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BBC News - the Dating Game BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... News Sport Weather iPlayer TV Radio The dating game Which dating apps are winning the hearts of the world? 12 February 2016 Millions of people use dating apps to overcome social barriers, busy schedules and shyness in their hunt for "the one". Many have found themselves empowered but others tell of despair and, in extreme cases, threats of blackmail. Most downloaded dating apps in 50 countries, 2015 1 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... Badoo 21 Tinder 18 Others 11 With data provided exclusively to the BBC by analytics company App Annie, it is also possible to tell the story of the apps behind the phenomenon. Looking at 50 of the world's biggest app markets, two names dominated in 2015: Badoo and Tinder. Nearly a decade after it launched, Badoo had the top dating app in 21 countries. Tinder was the most downloaded dating app in 18 countries and came a close second to Badoo in many others. Europe 2 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... There is fierce competition between the two biggest apps here. Tinder dominates northern countries; Badoo is top in the east and south. In German-speaking countries, Lovoo - developed in the city of Dresden - is number one. 3 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... If there's no chemistry, there's no chemistry Andy, 45, London Andy, 45, from Scotland, lives in London and has been married and divorced twice. He has a 21-year-old daughter from his first marriage. He's been using Tinder for several years. "You create this perfect profile, using your best photographs and most creative lines of text, to create this persona, and you start to believe this persona that you've created. Everyone else on the app is doing exactly the same thing. "You spend a few weeks sending lines of text to each other, and you eventually arrange to meet. At the meeting, it's instantly recognisable that neither of you can live up to the expectations and you part company. "If there's no chemistry, there's no chemistry. The fallout is the trip home, where you feel crushed and defeated and you know you're going back to square one to start the whole process again. Andy's "rollercoaster ride" Duration: 0:26 "To counter-balance this you tend to have three or four on the go at the same time. The whole process is very addictive, but it's very soul-destroying. The addictive part tends to come mainly from the loneliness, which is the whole reason that we're on this and we're trying to find someone to keep us company." Outside Russia, Egypt is the only country where Frim is popular 4 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... Asia The dominance of Tinder and Badoo does not extend to East Asia, where each country has a 5 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... very specific preference. In China, Momo is trying to escape its origins as a dating app and become a social network. Parents don't think you'll get a good partner Shruti, 30, Delhi, India Shruti, 30, and Nitin, 31, live in Delhi and work in finance. They found each other on TrulyMadly, an Indian-made app, which came second to Tinder in terms of downloads in 2015. They got married in November. "At first we didn't inform our parents that we met through a dating app, but once they knew, they accepted it because we are both from the same religion and caste," says Shruti. "Parents don't think you'll get a good partner through dating apps because people are there just to have fake relationships and will just spend some time with a girl or boy then leave." "With arranged marriages, you meet the girl and her family, and then after a week or so, you have to reply," says Nitin. "I don't like that because you don't have freedom or control." 6 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... How our parents reacted Duration: 0:33 "They will just allow us to meet that person for 15 or 20 minutes in some private place, but you cannot judge a person by just meeting them within 15 or 20 minutes," says Shruti. In South Korea dating apps rank very poorly compared with other apps Middle East 7 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... Egypt and Saudi Arabia use apps that have little popularity beyond their borders. Apart from Egypt, the only other country where Frim has a foothold is Russia. Similarly, WhosHere is specific to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Most of them want to take the relationship to the next level ‘Aisha', 42, Kuwait 8 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... Aisha, whose name has been changed, is 42 and lives with her parents in Kuwait. She does not want to reveal her identity because dating is not accepted in her culture. "I use Badoo. I'm trying to find some friends around the world. I'm trying to find people with an open mind, who are kind, intelligent, smart. People who really try to know and discover others. "At the first meeting, I am a little bit shy as an Arabian girl meeting a strange person. I have a lot of traditions. But at the same time, I am of an age where I can recognise what is right or wrong. I tell them from the first day I am only offering friendship. Most of them don't accept - they want to take the relationship to a second level. But some of them say they need the same. I have made more than five friends this way. They are very very unique relationships. "My family don't accept that kind of relationship because they don't agree about relations between men and women. But they know me very well and they know that I will not do something bad. At the same time, I have to be careful about the traditions, about my religion... about everything." WhosHere is popular in the Middle East but hasn't caught on elsewhere South America 9 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... Badoo may be on top here, but in each case it only just beat Tinder. In South America dating apps are particularly popular compared with other apps. You don't have to be ashamed of it any more. Deborah, 22, Sao Paulo, Brazil Deborah is 22 and lives in Sao Paulo. She works in film production, is single and uses Tinder and Happn. "I used to go to clubs, but it seems everyone goes for a single purpose - getting a girl or a guy. I don't really like the feeling. It feels like you're hunting or being hunted. In Brazil, some of the guys in clubs are really pushy. Sometimes, they try to kiss you even if you don't want to. "It's a lot smoother through the apps. Even if you're shy, you can just swipe right on someone and start a conversation. "I don't go out much, and I don't even have to go out to find someone I like. Just be in the app for a few minutes and you can find someone to talk to at least. 10 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... Deborah on pushy men Duration: 0:37 "Before the apps, they used to have dating websites - people my age would never ever use them. Tinder and Happn made online dating more accessible and less embarrassing to younger people. You don't have to be ashamed of it any more, because most of your friends use it." Tinder trails Badoo by just two places among lifestyle apps in Brazil, Chile and Argentina Africa 11 of 18 14/02/2016 22:33 BBC News - The Dating Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2e3f0042-75f6-4bd1-b4fe-9... The lack of good mobile internet in many parts of Africa means the app market is still in its infancy here. Many people use social networks rather than dedicated dating platforms to meet partners. South Africa is the only African nation included in the world's top 50 app markets. I thought, ‘Today is my last day in the world' ‘John', 32, Nairobi, Kenya John, whose name has been changed, is 32, and works in a beauty salon in Nairobi.
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