Where is it easier to find love in Ireland – online or offline?

Picodi.com analysts checked the statistics of searches related to finding a significant other online and created a ranking of the most online cities.

Our queries list consisted of the most popular dating apps and general phrases, such as “dating website”. To make the comparison fair, we juxtaposed the number of queries with the latest data on the population in individual cities.

After looking closely at the data of the most popular search engine in Ireland, we found out that citizens of Waterford, Carlow and Galway are most likely to find their significant other online. Internet users visit dating websites in those cities more frequently than the country average.

On the other hand, citizens of Bray, Navan and Celbridge look for love online the least. In those cities, finding a significant other offline – in the street, at work or at social parties – is most likely more prevalent.

This is what the ranking of all cities looks like:

1. Waterford
2. Carlow
3. Galway
4. Tralee
5. Dublin
6. Athlone
7. Wexford
8. Ennis
9. Swords
10. Limerick
11. Drogheda
12. Naas
13. Mullingar
14. Kilkenny
15. Balbriggan
16. Newbridge
17. Portlaoise
18. Dundalk
19. Cork
20. Bray
21. Navan
22. Celbridge

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Methodology

The research was based on a comparison of the number of queries and keywords during the period of 2019–2022 based on Google’s archived data (through the Keyword Planner tool).

Sources

• https://ads.google.com/intl/en_ie/home/tools/keyword-planner/
• https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/ireland/computers-electronics-and-technology/search-engines/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_settlements_on_the_island_of_Ireland_by_population

Public use

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