Best Dating Apps and Websites to Meet Asian Girls [2024]

The key to successfully meeting girls in Asia is to master the right dating apps and websites.

The first step for that is to familiarize yourself with the different options available and to understand the strengths/weaknesses of each.

It is also important to know the specificities of each Asian country. Some apps or websites can be popular in Thailand but completely useless in the Philippines and vice versa.

There are 5 different types of online tools that you can use for meeting new girls in Asia:

• Location-based apps on mobile (and sometimes desktop):

An app that lets you find girls around you (for instance Tinder, Bumble, or Paktor).

• Dating/Matchmaking websites on desktop only:

A website that connects you with selected profiles living in a certain area (for instance AsianDating)

• Messaging apps:

An app primarily used for communicating with friends, but with a "look around" feature that allows you to meet new people (for instance WeChat or BeeTalk)

• Social media:

A social network that can be used for meeting girls if you know how to play it right (for instance Instagram, Facebook or TikTok).

• Niche websites or apps:

These cater to a specific group of people, for instance Muslims (Muslima), gays (Grindr), men interested in ladyboys (MyLadyBoyDate), swingers (AdultFriendFinder), luxury dating (Seeking.com), etc.

In the following review, I will rank the best dating apps and websites in Asia. I will start with the ones that work well everywhere, and then give you a few more that are specific to some countries.

Apps/websites that work well in most Asian countries

These apps and websites below are generally popular in every Asian country. In Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia, they are the only ones that you can use.

→ Asia Dating (best for men who are traveling)

The AsianDating website is part of the Cupid network and as such, it benefits from a huge database of girls in every country. On average, it has over 2,000 women online at any time, especially girls living in the Philippines, in Indonesia, in Thailand, and in Vietnam. They are openly looking for a foreign husband or boyfriend.

It is pretty much the opposite of Tinder. Many users are still corresponding through emails, sometimes for weeks before deciding to meet. Girls won't mind if you are still in your home country as long as you have a plan to visit them in Southeast Asia.

As with most websites, the registration is free but you will need to pay extra to access better features.

Pros:

• AsianDating is clearly marketed as a dating website for Asian girls looking to meet foreigners

• Great for guys who are not yet in Asia and with older guys

• Allows for deeper conversations and connections

• Matchmaking features to help you find specific types of girls

Cons:

• The free version is limited so you need to upgrade to the premium one rather quickly

If you are interested in girls from one specific Asian country only, then it is better to subscribe to:

→ ThaiCupid for Thai girls

→ VietnamCupid for Vietnamese girls

→ IndonesianCupid for Indonesian girls

→ FilipinoCupid for Filipinas

→ Tinder (for younger men living in Asia)

Tinder is one of the most widely-used dating apps in Asia. Most of its features are free, but you may want to pay a little extra to get more matches or to change your location.

Personally, I'm not a big fan. The problem with Tinder in Asia is easy to understand. It is an app that was originally designed for Americans to hook up: You match, you exchange a few jokes, you set up a date. It was supposed to be fast and efficient.

In Asia, since hooking up and one-night stands are not widely accepted (the most common profile sentence is "If you are looking for hook-up swipe left"), things move much slower. You need to spend more time chatting and based on my experience, it often leads to nothing. After a few messages exchanged, she or you will get bored, and then you forget about her because you've got 10 new matches.

Pros:

• Mostly free

• Lots of profiles

Cons:

• Without paying to promote your profile, you won't be shown to many girls and you won't have many matches

• Girls get a ton of matches, so it can be hard to stand out from the competition

• Tourists are often labeled as "not serious" and ignored

• Many fake profiles and scams

• Superficial: Being good-looking is the number one factor of success (a nicely written profile is number 2)

→ Bumble (Better quality profiles)

Bumble has been called the "feminist" dating app because girls have to message guys first, even if they match (They have 24 hours to do so).

It is currently one of my favorite dating apps because the quality of profiles is much higher than on Tinder. Bumble is much more strict regarding fake or semi-fake profiles (girls who advertise their social networks but never reply to messages will be banned, for instance). They also have a strong stance against prostitution: If someone offers sexual services, their account will be disabled.

