Kim Harris

Rizz, an AI dating assistant, has reached 7.5 million downloads since launching in 2022 and ranked as the 5th most downloaded dating app.

QuackQuack says 46% of 7,500 female respondents see dating apps as safer than meeting in person. The survey covered only its own users.

Bumble partners with Unprude, a Filipino sexual health platform, to promote sexual wellness talks among women in the Philippines.

Match Group appoints former Twitter CLO Sean Edgett as chief legal officer from 23 September, replacing Jared Sine, as regulatory scrutiny of dating apps grows.

Tinder launched a 'Bans Off Our Bodies' t-shirt with fashion brand Area and a $25,000 Planned Parenthood donation during New York Fashion Week.

Tinder has relaunched Tinder U as 22% of college students use dating apps weekly, down from 41% in 2020, according to a Student Voice survey.

Feeld has launched 'First Timers', a seven-episode YouTube series on kink, as dating apps shift from matchmaking towards producing content.

Dating.com says willingness to date across party lines fell from 55% to 49% in election years, and 72% of American singles discussed politics on apps.

Grindr, Tinder and Bumble are adding AI writing tools as Match Group revenue fell 3% in Q4 2024 to $864M from $893M, with Bumble up just 3% to $274M.

Hannah Fry's analysis of OkCupid data finds men's stated age preferences skew towards younger women, narrowing the matching pool for women over 35.

Third-party AI dating assistants charging £4.99 to £9.99 weekly could divert an estimated £665M a year from Tinder alone.

Rater has hired Lee-Michael Pronko of HeresMe Agency as Head of Growth, aiming for 100,000 users by mid-2025 with an anti-catfishing pitch.

Austin-based dating app After requires users to give a reason when they unmatch and sends it to the match as a message. It launches this month.

Edith Cowan University eye-tracking study of 40 students finds income and job prestige on dating profiles shift men's and women's visual attention.

YouMatch has launched an AI relationship coach that analyses messages and facial expressions, with no published clinical trials or peer review.

Singapore research finds 40 per cent of women aged 21-34 don't intend to marry, raising questions for Match Group and Bumble's relationship pitch.

Six niche dating apps, including Ark and Botly, have launched with no user or revenue data disclosed, and their features already exist on larger platforms.

Dating.com research claims 71% of American singles have dated internationally, but no sample size or methodology is disclosed.

QuackQuack says 80% of 12,000 surveyed users in India say family values significantly shape their dating choices, posing a segmentation test for apps.

Aarhus University study of 48 speed daters links physiological synchronisation to attractiveness, with top-quartile synchronizers rated about 0.8 points higher.