# Industry Insights Group

> Source: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/companies/industry-insights-group | Publisher: Dating Industry Insights (High Intent Media Inc) | Last checked: 2026-10-20


**In short:** Industry Insights Group is a specialist B2B media group founded by Simon Corbett. Global Dating Insights was its first brand, and Corbett says it now has eight B2B media brands across several industries. GDI was sold to Courtland Brooks in September 2026, ending Corbett's 13-year run as its head.

## Key facts

- Type: Media and consultancy
- Founder: Simon Corbett
- Founder: Founded by Simon Corbett, who also founded Global Dating Insights in late 2013 (2013) [source](https://www.globaldatinginsights.com/featured/exclusive-global-dating-insights-acquired-by-courtland-brooks/)
- Fact: Corbett says the group has eight specialist B2B media brands; GDI was its first (2026-09-16) [source](https://www.globaldatinginsights.com/featured/exclusive-global-dating-insights-acquired-by-courtland-brooks/)
- Acquisition: Global Dating Insights was sold by Corbett to Courtland Brooks, announced 16 September 2026 (2026-09-16) [source](https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/global-dating-insights-acquisition-courtland-brooks)

## About

Industry Insights Group, also referred to as IIG, is a specialist B2B media group founded by Simon Corbett. Its first media brand was Global Dating Insights (GDI), which Corbett founded in late 2013 as a dedicated B2B media platform for the online dating industry. Corbett says the group now has eight specialist B2B media brands across several industries. The brands other than GDI are not named in the sources found. On 16 September 2026 Global Dating Insights reported that GDI had been acquired by Courtland Brooks, the online dating consultancy led by founder and CEO Mark Brooks, who will lead GDI's next stage of development. GDI runs events in London, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, New York, Singapore and San Francisco, and says it has over 30,000 unique monthly visitors. Dating Industry Insights described the sale as showing that specialist B2B media brands can be sold as standalone assets.



## Questions



**Who founded Industry Insights Group?** Simon Corbett, who founded Global Dating Insights in late 2013 and then the wider group.

**What happened to Global Dating Insights?** It was acquired by Courtland Brooks, announced on 16 September 2026.

**What does Industry Insights Group do?** Industry Insights Group is a specialist B2B media group founded by Simon Corbett. Global Dating Insights was its first brand, and Corbett says it now has eight B2B media brands across several industries. GDI was sold to Courtland Brooks in September 2026, ending Corbett's 13-year run as its head.


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