Kim Harris

Hinge's survey of 31,000 users finds 52% of LGBTQIA+ daters say uncertainty makes them date more slowly, at odds with app engagement models.

Hornet is expanding its Model Search competition to Turkey and Thailand in 2026, saying the 2025 Thailand edition drew over 1,000 participants.

Bumble has launched Plans, a paid feature for group dating events with hidden venues, as its shares sit 86% below their February 2021 peak.

Hily research says 75% of pet owners would end a relationship before rehoming their pet, while 78% of allergic singles would take regular medication.

MAXION, a UAE dating app, has dropped algorithm-heavy matching for in-person dates and launched a YouTube series hosted by founder Christiana Maxion.

Howdy, LoveAbility and Bhava launched in April 2025 as niche dating apps for rural singles, users managing health challenges and the Indian diaspora.

Lovehoney survey: only 14% of UK 18-24 year olds would date someone with different political views, versus 28% of over-65s and 33% of Boomers.

Breeze, the Dutch dating app charging £9.50 per date, has launched in the UK, where users report repetitive venues, according to The Independent.

A Grindr-commissioned survey says 83% of UK users prefer profile photos showing personality, released alongside its Pride 'Thirst Trap Boot Camp'.

New Zealand startup Guardian Flame launched with mandatory government ID verification and risk scores built from previous dates' feedback.

Lovehoney's survey of 2,000 UK adults finds 35% of homosexual respondents use sex for period pain relief, versus 16% of heterosexuals.

Tinder and Diesel have announced a 17-piece Pride 2026 capsule collection, with $100,000 each donated to LGBTQIA+ charity Outright International.

Research highlighted by the BBC links a "cycling on, cycling off" pattern of dating app deleting and reinstalling to worsening mental health.

Michigan State University study of 535 people finds those shown 31 dating profiles reported stronger commitment intentions than those shown 6.

Dating app SURF is the official dating partner of the World Surf League's US Open, 25 July to 2 August, in the WSL's first dating app deal.

Feeld's survey of 1,112 members found 72% changed or considered changing their profiles after its Reflections tool, but it had no control group.

HubPeople's Hubbi 3.0 adds ChatGPT and Claude CoWork agent support and AEO schema markup to its white-label dating site builder.

Tawkify's survey of 1,023 singles claims 92% have experienced "future faking" on dating apps, and 40% admit to doing it themselves.

A Dating.com survey of 2,000 adults found 14% have chosen sexting over physical sex even when in-person intimacy was available.

DatePhotos.AI has launched a Realness Score rating AI-generated dating photos from 1 to 100, despite 2023 bans on such images by Tinder and Hinge.