Match Group
In short: Match Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTCH) owns a portfolio of dating apps including Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, Meetic, Azar, Her and The League. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. IAC formed Match Group in 2009 around Match.com, which launched in 1995. Match Group listed in November 2015 and became fully separate from IAC in July 2020. Spencer Rascoff has been chief executive since February 2025.
Key facts
| Type | Dating platform |
|---|---|
| Listed | MTCH |
| Headquarters | USA |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Apps and brands | Archer, Azar, BlackPeopleMeet, BLK, Chappy, Chispa, Fruitz, HER, Hinge, HingeX, Jack'd, Match.com and others |
| Website | mtch.com |
| LinkedIn profile |
Features and products
- Matched: Match Group curated in-app matchmaking service [Dating Industry Insights, 14 January 2026]
- Singles in America: Match Group's annual study of US singles [Dating Industry Insights, 14 September 2026]
- Tindership: Match Group's branded internship programme with 27 interns [Dating Industry Insights, 18 May 2026]
People
- Amanda Bradford, Founder
- Ann McDaniel, Board Director
- Ariel Charytan, CEO
- Badia Berrada, Corporate affairs lead, Europe
- Bernard Kim, Former CEO
- Darrell Cavens, Board Director
- Faye Iosotaluno, Former CEO
- Gary Swidler, Former President
- Glenn Schiffman, Board Director
- Hesam Hosseini, COO (departing June 2026)
- Jackie Jantos, Chief Executive Officer
- Jonathan Kirkland, Head of Marketing & Brand, BLK
- Malgosia Green, CEO
- Manuel Bronstein, Board Member, Match Group
- Pamela Seymon, Director (departing)
- Robyn Exton, Founder & CEO
- Sean Edgett, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
- Sharmistha Dubey, Departing director, Match Group; former chief executive
- Spencer Rascoff, CEO
- Steven Bailey, CFO
- Tamika Young, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
- Thomas J. McInerney, Chairman of the Board
- Tim Sullivan, Board Director
- Tracey Breeden, Head of Safety & Social Advocacy
- Will Wu, Former CTO
- Yoel Roth, Trust and Safety lead
Former leaders
- Sam Yagan, former CEO (until 2015)
Apps and brands
- Archer: Match Group's dating app for gay and queer men.
- Azar: Video chat and social discovery app, acquired via Hyperconnect by Match Group.
- BlackPeopleMeet: BlackPeopleMeet is an online dating network for Black singles, operated under the People Media name and part of Match Group.
- BLK: Dating app designed for Black singles.
- Chappy: Dating app that Match Group operated for years before shuttering it.
- Chispa: Dating app designed for Latino singles.
- Fruitz: Fruit-themed dating app acquired by Match Group in 2022.
- HER: Dating and social app for LGBTQ+ women and queer people.
- Hinge: Designed to be deleted. Relationship-focused app with prompted profiles and best-in-class RPP.
- HingeX: Subscription product offered by Hinge that generates revenue through user retention and in-app purchases.
- Jack'd: Dating app that settled with New York's Attorney General for $240,000 in 2019 after exposing users' private photos for over a year.
- Match.com: One of the original online dating platforms, focused on serious relationships.
- Meetic: Leading European dating platform popular in France, Italy, and Spain.
- OkCupid: Question-based matching platform using compatibility algorithms.
- OurTime: Match Group product mentioned as serving the over-50s demographic.
- Pairs: Match Group's leading dating app in Japan and East Asia.
- Plenty of Fish: Free-to-use dating platform with a large global user base.
- Salams: Muslim dating app focused on meaningful relationships.
- Ship: Friend-assisted dating app owned by Match Group.
- Stir: Stir is a Match Group dating app and community for single parents, launched on 21 March 2022 on iOS and Google Play.
- The League: Selective dating app for ambitious professionals, acquired by Match Group in 2022.
- Tinder: The world's most popular dating app with swipe-based matching across 190+ countries.
- Tinder Plus: Price increases drove 2023's subscriber declines that still haven't fully reversed.
- Upward: Upward is a dating app owned by Match Group. It launched in March 2020 as FTH, short for Faith, and was renamed Upward later that year.
- Yuzu: Dating app for the Asian community, launched by Match Group in early 2024.
