Kim Harris

Mylo, an Israeli AI dating startup, claims a 90% match-to-conversation rate, as Bumble and Grindr have yet to ship AI assistants.

Bookmark, a book-based dating app, says 25% of its paying subscribers in India are women, though the figure comes from a small user base.

Dating apps face a monetisation dilemma as non-romantic use grows, and Kaspersky's 2021 research found 48% of users simply wanted to meet new people.

Rakuten Viber has launched Viber Dating in the Philippines, targeting 20 million users in beta, with no monetisation model disclosed.

Data from AI dating assistant Rizz shows Instagram is its users' top platform for meeting romantic prospects, ahead of dating apps.

Hinge CEO Justin McLeod has ruled out AI agents that talk to matches for users, while Grindr and startup Harmonizer move the other way.

LELO claims 82.5% of dating app users widened age filters in a year, but Match Group, Bumble and Hinge have not confirmed similar data.

Women showed a 3% higher likelihood of attraction to younger partners, versus 4% for men, in a UC Davis study of 4,500 speed-dating encounters.

QuackQuack says Gen Z was its most active group before Valentine's Day in a survey of 13,400 Indian users, with activity falling on February 14th.

Harmonizer launches a U.S. dating app claiming AI compatibility matching from 20,000 couples' data, with no peer-reviewed research apparently backing it.

Priceline says 40% of Gen Z singles have travelled to meet romantic prospects, versus 27% of millennials, pointing to a spending threat for dating apps.

ARCHER has launched a 'Sober Curious' community feature with Ritual Zero Proof, as 'sober' appears 62% more frequently than 'drinks' in profiles.

Hily markets itself as a personality-first alternative to photo swiping, but Hinge, Bumble and Tinder make similar claims, the analysis says.

Breeze pairs nine couples for first dates in IKEA showrooms this Valentine's Day, matched on sleep compatibility using IKEA's six sleep essentials.

ParshipMeet Group has named Matthew Gain, Audible's Head of Europe for ten years, as chief executive, replacing Marc Schachtel on 1 March.

QuackQuack's survey of 12,000 Indian app users found 60% prepare for Valentine's Day and 40% of men feel pressured, versus 13% of women embracing it.

Koji founder Roxy Lin is launching Le Club later this year, a women-focused dating platform promising "sincere connections" over endless swiping.

Grindr is rolling out AI image verification to catch fake or manipulated profile photos, alongside AI-based photo enhancement suggestions for users.

Whitney Wolfe Herd is returning as Bumble CEO 15 months after Lidiane Jones took the role, with the share price down roughly 35% in that time.

Instagram makes up 22% of dating conversations uploaded to AI assistant Rizz, more than double Tinder's 11% and Hinge's 10%, according to Rizz figures.