The latest data articles from DateScout — hands-on, data-backed, and written for people who actually use the apps.
Statistics and original research on how people actually date. We track match rates, response data and demographic shifts, and pair our own testing with published studies — so the advice here is grounded in numbers, not recycled opinion.
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Behind the scenes of swipe-based, prompt-based, and compatibility-based matching algorithms. What they reward, what they punish.
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The latest US dating-app usage data, success rates, demographic shifts, and what it all means for your dating strategy.
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Which US cities have more single men vs single women on dating apps in 2026 — the metros with the best (and worst) ratios, and how to date smart in a skewed market.
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App subscriptions, dates, profile services, premium features — what dating actually costs in 2026.
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