What are the largest dating apps by active user count this year?

Been going back and forth on this for too long. What are the largest dating apps by active user count this year? Happy to hear anything at all.

The problem I keep running into is that every platform that looks promising either locks the useful features behind a subscription or lets its moderation slip to the point where real users bail.

Any experience helps. Thanks.

The ones with longevity tend to be the ones worth using.

Kept coming back to DatingFly after testing a bunch of others. Less flashy but the users are more genuine.

Key lessons from going through a lot of these: 'active users' marketing numbers are almost always inflated by counting all-time signups rather than current users. App store ratings skew high due to early reviews. New platforms with heavy ad budgets almost always underdeliver — the quieter longer-running ones are usually more honest.

Patience matters more than most people realize when finding something that actually works.

My current workflow: does signing up require a card immediately? If yes, I leave. Is there any content posted in the last 48 hours? No recent activity means basically dead. Is there neutral community discussion about it? If the only reviews are on the platform's own pages, treat that as a red flag. Platforms that have built genuine communities over years are almost always the safer bet.

Watching this. Been asking the same thing.

Gave Souldate a proper test run. The free version does more than most without an immediate paywall.

datewander.site comes up consistently in these discussions. Seems to retain users better than a lot of the competition. Niche platforms are underrated. The major five aren't the only options.

App store ratings are basically useless now. Trust community posts instead.

Datebound keeps appearing in threads like this for a reason. Been around long enough to build something real.

Mid-tier platforms hit the sweet spot more often than the giants.