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Browsing Online Dating

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Diverging Demographics

Stat: Survey reveals Britons’ changing attitudes to dating and relationships

New findings highlight shifting attitudes to relationships, with almost half of Britons (47%) viewing engagement with OnlyFans creators as cheating, while 30% say the same about romantic or sexual conversations with AI chatbots.

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Diverging Demographics

Japan pays singles to swipe as birth rates hit record lows

A rural region in Japan, Kochi Prefecture, is subsidising dating app use as part of efforts to address the country’s deepening demographic crisis.

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Diverging Demographics

Stat: Tinder reveals the top dating trends in 2024

Tinder’s 2024 Year in Swipe report offers a snapshot of modern dating in the US, the UK, Australia and Canada, showcasing how singles are planning to meet their black cat girlfriend, golden retriever boyfriend and cinnamon rolls.

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Fragmenting Societies

Stat: Covid pandemic left 13.3m more Americans single

The Covid-19 pandemic left an additional 13.3m people in the US single by 2022, a study by Standford University professor Michael Rosenfeld claims.

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Marketing & Branding

Hinge celebrates real-life romance with 80-page zine

Hinge has unveiled No Ordinary Love, a campaign that re-imagines love stories through a modern lens.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

The city of Tokyo to launch a dating app to combat loneliness

Tokyo City Hall is addressing Japan’s growing loneliness epidemic and falling marriage rates with the Futari Story initiative.

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Culture & Media

Foresight Friday: Olivia Houghton, deputy creative foresight editor

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, deputy creative foresight editor Olivia Houghton explores the intricacies of today’s dating landscape.

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Marketing & Branding

Photoroom and OkCupid launch AI ex-termination editing tool

AI-powered photo editor Photoroom and dating platform OkCupid have joined forces to launch a new feature called Erase Your Ex.

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Culture & Media

Stat: Hinge reveals what makes Gen Z anxious on dating apps

Using its extensive global user base, dating app Hinge polled more than 15,000 people for its DATE (Data, Advice, Trends and Expertise) report, unpacking insights on Gen Z dating trends.