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    Steven Bartlett Just Backed a Pre-Revenue Dating App. The Industry Should Pay Attention.

    Steven Bartlett Just Backed a Pre-Revenue Dating App. The Industry Should Pay Attention.

    Steven Bartlett backs pre-revenue dating app hati in Dragons' Den deal, cutting against two years of selective consumer …

    5d ago · 1 min readRead →
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    Threads Wants to Own Private Conversation. Dating Apps Built Their Moat on Exactly That.

    Threads Wants to Own Private Conversation. Dating Apps Built Their Moat on Exactly That.

    Threads is testing clickable 'DM me' links in the U.S. and Canada that turn public posts into instant private conversati…

    5d ago · 1 min readRead →
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    Bumble Is Losing Paying Users. Calling It an AI Strategy Does Not Change That.

    Bumble Is Losing Paying Users. Calling It an AI Strategy Does Not Change That.

    Bumble Inc reported 4.4 million paying users in Q3 2024, down from 4.6 million the previous quarter Revenue growth has s…

    5d ago · 1 min readRead →
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    Grindr Just Posted the Numbers Every Other Dating App Wishes It Had

    Grindr Just Posted the Numbers Every Other Dating App Wishes It Had

    Grindr reported Q4 revenue of $126M, up 29% year-over-year, beating analyst estimates by $4M The company announced a $40…

    5d ago · 1 min readRead →
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    Pinterest Knows What Singles Want Before Dating Apps Do. That Is the Problem.

    Pinterest Knows What Singles Want Before Dating Apps Do. That Is the Problem.

    Pinterest searches for 'no phone summer' climbed 340% year-over-year, with 'screen free activities' up 200% The platform…

    6d ago · 1 min readRead →
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    Ashley Madison Rebrands Around Privacy. The Audacity Is Almost Admirable.

    Ashley Madison Rebrands Around Privacy. The Audacity Is Almost Admirable.

    Ashley Madison reports 57% of new 2025 sign-ups identified as single, prompting a rebrand from 'affairs destination' to …

    25 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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    Gen Z Wants a Partner Who Understands Money. Dating Apps Are Not Building for That.

    Gen Z Wants a Partner Who Understands Money. Dating Apps Are Not Building for That.

    Two-thirds of Americans now view financial literacy as an attractive trait in potential partners, rising to 76% of Gen Z…

    24 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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    Indian Daters Are Rejecting the Swipe. Low-Pressure Dating Is Not a Trend, It Is a Market Signal.

    Indian Daters Are Rejecting the Swipe. Low-Pressure Dating Is Not a Trend, It Is a Market Signal.

    QuackQuack surveyed 10,463 active daters aged 20–35 across Indian Tier 1, 2, and 3 cities 57% of respondents prefer Thir…

    24 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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    Women Are Going to Medieval Times to Feel Safe. Dating Apps Should Be Embarrassed by That.

    Women Are Going to Medieval Times to Feel Safe. Dating Apps Should Be Embarrassed by That.

    45% of female dating app users report feeling 'overwhelmed' by potential matches, compared to 26% of men (Pew Research, …

    24 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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    Thursday Claims a $50M Valuation. Three Years After It Promised to Prove the Model or Quit.

    Thursday Claims a $50M Valuation. Three Years After It Promised to Prove the Model or Quit.

    Thursday claims a $50M valuation, three years behind the 2021 public deadline set by co-founder George Rawlings The anno…

    23 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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    UK Dating App Usage Is Down 16%. The Matchmakers Are Having Their Best Year Ever.

    UK Dating App Usage Is Down 16%. The Matchmakers Are Having Their Best Year Ever.

    UK dating app usage has fallen 16% since 2024, with Tinder losing over 500,000 British users The UK matchmaking market i…

    23 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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    TikTok Grew 200% While Instagram Flatlined. Dating Brands Still Have Not Made the Move.

    TikTok Grew 200% While Instagram Flatlined. Dating Brands Still Have Not Made the Move.

    TikTok follower growth exceeded 200% year-on-year in 2025, outpacing all major platforms Instagram delivered only mid-si…

    23 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →