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Kim Harris reports on technology and data in online dating for Dating Industry Insights: product launches, AI and safety tools, app market data and user research, and the daily news across the sector.
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Tawkify's survey of 1,014 active daters says 58% reconsidered pursuing someone after early oversharing, or "floodlighting". Only 13% felt more connected.
Albanian dating app Dua.com has reached 1.1 million users, serving singles across a 3-4 million person global diaspora.
66% of dating app users don't trust platforms to protect them from fraud, and 81% want safety measures but only 61% would pay, a survey says.
Gleeden claims 3 million Indian users; its survey says 35% of 1,500 respondents in tier-1 and tier-2 cities are in open relationships.
Trifler, an Indian social meetup platform, has reached 10,000 users and facilitated 150 matches in nearly two years. Users pay upfront before matching.
Kinsey Institute research says 26% of US LGBTQ+ singles have changed how they date due to politics, rising to 43% among Gen Z aged 18-25.
Only 15% of dating app users are enthusiastic about AI, the lowest of any app category surveyed, according to Instabug research.
A YouGov survey finds 55% of Britons back dating app height filters, but 36% of under-30s oppose them, as Tinder adds a paid height feature.
QuackQuack survey of 7,500 Indian Gen Z users: 19% see a full stop as passive-aggressive, and 21% monitor typing indicators and 'last seen' status.
Dating app Feeld has logged 30% year-on-year growth since 2022, while heteroflexible identification grew 193%, the fastest growing sexuality category.
SNS Insider forecasts the dating app market will reach $15.56 billion by 2032, with more than 72 per cent of revenue from premium subscriptions.
A Hily-commissioned survey of 3,000 Americans finds 62% of dating app users aged 18-40 feel 'not perfect enough' on the apps.
Singles are using ChatGPT and Claude for dating advice and profile writing, a shift that could cut engagement and subscription value for Match Group and Bumble.
ARCHER's first Trends Report says 61.5% of 551 surveyed users prioritise long-term relationships, but the sample is small and self-selected.
Flure, a dating app with no stated-intention fields, has reached 1.5 million US installs since 2023 but has not shared retention or active user data.
A January 2025 Bankrate survey found 54% of single Americans skipped dating opportunities over cost, a demand risk for dating apps.
Tinder, Bumble and Hinge earned $4 billion since January 2024, while Tinder revenue rose 35% as its active users fell 9%, per Match Group.
Southampton and Harvard research on 20,000 mock profiles found Conservative supporters aged 18-40 were rejected more often than Reform UK backers.
Tinder, Hinge and Bumble made an estimated $311 million in April 2025, a record month for the trio, according to Appfigures.
OkCupid's survey claims 75% of users always discuss boundaries before intimacy, but its 500+ sample and 93% honesty claim point to response bias.