Kim Harris

AI dating service Ditto grew from 42,000 sign-ups in February to 200,000 across 20-25 US campuses, and has raised $10.8 million in total.

Tinder and Hinge rank seventh and ninth among non-game apps on Google Play in the UK, according to AppBrain data, despite Match's engagement challenges.

A six-week Carnegie Mellon and Cornell trial found AI companions cut real-world dating time among single men who feel less loved, a risk for dating apps.

Facebook Dating ranked first in 22 of 25 use-case scenarios in Morning Consult research, ahead of Tinder, Hinge and Bumble. The service is free.

Hily survey of 5,400 US daters: 44% of Gen Z women and 39% of millennial women see free dates as low interest, as millennial dates cost $252.

Match's Singles in America study says 72% of US singles are open to dating, but only 16% are actively seeking a committed relationship.

45% of Ashley Madison's female members say they reached their sexual peak at age 40 or older, according to a survey of 885 members.

A 2012 psychological review found dating apps expand social circles well but show weak evidence that compatibility algorithms predict lasting relationships.

QuackQuack survey of 11,738 Indian daters finds 40% in Tier 1 cities rejected matches over emotional expectations, then regretted it.

One in five US employees has used LinkedIn to vet a dating app match, according to a Zety survey of 1,023 US employees.

Rebounce, QuackQuack's app for divorced, separated and widowed singles in India, has 700,000 profiles since launch, says CEO Ravi Mittal.

A YouGov survey finds 21% of partnered Britons met digitally: 16% via dating apps and 5% via browser-based sites.

Dateability says its users have reached 65,000, nearly double January's 33,000, and it has launched a browser version of its app for disabled daters.

Eventbrite data shows singles trivia socials up 403% year-over-year, as AppsFlyer says 69% of dating apps downloaded in November 2024 were deleted.

Over a third of British adults are kissing less than five years ago, a survey finds, raising questions about dating apps' engagement-led business models.

More than 45% of respondents in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore reported "dial-toning", says QuackQuack's survey of Indian dating app users.

Dating apps are linked to smaller partner age gaps: singles who met online had 37.4% lower odds of a gap of six years or more, a new study finds.

Happn survey of 600 Dutch users: 63% would pause dating apps while travelling if seeing someone, and 47% say a trip hastens exclusivity talks.

A Tawkify survey of 1,009 people finds 39% of partnered Americans discovered misaligned relationship goals, a possible churn driver for dating apps.

26.6% of American singles find someone more attractive if they believe they could win a fight, according to a PokerTube survey of 2,000 US adults.