Kim Harris

Dating apps' engagement metrics may hide stalled relationships, as a study finds users stuck in a "just talking" phase of messaging without meeting.

Dating services are projected to reach £10.71 billion by 2030, but research flags matching algorithms struggling to track changing user preferences.

Kiseki says 95% of Japanese singles want to date foreigners, based on 230 respondents. Only 45% have dated internationally, which casts doubt on the claim.

QuackQuack claims 60% of male users aged 20-35 prioritise mental health in relationships, but the 12,000-respondent survey was self-commissioned.

flutrr has launched an AI chatbot giving real-time chat prompts and sentiment analysis to users in India's tier II and III cities.

Couple.com has launched a beta AI tool that scores romantic compatibility from facial and vocal cues in video speed-dates, without published evidence.

HubPeople has partnered with The Payments Group to accept cash for dating app subscriptions at 550,000 retail locations in 28 countries from Q2 2025.

Seattle-based dating app Cheers has launched with a feature that lets friends swipe and arrange introductions for users, says founder Sahil Ahuja.

Hinge is building a tool to move long chats towards dates, CEO Justin McLeod told NPR. He says Your Turn Limits raised match-to-date conversion by 20%.

A 2019 Plenty of Fish study found 9% of users dated for social status and 30% felt throned, as Match Group and Bumble add status-signalling features.

Tinder Australia has launched 'It Starts With a Swipe', a TikTok creator campaign that portrays offline romance as awkward, with no spend disclosed.

Hatched has cut its dating app quiz from 50 questions to five and completed its US nationwide rollout, two years after its 2023 launch.

QuackQuack reported a 25% rise in chat activity and 40% more local matches in India's October festive season, in a survey of 11,000 users.

Cheers, a new invite-only dating app from ex-Instagram engineer Sahil Ahuja, lets friends swipe for users and caps matches at three per day.

Research says 84% of Gen Z have embraced voice notes, a UX challenge for dating apps that risk losing chats to WhatsApp and Instagram.

HER is offering three couples up to $7,500 each in moving costs for its 'U-Haul Fall' campaign, open to couples together six months or less.

Greed Dating's founder built an Android app in eight days using ChatGPT, according to a company statement. The app serves 600,000 active users.

Hinge's survey of 60,000 users found 75% of daters with ADHD report feeling misunderstood on dating apps, citing response time anxiety and small talk.

HER, the dating app for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people, says it is signing 30,000 new users per week and has 1.5 million monthly active users.

Muzz says it has facilitated 15,000 marriages among 1.2 million Pakistani users, using profile blurring and a chaperone mode built for family involvement.