How many people search for dating apps each month?

About 2,253,490 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "best dating apps".

Who already ranks for dating apps searches?

0 dedicated directories and 3 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "best dating apps".

Directory / United States / Data pulled 47 minutes ago

Dating Apps Directory

A directory listing various dating apps to help users find the best match for their needs.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is significant demand for dating apps, the competition is tough with aggregators and business sites dominating the top results. With no dedicated directories ranking, this presents an obstacle for establishing a new directory.

Searches: 2,253,490; per month, top 12 keywords
Directories: 0; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 3; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: n/a; no location given

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'dating apps'. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

best dating apps

Cluster total

2,253,490 / mo

Easy keywords

0 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
hinge dating app	246,000	77 hard	$7.97	transactional
honge dating app	246,000	77 hard	$7.97	navigational
dating app	201,000	100 hard	$7.13	commercial
tinder dating app	201,000	71 hard	$6.30	transactional
app: dating	201,000	100 hard	$7.13	informational
fb dating app	60,500	38 medium	$6.85	navigational
top dating app	60,500	34 medium	$7.23	commercial
cool dating app	60,500	45 medium	$7.23	commercial
dating app best	60,500	62 hard	$7.23	commercial
better dating app	60,500	62 hard	$7.23	commercial
famous dating app	60,500	62 hard	$7.23	informational
popular dating app	60,500	62 hard	$7.23	informational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'best dating apps', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

1 of 7

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

No niche directory ranks here, but 5 of the top results are domains with over a million visits a month. Entering this page means outranking them, not filling an empty slot.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	reddit.com What is the best dating app to use? : r/askanything Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
2	datingadvice.com 12 Best Dating Apps (Sep. 2026) Content 181,606/mo	Content	181,606
3	krify.co Top Best Dating Apps similar to Tinder Content 5,726/mo	Content	5,726
4	ctinsider.com The 20 best dating apps of 2024, based on your preferences Content 1,218,902/mo	Content	1,218,902
5	quora.com What's the best free dating app? Aggregator 369,791,683/mo	Aggregator	369,791,683
6	youtube.com Best Dating Apps Ranked #teddytalks #podcast #datingapps ... Aggregator 3,048,689,296/mo	Aggregator	3,048,689,296
7	news.ycombinator.com Unrelated, but I'm thinking about using one or more dating ... Business site 3,054,948/mo	Business site	3,054,948

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

DateFinder
AppMatch
LoveList

Monetization

affiliate

Earn revenue by promoting dating apps through affiliate links.

$500 to $1,500 / mo after a year