Online dating and its global impact

Onlinedating apps Tinder and Bumble have generated 20bn matches around the world. On Valentine s day we examine the effect of the onlinedating revolution. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: Whether youre after guys with bushy beards, a partner who has a passion for classical music or you want to find love for you and your poochtheres a dating app to meet your needs. In 1995 became the first major onlinedating site. Today there are hundreds of sites and apps. It has gone from taboo to the thing to do. But what impact is this having on society Whitney Wolfe could lay claim to being the 21st centurys most prolific cupid. As cofounder of dating app Tinder and CEO of Bumble, her digitaldating devices have generated 20bn matches. Today around 295 million people use onlinedating services all around the world. The Netherlands tops the list with of the population dating online. South Korea follows closely