Hayley Birkin

DatingBuzz denies a breach after threat actors claimed to be selling 670,000 of its user records on dark web forums, according to MyBroadband.

A UK dating app launched in 2021 is up for sale with 25,000 registered users and 5,000 monthly actives, as the dating M&A market has contracted.

A US appeals court let Texas enforce its App Store Accountability Act, adding app store age friction that could raise dating apps' acquisition costs.

Grindr's 'Bussy' tour will visit London, Cannes, Amsterdam, Brighton and Madrid in 2026, its third year globally and second in Europe.

Match Group's BLK app is offering $500 gas gift cards to 10 users, and BLK says 77.6% of its users report financial stress around dating.

Breeze has launched group dating events in London for up to eight singles, with no pre-event messaging, as an alternative to app chat.

Tinder is hosting pickleball, art classes and silent discos in Los Angeles as CEO Spencer Rascoff targets Gen Z swipe fatigue.

ateam, a wellness dating app, launched in New York with an 11-minute daily usage cap and 15 fitness studio partnerships.

Hinge is earmarking up to $200,000 for French community groups through One More Hour, which has donated $2.3M globally since 2024.

Grindr's Q1 revenue reached $130 million, up 38% year-on-year, and it raised full-year guidance to $535 million as Match backs rival Sniffies.

More than 25% of fraudulent payment cases in Canada involve stolen credit cards, against 19% globally, TransUnion says. Dating apps have focused on AI.

Tinder Canada's Astrology Mode campaign drew over 770,000 influencer impressions and more than 24,000 engagements, according to NetInfluencer.

A 2023 Axios study found 79% of US Gen Z respondents avoid regular dating app use, which an analysis says threatens app unit economics.

Match Group has revived its internship programme as 'Tindership'. More than 30,000 people applied for 27 places, which run from 1 June through 28 August.

Matrimony.com's Q4 net profit rose 18.7% year-on-year to ₹9.7 crore (£750,000), while revenue grew 7.8% to ₹116.8 crore (£9.11m).

Hinge launched its 'Can't Believe We Met on Hinge' campaign, with seven real couples describing dating app exhaustion before matching.

Ofcom has published a compliance roadmap for UK dating platforms under the Online Safety Act, with risk assessments due between April and July 2026.

Match Group's Q1 2026 revenue rose 4% to $864M even as Tinder's monthly active users fell 7% year-on-year as of March 2026.

Match Group's Yoel Roth has joined Reality Defender's Ethics Committee on deepfake detection, as FBI data shows romance scam losses of $652M in 2023.

Grindr posted $129.94 million in Q1 2026 revenue, up 38%, with a 45% adjusted EBITDA margin, and raised full-year revenue guidance above $528 million.