Pros:

• Better profiles

• No need to message the girls first (great feature for those who hate having to make the first move)

• There is a video call feature within the app

Cons:

• On the free version, Bumble will restrict your matches to encourage you to upgrade to the paying version.

• The quality of profiles is going down as other apps like Hinge are emerging.

• Most girls won't be interested if you are only a tourist

→ Seeking: Luxury Dating

This dating site is quite unique and controversial. The concept is luxury dating in the sense that it is supposed to connect rich guys with girls who are looking for a wealthy partner. While it may sound bad, the website has actually become quite mainstream in Asia and if you try it, you'll realize there's a huge diversity of profiles.

Many girls who are using it are just attracted to someone who can offer financial stability, while others are looking for a short-term deal that will allow them to travel/buy expensive stuff.

Guys on Seeking.com are also very diverse. Some are married men who need a discreet companion, while others just find it easier to find someone on the website (the ratio women to men is 4:1).

Pros:

• Much more girls than guys so you are guaranteed to meet someone

• Many upper-class and classy girls

• Girls are easy to talk to, friendly, and they will often accept going on a date

• Straight-forward

Cons:

• More expensive than your usual dating site (but it's free to browse profiles)

→ Skout and Badoo

Skout and Badoo are dating websites that also have their own location-based apps. They are quite similar in terms of popularity and crowd. They are particularly big in Indonesia, in Vietnam and in the Philippines, where they are used by middle-class women and men. Among them, many will be unable to speak English.

Both Skout and Badoo are free but you will be limited if you don't buy at least a few credits or a membership.

Pros:

• Mostly free

• Very popular, there are always hundreds of girls online

• You can match with a girl on the mobile app, then chat with her from your laptop

Cons:

• As it is free, lot of other guys are using it and you'll probably need to pay extra money to stand out from the crowd

• Many girls who don't speak good english, from the middle-class. It can be hard to maintain an interesting conversation.

→ Instagram and Tik Tok

Instagram and Tik Tok are an awesome way to meet girls online, but they require more work. You need a nice profile that tells the world you are an interesting person to meet or date. If you already have it, that's great, if not, it will take some time to create it.

Once you are ready, you can start following the accounts of girls you like, then comment on their pictures, until they finally notice you. Once you're allowed to chat with them, just exchange WhatsApp numbers.

Pros:

• Completely free

• Millions of Asian girls use Instagram every day including local celebrities and socialites

• It allows you to approach girls who are not using dating sites

Cons:

• Time-consuming

→ WeChat and BeeTalk

WeChat, Line and BeeTalk are messaging apps, respectively from China and Korea, with a "look around" feature.

This feature allows its users to search and talk to strangers who are located within a short distance from them.

Pros:

• 100% free

Cons:

• Few girls will reply to you or accept your chat requests

• English is rarely spoken

• Many scams or fake profiles

Apps/websites for specific countries

Some apps and websites only work in specific countries. In particular, you have each of the websites from the Cupid Network (IndonesianCupid, VietnamCupid, etc).

For more country-related advice, please read my article 10 Best Countries for Meeting Asian Girls Online.

→ Indonesia

IndonesianCupid has between 500 and 1,000 Indonesian girls online at any time. It is a local version of AsianDating, meaning it is more suitable for older guys who prefer traditional dating sites (see above).

→ Vietnam

VietnamCupid has around 1,000 to 1,500 Vietnamese girls online at any time. It is the Vietnamese version of AsianDating.

→ Philippines

FilipinoCupid is the most successful website of the Cupid group and it is the absolute best for meeting pretty Filipinas. There are between 3,000 and 6,000 women online at any time, much more than its closest competitor PinaLove.

→ Thailand

The two best dating websites for meeting Thai girls are ThaiCupid (around 4,000 women online) and ThaiFriendly (up to 3,000).

→ Malaysia

MalaysianCupid is not that popular yet but you can still create an account and see if there are any girls you like. You can also try OKCupid.com.

→ Singapore

SingaporeLoveLinks is dedicated to the Singaporean market. OKCupid, Tinder and Paktor are much better though in terms of audience.