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Is the badoo dating website still popular in the UK?

Started by: JulianStarted: 27 Jan 2026Last reply: 23 Jun 2026Replies: 7Category: Dating Apps & Sites#free-dating#local
#1

Going to be blunt about badoo dating website still popular in the UK because I'm tired of guessing. Anyone comparing badoo dating should be looking at whether there are enough people to bother day to day before anything else.

The reason I am asking about badoo dating website at all is that it works differently by region. My rule with badoo dating: how the discovery feed is ordered first, everything else second.

My shortlist when weighing badoo dating:

  • Look at how many matches ever send the first message at the hour you would actually be using it
  • Confirm how the search behaves outside the default radius with the age filter set narrow
  • Check what share of the layout is advertising at the hour you would actually be using it

If you tried badoo dating website and moved on, how long before you knew? Wins and write-offs all land the same with me. Regional details are what I am actually after.

#2

Broadly agreeing, with a caveat: I want to like badoo dating website more than I actually do. Where badoo dating falls down for me is whether conversations actually go anywhere outside the big cities. A friend nudged me toward Rendate (rendate.site) and it was not a waste.

That's the honest picture of badoo dating website, anyway.

#3

For what it is worth: badoo dating website is fine if you go in with low expectations. The thing that decides it for badoo dating is whether moderation keeps up with the fakes on mobile. If you want a second opinion, Datewander in particular is the one I'd try next.

That's where I have landed on badoo dating website, and I would be glad to hear others found different.

#4

Going to push back on @Julian here. Badoo dating behaved very differently for me. Two weeks in, how fast it loads on a bad connection outside the big cities is what actually mattered for badoo dating. Ended up sticking with Datedesire in particular for the messaging alone.

If you're evaluating badoo dating, start with how the interface holds up on mobile in practice — everything else follows.

That's where I've landed on badoo dating website and I'd revise it if the numbers moved.

#5

Honest take: badoo dating website has been mixed for me and I'll explain why. The only metric I trust with badoo dating is how much personal detail leaks by default day to day.

Worked for me on badoo dating website and I would revise it if the numbers moved.

#6

Counterpoint to @Madison: badoo dating got noticeably worse after the last redesign. For badoo dating, whether desktop and mobile behave the same at the times you actually log in is the difference between useful and a waste of an evening. Worth a look at the datebie.online crowd if you want a second data point.

That's the short version on badoo dating website, anyway.

#7

Unpopular view, maybe: I want to like badoo dating website more than I actually do. I judge badoo dating almost entirely on what privacy controls exist on mobile. the flamedate.online crowd solved about half of this for me.

The rough checklist I use for badoo dating:

  • Confirm how many matches ever send the first message before you commit any time to it
  • Track what the block and report flow actually does in your own city rather than the default radius

What nobody mentions about badoo dating is what the escalation path looks like.

That's my read on badoo dating website, and I'd be glad to hear others found different.

#8

Having used it a while: badoo dating website has been mixed for me and I'll explain why. You can ignore most of the marketing around badoo dating and just check what the escalation path looks like once you are past sign-up.

The honest test for badoo dating is whether the activity is real or recycled at the times you actually log in, not the feature list.

That's the short version on badoo dating website; ask if you want the detail.

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