SWIPE OFF: Dating apps users want to permanently delete

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Dating apps can be fun — until they aren’t.

If you’re meeting new people with whom you enjoy spending time, obviously they can be beneficial.

But when you’re stuck going down rabbit holes of terrible matches, then it can become a waste of valuable time and energy.

After a while, whether or not the foray into online dating is successful, perhaps there comes a time when you just need to take a break — temporarily or for good.

A new study by nationality-based and meaningful dating app Dua.com revealed which dating apps people want to delete off their devices the most.

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The study analyzed numerous dating apps and measured the global searches for terms relating to deleting the app.

Tinder was far and away the front-runner on the list, with 45,500 searches made monthly for “how to delete Tinder account” or, even more simply put, “delete Tinder account.”

However, balance that with the app’s 75 million users and it’s a drop in the bucket.

Second on the list is U.K.-based app Badoo, which has about 22,000 users a month looking into how to break up with it.

Third place goes to Plenty of Fish, with 18,100 deletion-related monthly Google searches, followed by Bumble in fourth which had 8,400 users looking at dumping it.

Happn rounded out the Top 5 with 6,700 users looking to cut ties with the app.

Grindr, Eharmony, Match, OKCupid, Hinge, Zoosk and Tantan round out the top 12.

“Daters are becoming more aware of what they want from not only relationships, but also the apps that enable said relationships,” Valon Asani, founder of Dua.com, said in a release.

“This study offers a fascinating insight into which apps are the least favorable among users and it will be interesting to see if this ranking changes as 2023 continues.”