Kim Harris

26% of 18-39 year-olds now use AI to analyse dating messages, up 300% year on year, though nearly half view AI negatively in romantic contexts.

QuackQuack survey of 11,738 Indian daters finds 40% in Tier 1 cities rejected matches over emotional expectations, then regretted it.

One in five US employees has used LinkedIn to vet a dating app match, according to a Zety survey of 1,023 US employees.

Sydney Run Club draws 200-600 weekly participants without pitching itself as dating, which an analysis says shows users tiring of app efficiency.

Rebounce, QuackQuack's app for divorced, separated and widowed singles in India, has 700,000 profiles since launch, says CEO Ravi Mittal.

A YouGov survey finds 21% of partnered Britons met digitally: 16% via dating apps and 5% via browser-based sites.

Dateability says its users have reached 65,000, nearly double January's 33,000, and it has launched a browser version of its app for disabled daters.

Derek Chadwick has left gay dating app Goose less than eight weeks after launch, with no board seat, advisory role or equity retained.

QuackQuack's study of 11,500 Indian users aged 18 to 35 found 48% of metro and suburban daters edit messages out of empathy, not performance anxiety.

Eventbrite data shows singles trivia socials up 403% year-over-year, as AppsFlyer says 69% of dating apps downloaded in November 2024 were deleted.

Over a third of British adults are kissing less than five years ago, a survey finds, raising questions about dating apps' engagement-led business models.

More than 45% of respondents in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore reported "dial-toning", says QuackQuack's survey of Indian dating app users.

Tinder released season two of reality series Double Date Island on 13 August, with no disclosed season one viewership or feature adoption data.

Grindr says AI lifted engineering output 2.5-3.5x since mid-2024 with flat headcount, worth about $60 million a year, but it gave no quality metrics.

Dating apps are linked to smaller partner age gaps: singles who met online had 37.4% lower odds of a gap of six years or more, a new study finds.

Lee Mullen's TUGG, a County Tyrone AI dating app, is still a prototype with no beta testing or published user data, despite its compatibility claims.

Michael Kaye is leaving Match Group after seven years leading communications, including OkCupid, as dating apps move from traditional PR to creators.

Happn survey of 600 Dutch users: 63% would pause dating apps while travelling if seeing someone, and 47% say a trip hastens exclusivity talks.

Eight Riga bars are testing Meet Me at The Bar, a Latvian dating app that shows who is at each venue in real time and bypasses messaging.

A Tawkify survey of 1,009 people finds 39% of partnered Americans discovered misaligned relationship goals, a possible churn driver for dating apps.