January is coming to an end and as we turn our attention to the month ahead, there is one key date that sticks out on the calendar – February 14.

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and love will soon be in the air. Scots may already be wondering where to take their significant other, while singletons may be looking for the best place to head in the hopes of meeting the one.

Well, fear not, as one Scottish city has been named in the top three UK cities looking for love the most, according to a recent study. So, where in the country could sparks fly?

The study, conducted by casino experts Casino Revisor, used monthly Google searches to see which UK cities looking for love the most through dating apps and dating events over 11 months.

And it turns out the nation’s capital is one of the top three UK cities on the look out for that special someone. Edinburgh placed third, with 777.07 monthly Google searches per 100,000 residents.

Giant thistles in Princes Street Gardens with Edinburgh Castle in the background
Giant thistles in Princes Street Gardens with Edinburgh Castle in the background (Image: Ken Jack/Getty Images)

Edinburgh’s favourite dating app is OkCupid, with 510 monthly searches. Tinder follows in second with 303, while Grindr is third with 267 searches per month. Residents here have averaged 4,002 monthly searches looking for love.

Meanwhile, Plymouth is the city most on the hunt for a partner. Bournemouth ranks second followed by Liverpool in fourth. Rounding out the top five is Birmingham, with 743.89 monthly Google searches per 100,000 residents.

Glasgow also comes in at a respectable ninth.

It could be the majestic castle towering over the city, the cobbled streets like a scene from a film or the views from Calton Hill that make the capital go down a treat with hopeless romantics.

In any case, the top 20 UK cities looking for love the most are as follows:

Rank

City

Monthly Google searches per 100,000 residents

Most searched dating app

1.

Plymouth

843.18

OkCupid

2.

Bournemouth

784.18

OkCupid

3.

Edinburgh

777.07

OkCupid

4.

Liverpool

771.87

OkCupid

5.

Birmingham

743.89

OkCupid

6.

Newcastle upon Tyne

716.52

Tinder

7.

Reading

695.26

OkCupid

8.

Swansea

670.53

OkCupid

9.

Glasgow

657.27

Tinder

10.

Leeds

657.05

OkCupid

11.

London

629.01

OkCupid

12.

Ipswich

626.19

OkCupid

13.

Manchester

617.47

OkCupid

14.

Wolverhampton

617.26

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