Kim Harris

QuackQuack says 28% of Indian dating app users use travel preferences as a primary compatibility filter, per a 10,000-user survey of its own users.

Feeld's 2023 revenue rose 95% to $41.4M, up from $21.2M, as longtime users raise concerns about 'vanilla' newcomers joining the kink and polyamory app.

Tinder's survey says 45% of singles want a "Golden Retriever" partner, but the data is self-reported and may not reflect how users actually swipe.

Gaydar reported a 15% year-on-year revenue increase in late 2024 after adding in-person events with KK Homme, with profile views up 25%.

MillionaireMatch says 70% of its users expect replies within two hours, but gave no methodology. Always-on norms may exclude shift workers.

Ofcom data shows Match Group and Bumble lost hundreds of thousands of UK users in a year. Industry sources point to Gen Z leaving swipe apps.

Happn survey claims 15 per cent of Gen Z users admit to 'sledging', but it polled only 600 users from a single app.

Kiseki says 95% of Japanese singles want to date foreigners, based on 230 respondents. Only 45% have dated internationally, which casts doubt on the claim.

Dating services are projected to reach £10.71 billion by 2030, but research flags matching algorithms struggling to track changing user preferences.

QuackQuack claims 60% of male users aged 20-35 prioritise mental health in relationships, but the 12,000-respondent survey was self-commissioned.

QuackQuack reported a 25% rise in chat activity and 40% more local matches in India's October festive season, in a survey of 11,000 users.

HER, the dating app for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people, says it is signing 30,000 new users per week and has 1.5 million monthly active users.

Hinge's survey of 60,000 users found 75% of daters with ADHD report feeling misunderstood on dating apps, citing response time anxiety and small talk.

Muzz says it has facilitated 15,000 marriages among 1.2 million Pakistani users, using profile blurring and a chaperone mode built for family involvement.

23% of iPhone users would reject an Android-using partner, according to an All About Cookies survey of 1,000 American adults.

Online platforms now account for 60% of couples meeting their spouses, yet users are dissatisfied and operators face high churn.

GLAAD and eharmony research finds 53% of LGBTQ+ respondents feel neglected by dating platforms. Niche operators are exploiting the gap.

Wealth-focused dating apps have raised over $50M since 2020, according to Bloomberg, and 31% of US singles would consider filtering by credit score, says Match.

Queensland University of Technology eye-tracking research finds men and women assess income within the first 10 seconds of viewing a dating profile.

Plenty of Fish coined eleven dating terms for 2025 from a survey of 5,800 US members, including 'Smutten', reported by 40% of women surveyed.