Kim Harris

QuackQuack survey of 11,000 users finds 40% of Indian dating app users judge matches by festival participation, such as Navratri and Diwali.

Meta has launched an AI chatbot assistant and weekly algorithmic matches for Facebook Dating in the US and Canada, with no disclosed monetisation path.

Collective, the UK LGBTQ+ friendship-first app, has passed 100,000 members and reached #70 in UK social networking downloads, the company says.

Dateability has launched Version 2.0 of its accessibility-focused dating app and reports 10x user growth since its 2022 launch.

Grindr replaced notification sounds for 3.9 million daily active users with a Christina Aguilera song, with no opt-out beyond muting notifications.

QuackQuack says 22% of young daters in India's major metros match with partners seven to eight years older, in a survey of 7,394 users.

Knot.dating is expanding to the US, UK, UAE, Singapore and Australia this month, after verifying 10,000 members in India since launching in 2023.

Gamblizard survey of 2,000 adults: over a third admit to lying on first dates and one in five say they lied to secure sex, mostly about salary and intentions.

Miami dating app Ailo has launched an AI matching algorithm designed by founder Dani Geary, who claims 20 years of matchmaking experience.

QuackQuack survey of 9,500 Indian singles finds roughly two in seven report performance anxiety in digital dating conversations.

A 50-country study of 6,600 people finds app-formed couples report lower satisfaction, intimacy, passion and commitment than couples who met offline.

DateMyAge's survey says over-50s users feel an average of 20 years younger, but it gave no methodology or sample size and coincides with a marketing campaign.

The League says 60% of its users call career ambition 'non-negotiable' in a partner, based on a survey of 3,000 members.

Orra, a dating app with anonymous profiles until mutual interest, launches in beta this week in Salt Lake City without disclosing how its matching works.

A German study of 445 participants found photo attractiveness outweighs bio quality 10:1 in dating app matching, at 20% versus 2% more matches.

Lovehoney's survey of over 2,000 UK adults found 41% of Gen Z would be bothered by a partner's sexual history, versus 19% of Gen X, challenging dating apps.

Pure has added at-home STD testing to its US dating app via TBD Health, but has not said whether test or prescription data reaches the app.

The League's downloads rose 23% year-on-year in Q4 2024 and Coffee Meets Bagel's 19%, per Sensor Tower, as dating apps that limit matches gain ground.

Pure's first US CTV campaign is programmatic only after Hulu, Netflix and other premium publishers rejected its ads.

Tinder has launched 'Crush Feelings', a global campaign and Swipe Stories feature to reposition the app for Gen Z around emotional connection.