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Feeld's 2025 Report Unveils the World's Kinkiest Cities
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On December 29, 2025, Feeld, the dating app catering to open-minded explorers of all gender identities and sexual orientations, published its "Feeld Raw 2025" report. This annual analysis draws from anonymized user data to map global trends in desires, identities, and connections. The report identifies Portland, Oregon, as the kinkiest city worldwide, driven by high concentrations of submissives, bottoms, and switches per capita, alongside interests in bratting, edging, role play, and open relationships.
Seattle, Washington, ranks second, boasting the highest number of tops per capita and the second-highest figures for submissives, bottoms, and switches. Residents there show strong preferences for bratting, pegging, and open relationships, underscoring a culture of consensual power exchange and non-monogamy. San Francisco, California, known for its historic Castro district and events like the Folsom Street Fair, emerges as the global role-play capital and a leader in open relationships.
Miami, Florida, stands out as the pegging capital, with the highest number of doms per capita—a trend aligning with a 200% increase in pegging interest among cisgender men globally. Berlin, Germany, leads as the most heteroflexible city, where this identity surged 193% in 2025, the fastest-growing sexuality on the app. Berlin also tops charts for open relationships and pegging. Boston, Massachusetts, is the edging capital, with 12% of users reporting interest in this practice, while also favoring pegging.
Denver, Colorado, surprises with strong showings in bratting, role play, and edging. Amsterdam, Netherlands, mirrors Berlin in heteroflexibility and open relationships, despite its red-light district fame. New York City, New York, saw bisexual identities rise 161%, contributing to broader fluidity. Paris, France, reports high heteroflexibility alongside notable celibacy rates.
Dina Mohammad-Laity, Feeld’s VP of Data, noted, “Feeld Raw offers a unique look at how intimacy and identity are evolving. This year, cultural moments... have sparked visibility, curiosity, and experimentation among our Members.” The report emphasizes inclusivity, capturing data from queer, bisexual, transgender, and non-binary users exploring dom/sub dynamics, group play, and more.
Dr. Luke Brunning, a philosopher commenting in the report, stated, “These changes speak to the growing awareness that sexuality is complex. If anything, it would be surprising if people were never sexually curious about people of their own sex or gender.” He highlighted heteroflexibility's rise among millennials, with Gen Z following, rejecting rigid labels. On celibacy in cities like Paris and New York City, Brunning added it offers “thoughtful respite” in a sexualized society, relevant for allosexual LGBTQ+ individuals navigating dating.
The data reveals a "sapphic renaissance," with FFFF desires surging in Amsterdam , New York City , and others, tied to booming female-only spaces. Sci-fi interests exploded among bisexuals , especially in Portland and New York City , signaling escapist exploration. These patterns affirm safe spaces for transgender people, non-binary individuals, and queer communities to express multifaceted desires without stigma.
Feeld's findings, corroborated across outlets, underscore a global shift toward pleasure positivity and fluidity. Portland and Seattle dominate sub/dom scenes, while European cities like Berlin lead in open relating. This report, based on vast user interactions, provides a snapshot of 2025's intimate landscapes, fostering affirming dialogues in LGBTQ+ circles worldwide.
