In its report Ofcom says the novelty of meeting online could be waning, which tracks with a romanticisation of real-life ‘meet cutes’

The UK’s dating scene is swiping left on popular apps such as such as Tinder and Hinge as younger people turn to real-life ways of connecting with potential partners, according to the UK’s communications watchdog.

Ofcom said the UK’s top four dating apps had experience a dip in use since 2023, with Tinder losing 600,000 users, Hinge shedding 131,000, Bumble declining by 368,000 and Grindr falling by 11,000.