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Millions of people use dating apps to overcome social barriers, busy schedules and shyness in their hunt for "the one". Many have found themselves empowered but others tell of despair and, in extreme cases, threats of blackmail. With data provided exclusively to the BBC by analytics company App Annie, it is also possible to tell the story of the apps behind the phenomenon. Looking at 50 of the world's biggest app markets, two names dominated in Badoo and Tinder. Nearly a decade after it launched, Badoo had the top dating app in 21 countries. Tinder was the most downloaded dating app in 18 countries and came a close second to Badoo in many others.

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You can read A to F here, and G to L here. All summer the app is offering to sponsor your house parties, in a hope of boosting sign ups. The premise is similar to a number of the others in A to Z — matchmaking based on Facebook friends of friends. The dating website giant also has an accompanying app for the website, making it easier for you to search for matches on the move. There are also rumours of a series of new Match apps appearing in the near future.

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With new dating apps appearing every week, it can be hard to navigate your way from one catchy one-word app to the next. And yet most coverage of the world of dating apps rather sadly! Men can only see the profiles of women who choose to show them to that particular guy.

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I was feeling lonely back in my hometown because most of my friends had started romantic relationships while I was abroad. We both decided to download Tinder and see what happened. Without the app we may have never met and embarked on this wild, wonderful journey. Thank you for bringing us and so many other couples together around the world. I will forever be grateful.

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