Kim Harris

About 30% of Chinese singles have used livestream matchmaking, according to iiMedia Research, as hosts on Douyin and WeChat draw public audiences.

Feeld won a Webby Award for a celibacy profile tag it says launched within five days of Bumble's ad campaign that mocked celibacy.

QuackQuack says toxic dating trends have declined by 30% in India, based on a survey of 10,000 users that discloses no methodology or baselines.

Bumble-commissioned polling says 64% of Australian daters think dating across political divides is impossible, as it launches an election campaign.

Self Financial survey: 46.2% of coupled US adults would consider leaving their partner if money weren't a constraint, and 86% have argued about money.

Match Group is relaunching Pairs in South Korea with an AI matching system it calls Real Mind Matching, after withdrawing from the market in 2022.

79% of Gen Z dating app users report 'dating app fatigue', according to Forbes, a direct revenue threat for Tinder and Match Group.

Tinder's US market share has fallen to 25%, just ahead of Bumble at 24%, according to Sensor Tower. Its global paying subscribers fell 15% since Q3 2022.

A Hily survey of 3,700 users says 52% of Gen Z and millennials have walked away from dates because a match looked different from their photos.

Grindr has launched Right Now, a real-time feed tab alongside its grid, in 15 major cities including London, New York and Paris.

Grindr launched an optional in-app camera, Taken on Grindr, that timestamps and watermarks photos to show recency but does not verify identity.

Grindr has launched 'Between the Cheeks', an anal health and colorectal cancer screening hub, with Preparation H and the National LGBT Cancer Network.

Gleeden says 66% of its female users in India chat emotionally rather than sexually, a self-reported claim with no disclosed methodology.

Cerca, a dating app from three Duke students, matches only people with a mutual phone contact and has 10,000 to 12,000 users on US campuses.

A QuackQuack survey of 9,600 users finds 60% of Indian women report pressure to commit quickly, versus 33% of men.

Betterhalf.ai's 89% compatibility match between two MBA graduates reportedly failed within hours, raising questions about AI percentage scores.

Tinder has launched an AI voice game using OpenAI's GPT-4o that scores users on conversation skills in timed dating scenarios, with five plays a day.

Tinder has appointed OMD for EMEA media planning and strategy, with Cream retaining UK media buying. The piece argues the issue is brand meaning, not reach.

Tribal, a dating app launching this month, blurs profile photos for 72 hours after matching, with users messaging based on a 44-question assessment.

Tinder has launched its first pan-Asian campaign for Gen Z women in South Korea, Thailand, India and Vietnam, citing OnePoll research it commissioned.