Kim Harris

39% of Indian dating app users deliberately delay progressing matches, according to a QuackQuack survey of 9,000 users on its platform.

Dating app After expands to New York on 2 April, six months after Austin, but has shared no retention, engagement or match quality data.

Grindr has expanded its one-hour 'Right Now' meetup feed to 15 major cities, with 10 free sessions per week before users must pay for Unlimited.

Dutch app Breeze has launched in New York City, its first American market, charging users only when they book a date instead of a subscription.

A Paired poll of 1,561 people found 72% to 76% of Gen Z and millennials have never used AI dating tools, as Bumble and Match Group invest in AI.

MillionaireMatch has introduced "No Sex Monday", which disables messages, likes and winks every Monday for its 5 million members.

Only 50% of UK Gen Z workers consider workplace relationships acceptable, against 64% of Baby Boomers, in a happn survey of 2,000 UK adults.

Adapty says 75.8% of dating app revenue in its client portfolio now comes from one-time purchases, not subscriptions.

Tinder has relaunched Tinder U in India, four years after ending it in the US in 2022. Verification accepts .in emails, which any registrant can hold.

Bumble has launched government-issued ID verification and three more safety features in 12 markets, as Q4 revenue fell 3.8% to $212.4M.

QuackQuack claims 28.5% of Holi-period matches become relationships, from a survey of 9,500 users, but it has not disclosed its methodology.

Dating app RAW is developing a ring that tracks heart rate, temperature and voice to share emotional data with partners, due late 2025 or early 2026.

Sniffies has launched its first iOS app after seven years as web-only, with default content filtering and email sign-up. The web version stays unfiltered.

Hinge names Jackie Jantos president and CMO as founder Justin McLeod becomes executive chairman to focus on AI, after 1.1 million new payers in Q4 2024.

HUD, a casual dating app, has reached 18 million users across 166 countries nearly a decade after launching, but has not said how many are active.

Tinder India says 51 per cent of young female users prioritise reliability over romantic gestures, but it gave no sample size or methodology.

DuoDate, an Ohio State student-built app launched in April 2025, requires users to match as pairs for double dates, aiming to make dating safer.

QuackQuack's survey of 11,905 users says 38% in smaller Indian cities chat for over a month before meeting, challenging Western app design.

Hinge has launched Match Note, a post-match disclosure feature requiring recipients to acknowledge a member's sensitive information before messaging.

BiCupid has launched AI Detect, which blurs unsolicited nude images on the bisexual dating app until the recipient consents to view them.