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    Happn

    Dating App / Platform

    Location-based dating showing people you've crossed paths with.

    FranceFounded 2014Website

    Overview

    Location-based dating showing people you've crossed paths with.

    DII Coverage

    Valentine's Day Loses Its Edge: Dating Apps Face a New Reality

    39% of Happn users consider being single on Valentine's Day 'not very serious', marking a shift away from romantic urgency January and summer now consistently outperform Valentine's Day for new regist…

    Data & Analytics19 Feb 2026

    Happn's 'Single Support' Campaign: Clever Positioning or Cynical Stunt?

    Happn is offering three Dutch singles up to €1,500 towards housing costs between 14–23 February as part of its "Single Support" campaign A December survey of 1,158 happn users in the Netherlands found…

    Daily News Wire13 Feb 2026

    DUA AG's IRLY Acquisition: The Indie Label Dilemma in Dating Apps

    DUA AG has acquired Vancouver-based personality-first dating app IRLY in an undisclosed all-cash deal IRLY emerged from UBC's entrepreneurship programme with internet personality Cameron Dallas as co-…

    Financial & Investor13 Feb 2026

    Snapchat's Super Bowl Playbook: A Missed Opportunity for Dating Apps

    Match Group reported an 8% year-on-year decline in average session times across its portfolio in Q4 2025 63% of UK singles cite 'too many features I don't use' as a reason for deleting dating apps, ac…

    Technology & AI Lab9 Feb 2026

    Left Field's Shark Tank Win: A Bet on Scarcity Over Swipe

    Left Field secured £156,000 ($200,000) from Kendra Scott and Alexis Ohanian on Shark Tank for 8% equity plus 4% advisory shares The app limits users to just two algorithmically curated matches per wee…

    Financial & Investor28 Jan 2026

    WhatsApp's Group Features: The Real Threat to Dating Apps' Post-Match Play

    WhatsApp handles over 100 billion messages daily across 2 billion users Bumble's paying user base fell 6% year-over-year in Q4 2024 Match's Tinder posted flat revenue growth in Q4 2024 WhatsApp rolled…

    Financial & Investor8 Jan 2026