Hayley Birkin

Bumble has ended its women-message-first rule after twelve years and extended its messaging window from 24 to 72 hours, citing Canadian testing.

Match Group's Hinge has launched audiobooks of real couples' origin stories on Spotify and Libby, with no data linking them to retention.

Grindr's Q2 2026 revenue rose 33% to $138.1M and net income reached $17.7M, but its AI product Edge is still in limited testing.

Tinder is testing a seven-day location-based Missed Connections feature in Canada and Australia. Match Group gave no data retention details.

Bumble is developing a new model beyond the swipe and backing Plans, after adding 200,000 paying users in Q2 2026, down from 400,000.

Hinge's Justin McLeod has raised $18M for an AI matchmaking startup, while Match Group research says nearly half of US singles view AI in dating negatively.

Tinder has partnered with events firm We Met In Real Life, starting with a New York event on Monday, according to founder Kacie Burns.

MaC Venture Capital's Marlon Nichols says most loneliness startups lack venture scale, though at least 18 have raised funding, per Business Insider.

IMARC Group forecasts UK dating industry revenue rising from $398M in 2025 to $749M by 2034, led by spend per user, with premium at over 60% of revenue.

Match Group's Q2 earnings are due this week, with Tinder revenue forecast at approximately $446M against $207M for Hinge, per Barron's.

Breeze has launched Group Dates nationwide after 500 London pilot events with 3,500 participants. Members meet six to 10 other singles at partner venues.

Tokyo's state-run dating app TOKYO Enmusubi reports 1.7% of verified users married within 21 months, a metric commercial apps do not publish.

Seattle matchmakers charge $7,500 to $50,000 per client, and Three Day Rule says its Seattle client base more than tripled last year.

Tinder's 'Dump Traditional Dating' campaign promotes its Double Date feature to Gen Z, as Match Group disclosed an 8% year-on-year subscriber decline.

Arya acquired couples app Flamme, which has more than 200,000 users, in a performance-based deal that closed within 30 days, the companies say.

Match Group's paying subscribers fell 5% in the quarter to 14.2 million, and it is adding group features and offline events to reach Gen Z.

Tinder is expanding Events to nine cities this month, with 26 targeted by September, after a March pilot in Los Angeles.

Info Edge names e-commerce veteran Chandni Gaglani to lead dating app Aisle, which has 30 million registered users and 500,000 monthly active users.

Tinder will pay $60.5M to settle a class action alleging it charged users over 30 approximately double the price paid by younger users.

Tinder has launched its first major rebrand in a decade, with a fictional advice columnist called "T", as paid subscribers fell 21% since 2022.