Why dating in Hong Kong is so hard and how people are spending thousands on agencies
Hong Kong matchmakers share how they’re helping people find love in a city where everyone is both extremely busy and wants a younger partner
In Hong Kong, space is a luxury – and so is romance. For high-achieving professionals in one of the world’s most expensive cities, searching for “the one” is less a fairy-tale pursuit than an exhausting side hustle on top of their already gruelling schedules.
Across the globe, singles are also now battling “dating app fatigue”. A Forbes Health Survey published in 2025 found that 78 per cent of dating app users feel burned out from fruitless cycles of swiping.
“There is a renewed interest among people to find more trustworthy, more reliable agencies like us,” says Yvonne Yu, the Hong Kong head of Lunch Actually, a blind-date matchmaking service that also operates in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
“They are looking for more meaningful connections,” she adds, referring to her usual client demographic of 30- to 45-year-olds.
