{"id":286640,"date":"2026-07-04T13:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/286640\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T13:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:42:17","slug":"tinder-activity-surges-by-34-in-nyc-new-jersey-during-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/286640\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinder activity surges by 34% in NYC, New Jersey during World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re trying to score.<\/p>\n<p>Tinder users in New York City and New Jersey are having a ball with the influx of visitors to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The dating app told The Post it has seen a 34% increase in non-local users in the area compared to the same time last year.<\/p>\n<p>The international tourists using the app in the metro area hail mostly from the UK, Norway and Canada, while Americans coming to the area are mostly from Miami, Los Angeles and Boston, Tinder said.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.77777778;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39877905\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/couple-football-fans-leaving-stadium-133129609.jpg\" alt=\"Couple holding hands and walking through the empty stadium after a game.\" class=\"wp-image-39877905\"  \/>Tinder reported there\u2019s been a 34% increase in non-locals using the app in NYC and NJ during the World Cup. motortion \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>On June 13, when Brazil played Morocco at <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/video\/how-bad-really-is-the-commute-from-new-york-city-to-metlife-stadium-for-the-world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MetLife Stadium<\/a>, Tinder experienced a 35% lift in the area.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the soccer tournament, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/09\/lifestyle\/terrible-tinder-conversations-are-being-turned-into-songs-that-are-going-viral\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tinder <\/a>witnessed an average increase of over 47% from international users in the 16 host cities and a 22% lift among domestic visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Swipe activity across World Cup host cities increased an average of almost 25%, Tinder said.<\/p>\n<p>The top three host cities with the biggest surge in Tinder activity around World Cup games were Monterrey, Mexico, which enjoyed an 80% lift around the Sweden vs. Tunisia matchup; Guadalajara, Mexico, which had a 74% surge when South Korea played Czechia; and Boston, which saw a 47% increase during the Iraq vs. Norway game.<\/p>\n<p>Influencer Kayla Rose, who has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DZ04gL_p15B\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> gone viral on Instagram<\/a> for her World Cup dating posts, explained to single women in host cities that they should download Tinder to attract \u201ccute foreign men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Women flooded the Bostonian\u2019s comments section,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is so true! My cousin lives in Spain and the only <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/14\/lifestyle\/new-dating-app-helps-nys-city-state-amp-federal-employees-find-love\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dating app<\/a> people outside the US really use is Tinder. Not just for hookups too but like actually dating and relationships,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTinder has a bigger fan base in Europe. I always use it when traveling overseas!!\u201d another confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39877915\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/woman-hands-holding-iphone-12-133129612.jpg\" alt=\"Woman holding a gold iPhone 12 Pro Max displaying the Tinder app sign-in screen.\" class=\"wp-image-39877915\"  \/>Swipe activity across World Cup host cities increased an average of almost 25%. DenPhoto \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met my foreign husband on Tinder,\u201d someone else added.<\/p>\n<p>Other ladies who had already sworn off Tinder, also weighed in, pondering giving it another try.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoooooo stop I am dying because i really don\u2019t want to download tinder but I need a love story,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n<p>A few others predicted a baby boom next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe birth rate in all these cities is going to be nuts 40 weeks from now,\u201d one guessed.<\/p>\n<p>Someone sympathized with local men who might lose out on love as local women seek foreign studs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican men . . . fake an accent,\u201d they advised.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They\u2019re trying to score. 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