Hayley Birkin

Match Group will host SPARKS 2025, its first standalone product event, on 12 March 2025, with Tinder's roadmap the sole focus.

60% of Indian running club participants cite meeting people as their main motivation, a sign offline groups may compete with dating apps in India.

Rodeo, founded by former Hinge executives, raised $8.5M in seed funding led by Coefficient Capital for an app that turns social posts into friend plans.

Malaysia's MCMC has blocked the Grindr and Blued websites, but has not said if the apps are still available on iOS and Android app stores.

Bumble faces a Texas class action over an alleged ShinyHunters ransomware attack exposing over 30 GB of user records. Bumble disputes the scope.

Green Flags charges men to contest or remove negative reviews on the women-only dating safety app Tea, according to 404 Media.

Grindr reported Q4 revenue of $126M, up 29% year-over-year, beating estimates by $4M, and launched Edge, a premium AI subscription tier.

Threads is testing clickable "DM me" links in the U.S. and Canada, a move the story says copies dating apps' low-friction private messaging.

Meta is suing scam operations in Brazil and Vietnam and sent cease-and-desist letters to eight former Business Partners over alleged fraud.

Bumble Inc launched AI photo and bio coaching tools and is testing Suggest a Date in Canada, as paying users fell to 4.4 million in Q3 2024.

Pinterest's Parenting Trend Report shows 'no phone summer' searches up 340%, which may push dating apps to add parenting-philosophy filters.

Malaysia's MCMC has blocked Grindr and Blued in the first named ban on Western dating apps in Southeast Asia, setting a regional precedent.

US romance scam losses reached $1.16B in the first nine months of 2025, per FTC data, with complaints up 22% year on year.

Ashley Madison says 57% of new 2025 sign-ups identified as single and is rebranding as a 'privacy-first dating service'.

Discord says behavioural signals classified 90% of its users as adults without ID checks, a challenge to dating apps that rely on ID uploads.

Two-thirds of Americans see financial literacy as attractive in a partner, rising to 76% of Gen Z, according to a survey commissioned by OKX.

X has appealed its €120M DSA fine over paid blue checkmarks and researcher access, a case that could shape verification rules for dating apps.

Meta is testing an Instagram redesign that opens to Reels by default, putting organic reach at risk for dating brands that still rely on static photo posts.

Psychologists link a reported rise in young women attending Medieval Times to dating app burnout, though the evidence is largely anecdotal.

QuackQuack's survey of 10,463 Indian daters says 57% prefer activity-based meetups over dinner dates, a shift that could pressure app conversion models.