Kim Harris

PLEEZR has launched a dating app that matches users on "masculine and feminine energy" scores, but it has published no methodology or validation data.

Tawkify survey of 911 partnered Americans finds 44% schedule sex, a possible retention opening for dating platforms.

Dua, an Albanian diaspora dating app launched in 2020, has 1.1 million registered users, but its revenue and active user numbers are undisclosed.

Grindr, with 15 million users, is expanding into health, events and culture under CEO George Arison. The story calls it mission creep, bar health services.

Hinge data shows book mentions on dating profiles rose 29% over the past year, and 41% among women, 12 percentage points above the overall user base.

Hinge ranks first in 5W Public Relations' Dating App AI Visibility Index 2026, ahead of Tinder, Match.com, Bumble and The League, across over 50 queries.

Ashley Madison says India rose from eighth to third globally for sign-ups, with Kanchipuram first nationally per capita in its May 2026 data.

Match Group survey: 64% of U.S. singles aged 18 to 39 used AI for profiles or chats, but 47% view AI negatively in romantic relationships.

Linda Kim has resigned as CEO of Hyperconnect, the Seoul-based firm Match Group bought for $1.73B in June 2021, its largest acquisition.

Match Group's Chispa launched 'Lucky Losers', a football-defeat dating campaign for Latino singles, with in-app stickers and Alto rides.

Indian media say Gen Z job-hunt on Hinge and date on LinkedIn, but no usage data supports it. Match Group has disclosed no figures on such misuse.

Derek Chadwick is launching Goose, an application-only gay dating app that uses 'waves' instead of swipes, but it has not disclosed membership criteria.

Bumble is launching 'Bee Line', a monthly YouTube advice series, after paying users fell 23.1% year-on-year in Q1 2025 and revenue fell 14.1%.

Tinder has named Duolingo's former PR director Monica Earle as Global Head of Communications, as its revenue fell 5% year-over-year in Q3 2024.

Three Day Rule reports single mothers are now 21.5% of members, up from 19.8% a year earlier, a 1.7 percentage point rise.

Tawkify's survey of 98,798 US matchmaking clients finds men will date 14.7 years younger but only 8.76 years older on average.

QuackQuack's survey of 10,384 users found 60% use personality labels like "Golden Retriever Energy" as matching criteria, pointing to demand for better filters.

True for Two, a marriage-focused dating app, launched across the US after Dallas testing but has disclosed no verification or pricing details.

Happn says 36% of Dutch singles have had a gym crush and 87% never acted on it, as the app pushes offline events with TrainMore in Amsterdam.

Match Group reported Tinder's Paying User count fell 8% year-over-year in Q4 2024, as psychologists describe a Gen Z 'crush recession'.