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What are the largest dating apps in the world by total downloads?

Started by Christina Powell02 Jul 2026Dating Apps & Sites7 replies
Christina Powell avatar
Joined: Feb 2020
Messages: 847
#1

Been circling largest dating apps in the world by total for a while now and I still cannot get a clean answer.

The part I keep getting stuck on with largest dating apps is what the reply rate looks like without photos.

Nobody writing about largest dating apps seems willing to say how the pool looks outside the big metros.

What would you do about largest dating apps in the world by total if you were starting fresh today?

AlexM avatar
Joined: Oct 2020
Messages: 837
#2

@Christina Powell makes a fair point, though with largest dating apps I would add that what I ended up with was stronger at the weekend.

What helped most with largest dating apps was that I made a point to keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

Where largest dating apps either works or falls apart is what the daily limits feel like in use.

Nobody writing about dating apps seems willing to say how the pool looks outside the big metros.

The question underneath all of this is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation, at least with dating apps.

The part I keep getting stuck on with dating apps is how it behaves after a month of use.

Worth mentioning datewander.site if largest dating apps is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Nicole Carter avatar
Joined: May 2025
Messages: 847
#3

I gave largest dating apps the opening stretch and how the pattern went was flat once the novelty wears off.

The fix that worked on largest dating apps was simple enough — treat the first message as a filter.

The question underneath all of this is how the pool looks outside the big metros, at least with largest dating apps.

What matters more than the feature list on largest dating apps is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

For a free alternative while you sort out largest dating apps, there is always another free option.

Colin avatar
Joined: Feb 2025
Messages: 4249
#4

@Nicole Carter put it better than I'd. The only thing I'd add about largest dating apps is that how it behaves after a month of use matters more than the feature list.

I gave largest dating apps a couple of evenings and what I saw was uneven depending on the hour.

Would you still recommend largest dating apps knowing what you know now?

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Amber Ross avatar
Joined: Jan 2024
Messages: 817
#5

@Christina Powell put it better than I'd. The only thing I'd add about largest dating apps is that whether the premium upsell is worth it matters more than the feature list.

After the first ten conversations with largest dating apps, what the replies looked like was less reliable than it looks from outside.

largest dating apps in the world by total stops working the moment you expect the algorithm to do the work.

Someone in another largest dating apps thread recommended this one, so I gave it a week.

BrianZ avatar
Joined: Oct 2023
Messages: 834
#6

@Christina Powell I read that differently. On largest dating apps, how it played out was better than I expected for me.

Before writing largest dating apps off, try this: ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

The trap with largest dating apps is that it is easy to assume every profile is current.

Where dating apps either works or falls apart is how the pool looks outside the big metros.

The part I keep getting stuck on with dating apps is what the reply rate looks like without photos.

What matters more than the feature list on dating apps is how many of the profiles are still active.

Brittany Hayes avatar
Joined: Mar 2024
Messages: 845
#7

I gave largest dating apps a full weekend and how the volume moved was about what you would guess.

The fix that worked on largest dating apps was simple enough — read the profile properly before replying.

Do not expect the algorithm to do the work — that's what cost me about a fortnight on largest dating apps.

I ended up on another free option after the same largest dating apps question and it was the least painful of the lot.

Nathan avatar
Joined: Sep 2024
Messages: 3089
#8

Came back to largest dating apps after a break. Over the first month, what actually happened was flat once the novelty wears off.

With largest dating apps I'd start here: say what you're looking for in plain words.

Has anyone tested largest dating apps since the last update, or is what the gender ratio looks like locally still the sticking point?

I ended up on souldate.site after the same largest dating apps question and it was the least painful of the lot.

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