Hayley Birkin

18 of 24 popular dating apps scored D or F for data protection in a Business Digital Index audit. Only Bumble and EliteSingles got B grades.

Fourplay Social, a New York double-date app, pairs singles with a friend to match with another pair. It reported 45,000 downloads in 2024.

Raya says it has been profitable since 2021, with revenue growing by more than 50% annually and a waitlist of 2.5 million people.

Mark Brooks of Courtland Brooks is now Partnerships Manager at Global Dating Insights and will keep consulting, raising conflict of interest concerns.

Grindr's revenue grew 27% year-over-year in Q4 2024, against 3% growth to $864M at Match Group, which is cutting 13% of its workforce.

QuackQuack says 57% of 11,756 Indian users aged 18-30 have had connections outside traditional relationship categories, including 'nanoships'.

Global Dating Insights has extended nominations for its Women in Dating Special Report 2025 until 22 August, with self-nominations allowed.

Google has narrowed dating and companionship ad restrictions to 17 countries, according to PPC Land, without naming the countries.

Grindr's Q2 2025 revenue rose 27% year-on-year to $104M, but its share price fell sharply as 14.9M monthly active users trailed expectations.

Pure reports 67% year-on-year subscription growth and a roughly equal gender split as it launches a U.S. marketing expansion, but gives no user counts.

Matrimony.com's Q1 FY26 net profit fell 39.5% year-on-year to Rs 8.4 crore (£830,000), though it rose 15% from the previous quarter.

Match Group will pay $14 million to settle FTC allegations it used alerts from suspected fake accounts to drive subscriptions.

A shareholder lawsuit alleges Match Group suppressed sexual assault reports, with its Sentinel database logging hundreds weekly by 2022.

Bumble is cutting 350 jobs, 30% of its workforce, and launching a Bumble For Friends app in March after Q4 revenue fell 7.6% to $269.5M.

Amanda Bradford is leaving Match Group after her non-compete expired, two years after Match acquired her app The League in April 2022.

Match Group reported $864M in Q2 revenue as paying users fell 5% to 14.1 million, with Hinge revenue up 25% and Tinder revenue down 4%.

Relate research says 10% of Britons meet partners through dating apps, but Match Group and Bumble face a gender imbalance and user dissatisfaction.

Global Dating Insights has opened nominations for its 2025 Women in Dating Special Report until 18 August, but has not published detailed selection criteria.

Match Group shares are down roughly 80% since February 2021, and Elliott Management and Starboard Value are pushing an AI-led transformation.

Grindr reports second-quarter results on 7 August, with 14.5 million monthly active users, testing whether its 2025 AI and product launches can drive growth.