Gen Z Romance in Asia-Pacific: Tinder’s Modern Day Dating Survey 2025

Published 20 February 2025

Author
Nienke Creemers
2 min read

For its 2025 survey Modern Day Dating in Asia-Pacific, dating app Tinder spoke to 18- to 25-year-olds from Australia, India, Japan and beyond to decode their outlook on romance. According to Tinder, Asia-Pacific Gen Zers share a pragmatic, open-minded approach to dating, whether balancing professional and romantic goals or deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to upgrade their flirting.

Published 20 February 2025

Author
Nienke Creemers

For its 2025 survey Modern Day Dating in Asia-Pacific, dating app Tinder spoke to 18- to 25-year-olds from Australia, India, Japan and beyond to decode their outlook on romance. According to Tinder, Asia-Pacific Gen Zers share a pragmatic, open-minded approach to dating, whether balancing professional and romantic goals or deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to upgrade their flirting.

Key Stats

29%

Over the next three years, finding a long-term partner is a priority for 29% of singles in Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam aged 18-25 (2024)

29%

In 2024, 29% of singles (aged 18-25) in Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam say one of their top priorities in the next three years is to progress their career

27%

In the next seven years, 27% of single 18-to-25-year-olds in Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam say getting married is a top priority (2024)

87%

In relationships, 87% of single Asia-Pacific Gen Zers (aged 18-25) wanted equal partnerships in 2024. Some 49% want their partner to value their opinions and individual priorities, 47% wish to work towards shared goals, and 47% desire mutual emotional support

73%

Of Gen Zers in Asia-Pacific (aged 18-25), 73% say they are open to gender and sexual fluidity in 2024

37%

In Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, 37% of single 18-25-year-olds say that ‘fluidity’ in dating includes race and social class alongside gender and sexuality, compared with 25% who consider fluidity to pertain only to gender and sexuality (2024)

43%

Single Gen Z women (aged 18-25) in the Asia-Pacific region valued men who display respectful behaviour in 2024. They say good behaviour is to: be on time (43%), maintain respectful online conversation (41%) and ensure their date gets home safely (41%)

30%

In 2024, 30% of single women (aged 18-25) in Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam say they value gestures like paying for a date

68%

Of single Gen Zers (18-25) in Asia-Pacific, 68% believe Al could help them find common ground or conversation topics with potential dating app matches in 2024

67%

In 2024, Asia-Pacific single Gen Zers (18-25) say they would use Al to assist with crafting a dating app bio

65%

Of single Gen Zers (18-25) in Asia-Pacific, 65% would let AI choose the best pictures for their dating profile in 2024

  • Balancing Professional & Romantic Trajectories: Across Asia-Pacific, single Gen Zers want to focus on both love and work. Over the next three years, 29% are making finding a long-term partner a priority, whereas an equal share wants to progress their career. This balance remains for the longer term: for 27%, getting married is a top priority over the next seven years, while 26% hope to move up the career ladder.

  • Couple Goals: In relationships, 87% of Asia-Pacific Gen Zers want equal partnerships. Some 49% want their partner to value their opinions and individual priorities, 47% wish to work towards shared goals, and 47% desire mutual emotional support.

  • Adjusting Gender Norms: Of Gen Z singles in Asia Pacific, 73% are open to gender and sexual fluidity. Notably, they take an expansive view of this term, with 37% saying that fluidity includes race and social class alongside gender and sexuality, compared with 25% who consider fluidity to pertain only to gender and sexuality.

    Perhaps aligned with this, women increasingly value men who display respectful behaviour. They say good behaviour is to: be on time (43%), maintain respectful online conversation (41%) and ensure their date gets home safely (41%). Meanwhile, 30% value gestures, like paying for a date.

  • Romantic AI: Among Asia-Pacific singles, 68% believe Al could help them find common ground or conversation topics with potential matches. Meanwhile, 67% would use Al to assist with crafting a dating app bio, and 65% would let it choose the best pictures for their dating profile. For more, see Life in Al.


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