- Dating app Happn allows users to see who they've crossed paths with in real life.
- 2.2 million people use Happn in the UK.
- The 15 most popular people on Happn are largely from London — but Newcastle and Ascot also feature.
Whether you're living in a big city or a small town, when you're single it can seem impossible to meet someone new.
However, there are certain people who seem to have dating down to a fine art.
Dating app Happn, which launched in the UK in May 2014, allows people to see who they have crossed paths with in real life.
If two people on the platform — which has 37 million users in 50 cities — "like" each other by tapping a heart on the other user's profile, then they can start messaging.
2.2 million people use Happn in the UK, so they certainly know the ins and outs of dating throughout the country.
Back in April, Business Insider teamed up with Happn to find out who the most "liked" users in the London were at the time — and to ask them what they owe their dating success to.
Now, we've done it again for the whole country. Unsurprisingly given the capital's population, most of the people on the list also live in London — but Newcastle and Ascot also made the cut.
Out of over 2.2 million single candidates, these are the 15 men and women who came out on top, ranked in ascending order of popularity.
15. Jennifer Lottes, 37.
Job: Freelance circus artist.
Hometown: York, Nebraska, USA.
Current location: London.
Strangest date location: A cemetery.
Dream holiday:"I see a cabin in the Alps during the winter. Just lounging and relaxing by the fire. Making a long morning, sipping coffee and enjoying the scenery. Staying cosy bundled up. Maybe snowshoeing in the afternoons."
Dream dinner guest:"It's so hard to say just one! Ricky Gervais, Christopher Walken, Chelsea Handler. I think I could give them all crap and we would have fun together."
Surprising facts:"That I'm a circus artist."
Book of the moment:"The Book of Secrets" by Deepak Chopra.
Favourite food:"Indian is my current favourite. Really anything with great rich flavours.
Sauces and gravies. I love food and eat a lot of it!"
14. Piotr Bartosiewicz, 32.
Job: Graphic Designer.
Hometown: Szczuczyn, Poland.
Current location: London.
Book of the moment:"The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins.
Favourite food: Mediterranean.
13. Ian Powell, 28.
Job: Account Director.
Hometown: Ascot, Berkshire.
Current location: Ascot.
Dream dinner guest:"Probably David Attenborough. Margot Robbie at a very close second!"
Dream vacation:"I really want to do the Virgin Galactic space flight when it opens up to the
public."
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