude photo without the recipient's consent a Class C misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500. Bumble helped push for the law. However, not everyone seems on board with the new law. Attorney Don Flanary says the way HB 2789 is written broad and violates the First Amendment, because it specifically bans the "unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material." Flanary says something "sexually explicit" isn't necessarily considered "obscene". "Obscenity" is not protected by the First Amendment. He says "obscenity" is what's missing from the law's wording. For example, images of breastfeeding on social media could now be considered illegal. Texting a picture of your body to your doctor for medical reasons could be as well.
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China Ranks Top in the Number of Online Daters
IB TIMES - Sep 20 - U.S. has a large percentage of adults who are online daters and a large share of paying online dating users compared to other countries, according to the Statista Global Consumer Survey. The country beating the U.S. at the dating game is China.
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POF Study: Pressures Faced by Singles in Today's Dating Climate
PR NEWSWIRE - Sep 18 - Regardless of age or gender, singles feel immense pressure to be interesting (41%) on first dates, followed by being talkative (16%) and fun (12%), according to a new POF study. 50% of respondents have not been on a single date in the last year. The study also found that more than half of singles feel pressured to embellish their interests and hobbies, even over looks and appearance (45%), income and career (34%), and level of education (31%).
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60% of Women Have 'Dumbed Down' on a Date
MIRROR.CO.UK - Sep 17 - A new survey by Match asked 2K participants about their behaviours when it comes to dating. 52% of female respondents struggle to find someone who stimulates them intellectually, with 37% feeling like they intimate men with their intelligence. 59% have actually 'dumbed down' on a date to seem less intelligent. But 82% of respondents said they’d go on a date with someone who wasn't clever, as long as they were attractive.
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Comscore: Majority of UK Online Dating Users Are not Digital Natives
PR NEWSWIRE - Sep 5 - Comscore has released its 2019 Online Dating in the UK report, which reveals insights into the behaviours of online daters in the UK.
1 in 6 Internet users aged 18+ visited a dating site or app in June 2019. The report debunks a few misconceptions, such as online dating being the preserve of a younger audience. The report covers:
- Demographic breakdown of online daters.
- Choice of platform and behavioural insights, by platform and gender.
- Gender distribution by online dating website and mobile app.
- Loyalty of online daters towards their dating apps.
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Concern Over Dating Apps After Increase in Rapes in Scotland
BBC - Aug 30 - Police Scotland figures revealed ~160 people in a year reported being raped on a first or second date. Most had been talking with the perpetrator on dating apps or social media before they first met. The figure from 2018-19 equates to almost 11% of all rapes committed by someone other than a partner or ex-partner. Police have launched an awareness campaign - #Get Consent - to warn sex without consent is rape. The campaign costing £30K will feature posters in phone boxes and club washrooms and will run on social media platforms.
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Study: Dating After Divorce
PR NEWSWIRE - Aug 22 - Worthy, an online auction marketplace for pre-owned diamond jewelry, releases new Dating After Divorce study that focuses solely on women who have and who are going through the divorce. According to the study divorced women do not waste their time when it comes to dating again. 78% of the women are already thinking about dating before the divorce papers are signed. 65% of women are dating within the first year of being separated or divorced.
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Gleeden Survey: 77% Indian Women Cheat Due to Boredom
THE ECONOMIC TIMES - Aug 21 - According to a survey conducted by Gleeden, an extra-marital dating app for married people, 77% of Indian women cheat because they are bored by their monotonous married life. Since the Supreme Court of India abolished section 377 which criminalized same-sex extra-marital relationships, there was a +45% increase in same-sex encounters among married people. India's most unfaithful women live in the big metropolis: Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kolkata are in the top 3.
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Millennials Are the Loneliest Generation
YOUGOV - Aug 15 - New data from YouGov finds that Millennials report feeling lonely much more often than their Gen X and Baby Boomer counterparts. While 30% of Millennials say they always or often feel lonely, just one in five (20%) members of Generation X says the same. 15% of Boomers report feeling lonely. Millennials are also more likely than older generations to report that they have no acquaintances (25% of Millennials say this is the case), no friends (22%), no close friends (27%), and no best friends (30%).
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Survey of Indian Millennials: Marriage Not Necessary
INUTH - Aug 13 - A survey of 86K Indians aged 25-35 by OkCupid, has found that 68% of Indians think marriage is not a necessity in a serious relationship. Also, ~90% of them said they would consider having a serious relationship with someone who couldn't have children.
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New Study by EliteSingles: Who Should Pay on a First Date?
BUSINESSWIRE - Aug 8 - Premium dating site EliteSingles asked 300K Americans who should pay on a first day. 63% of men think the man should pay on a first date. Less than half of women (46%) agree. 1-in-5 women (18%) prefer to go Dutch on dates; only 7% of men feel the same.
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Marriage Rate in China in Decline
ECNS - Aug 8 - According to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Civil Affairs, the marriage rate in China has been in decline for five consecutive years. In 2013, ~10 people got married for every 1K people, while last year the rate fell to ~7 people. The key age group for marriage is also changing. In a report released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, people aged 20 - 24 accounted for the highest marriage registrations before 2012, but in 2017 that group had changed to people 25 - 29. This group made up 37% of all registered couples. In a 2018 survey by Zhenai, matchmaking site, ~60% of those classified as single had not dated for three years. It also found that 70% of single people who live in cities feel anxious about how to get into a relationship. The three biggest service providers are Jiayuan, founded in 2003, which claims to have 190M users; Zhenai, founded in 2005 with 170M users; and Baihe founded in 2005 with 100M. users.
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49% of All Risky Online Transactions Come From Mobiles
HELPNETSECURITY - Aug 7 - In the first half of 2019 49% of all risky transactions came from mobile devices, up from 30% in 2018, 33% in 2017 and 25% in 2016, according to iovation. iovation came to this conclusion by analyzing the 30B online transactions it evaluated for fraud from January 2016 to June 30, 2019. So far in 2019, the top industry for mobile fraud is telecommunications. In 2018, it was gambling. Communities (social networks or online dating sites) led in 2017.
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Singles in America: Match Releases 9th Annual Study on U.S. Single Population
MATCH.COM - July 30 - This new data reveals how America's singles are looking for love, yet are fatigued by the process - as well as their current attitudes around sex and dating. It also uncovers the sex habits of Gen Z and Millennials, how men are responding to the #MeToo movement, and how singles of all ages are rewriting America's love story. 83% feel that love is hard to find, while 43% reported believing that technology has made finding love more difficult. Yet still 75% of singles are hopeful that love is out there, and ~60% are motivated to find romantic love. Only 9% of singles are looking to date casually.
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#MeToo Has Changed How a Lot of Single Men Behave
CBS NEWS - July 31 - Match.com conducted a new study that looked at how #MeToo has affected dating culture. The study found that 51% of men have changed their behavior, 40% of men have changed their behavior at work and 33% of men have changed their behavior on a date. According to Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist and the chief scientific adviser for Match, men are being more careful, reserved and more cognizant of the kinds of jokes they make in an effort to have the right kinds of conversations.
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Most Americans Have Swiped Their Way Into a Serious Relationship
PCMAG - July 20 - A new survey from HighSpeedInternet.com reveals that more than half of Americans (55%) have had a serious relationship from a dating app. 27% of survey respondents admitted using a dating app while in a relationship. Moreover, one-third said they don't even consider swiping on Tinder while in a relationship to be cheating.
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