Kim Harris

Albanian dating app Dua.com has reached 1.1 million users, serving singles across a 3-4 million person global diaspora.

Hinge, Bumble and DateGuard add voice features as UK swipe-based dating engagement drops 16%, per app analytics data.

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.

Hily has launched a "manchild-free" profile badge that shows a preference but does not filter matches. The company says 55% of women surveyed had dated one.

Trifler, an Indian social meetup platform, has reached 10,000 users and facilitated 150 matches in nearly two years. Users pay upfront before matching.

Happn has launched Perfect Date, an AI tool using Foursquare data to suggest date venues. The company says 62% of users in India trusted it in early testing.

Grindr is testing AI-to-AI match vetting in its Wingman AI assistant, which is in limited beta with 10,000 users.

Meet Kinksters closed its web platform 30 months after launch, after selling its mobile assets to rival BeeDee. Neither app is available on iOS.

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.

Hinge has launched profile prompts redesigned with therapist Esther Perel, but has released no data on whether they improve matches.

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.

A Hily-commissioned survey of 3,000 Americans finds 62% of dating app users aged 18-40 feel 'not perfect enough' on the apps.

Grindr is testing AI chat summaries and smart match lists for 25% of Unlimited subscribers, with users criticising the paywall on Reddit.

ARCHER's first Trends Report says 61.5% of 551 surveyed users prioritise long-term relationships, but the sample is small and self-selected.