Hayley Birkin

Grindr director and 10% owner George Raymond Zage III sold 500,000 shares on 16 and 19 October under a 10b5-1 plan, about $7.06M by DII's calculation.

Bumble (BMBL) shares rose from $2.54 to $5.95 over 12-13 October, just under Ithaca Holdings' $6.05 cash offer valuing the company at $1.3B.

TechRound says Bumble's paying users fell 16.4% to 3.2M in Q2 2026 while ARPPU rose 1.2% to $21.96, as the $1.3B Ithaca Holdings take-private awaits closing.

MarketBeat's tally has Match Group at consensus Hold from 16 firms, 9 Hold and 7 Buy, with a $42.46 average target against a cited $42.40 share price.

Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Kahn Swick & Foti and Ademi LLP opened investigations on 13-14 October into whether Bumble's $6.05-a-share sale price is fair.

Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff told NBIM's podcast Tinder's turnaround is people-led. BigGo reports a 17-point engagement rise and Events in 25 cities.

Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman become Bumble co-CEOs when the $1.3B Ithaca deal closes. Whitney Wolfe Herd, who stays CEO until then, gets no stated title.

Seven Blackstone-linked vehicles sold 2,763,510 Bumble Class A shares at $3.5423 on 13 October, but about 15.9M shares remain, not a 99.5% cut.

Bumble has agreed a $1.3B all-cash sale to Ithaca Holdings at $6.05 a share, approved by written consent from Blackstone and its founder.

Dixner has bought Paris singles party brand Crush Party and will run its events as Dixner Crush from 22 October. No price was disclosed.

Feeld's 2025 accounts show revenue up 31.5% to £64.4M and pre-tax profit of £11.4M, outpacing Match Group, Bumble and Grindr.

Grindr is buying PurposeMed, parent of telehealth provider Freddie, for $320 million, adding PrEP and STI testing to its app as Grindr Health.

Hinge is now India's second-most downloaded dating app, and Match Group plans more marketing there to chase $1 billion in Hinge revenue by 2027.

Japan's IBJ matchmaking network grew revenue 44% in six months to approximately $91 million, and says it is involved in one in 25 Japanese marriages.

Match Group aims to double Japan's revenue contribution from 5% to 10%, relying on Pairs (27% share) rather than Tinder (9%).

Once now markets itself as an 'Iconic Chat App', not a dating app, and charges Gems to message 'popular' profiles. Trustpilot rating: 1.2 out of 5.

Match Group has repositioned its Upward app for the third time in under five years, dropping the faith requirement for marriage-focused singles.

Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff expects user and subscriber declines to continue until at least 2027, as Tinder localises features across 166 countries.

ParshipMeet Group says revenue rose 5% at Parship and 25% at eharmony after it pivoted to over-40s daters and dropped its Gen Z focus.

Tantan says approximately 90% of registered participants attend its fitness events and claims female sign-ups rise by 5% the week after.