"tinder"

"Despite online dating becoming an increasingly popular way for people to meet one another, there is little research on how people connect with each other on these platforms," said researcher William Chopik

"All data is combined iOS + Google Play, except for data from China which is iOS only. If an app has a 'lite' version, that data is included in the respective app's data," the company said in a statement.

The TAT expects to raise awareness of this campaign via social media to more than 70 million engagements in the next three months.

This study provides an initial step towards understanding the relationship between social anxiety, depression, and use of dating apps