Dating industry investments
Stories about Match Group
- Tinder had been static but is evolving, Match Group's Mmegwa says
Match Group's Chine Mmegwa told City AM Tinder had been static but is evolving, as Tinder's daily active user decline narrowed to 4% in Q2. - Match Group's Roth details Tinder and Hinge India safety features
Match Group's Yoel Roth told Business Standard Tinder and Hinge require video selfies in India, with screenshot blocks and a claimed 40% bad-actor drop. - Match Group consensus stays Hold with $42.46 target, MarketBeat says
MarketBeat's tally has Match Group at consensus Hold from 16 firms, 9 Hold and 7 Buy, with a $42.46 average target against a cited $42.40 share price. - Match Group's Tinder scammer reach rose sevenfold, report says
A Hassan-led congressional report says Tinder left scam models stale for years as median scammer reach rose more than sevenfold. Match disputes parts. - Match Group's Japan Bet: Pairs Over Tinder for Revenue Growth
Match Group aims to double Japan's revenue contribution from 5% to 10%, relying on Pairs (27% share) rather than Tinder (9%). - Match Group's Governance Under Fire: The Sentinel Data Dilemma
A pension fund sued Match Group in Delaware on 23 September over board communications about Sentinel, its database of assault and violence reports. - Match Group's Localisation Pivot: A Last-Ditch Effort or Strategic Masterstroke?
Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff expects user and subscriber declines to continue until at least 2027, as Tinder localises features across 166 countries. - Match's Singles Study: Optimism Abounds, But Action Lags
Match's Singles in America study says 72% of US singles are open to dating, but only 16% are actively seeking a committed relationship. - Match Group's AI Gamble: Europe's Privacy Labyrinth as a Global Blueprint
Match Group is rolling out GDPR-compliant AI matchmaking and safety tools across Tinder, Hinge and its other European platforms. - Match Group's Portfolio Play: Tinder Events and the Swipe Era's End
Match Group's Q2 revenue fell 1% year-on-year but net income rose 36% to $171M, as CEO Spencer Rascoff backs Tinder Events, Sniffies and HER. - Match Group's $650K Settlement: A Reality Check on Safety Theatre
Match Group settled with New Jersey for $650,000 over how Tinder, Hinge and other apps described criminal background checks. - Match Group's Transparency Test: Will Tinder's Turnaround Hold Up?
Match Group hosts an investor session on 3 September on Tinder's product changes over the past 12 to 18 months, covering culture and testing cadence. - Match Group's €11M GDPR Fine: A Manageable Cost, Not a Deterrent
Match Group has provisioned $9.1 million for an Irish GDPR fine over Tinder data requests, 85% below its $60 million maximum exposure. - Tinder's Missed Connections: Innovation or Privacy Nightmare?
Tinder is testing a seven-day location-based Missed Connections feature in Canada and Australia. Match Group gave no data retention details. - Tinder's Q2: A Make-or-Break Moment for Match Group's Revenue Strategy
Match Group's Q2 earnings are due this week, with Tinder revenue forecast at approximately $446M against $207M for Hinge, per Barron's. - Match Group's 5% Subscriber Drop: A Strategic Retreat in Disguise
Match Group's paying subscribers fell 5% in the quarter to 14.2 million, and it is adding group features and offline events to reach Gen Z. - Tinder's $60.5M Settlement: A Pricey Lesson in Age-Based Pricing
Tinder will pay $60.5M to settle a class action alleging it charged users over 30 approximately double the price paid by younger users. - Tinder's 'New Coke' Moment: Can Match Group Reverse Gen Z's Swipe Fatigue?
Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff says Tinder's monthly active user decline has eased from roughly 12% to between 6% and 7%, helped by Double Date. - Match Group's $18M Bet on Overtone: A Swipe Model Requiem?
Match Group led an $18M seed round for Overtone, Justin McLeod's AI voice-based dating startup, which will not launch until late 2026. - Match Group's $10M AI Spend: A Cost Center, Not a Headcount Saver
Match Group has doubled its 2026 AI budget to $10 million and capped spending, while slowing hiring as it assesses AI's effect on staffing. - Match Group's Gen Z Paradox: Belief in Love, But Not in Dating Apps
Match Group research finds 80% of Gen Z believe they will find true love, but only 25% of adults under 30 rank a relationship as their main goal. - Match Group's AI Strategy Faces User Backlash: A Product Dilemma
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's Exit: Is Hyperconnect's $1.73B Promise Fading?
Linda Kim has resigned as CEO of Hyperconnect, the Seoul-based firm Match Group bought for $1.73B in June 2021, its largest acquisition. - Tinder's Diesel Partnership: A Fashion Fix for a Queer Credibility Crisis
Tinder and Diesel have announced a 17-piece Pride 2026 capsule collection, with $100,000 each donated to LGBTQIA+ charity Outright International. - Match Group's Gas Giveaway: A Desperate Bid to Fuel User Engagement
Match Group's BLK app is offering $500 gas gift cards to 10 users, and BLK says 77.6% of its users report financial stress around dating. - Match Group's 'Tindership' Revival: A Strategic Bet on Gen Z Relevance
Match Group has revived its internship programme as 'Tindership'. More than 30,000 people applied for 27 places, which run from 1 June through 28 August. - Match Group's Swipe Crisis: Revenue Grows as Users Flee
Match Group's Q1 2026 revenue rose 4% to $864M even as Tinder's monthly active users fell 7% year-on-year as of March 2026. - Match Group's AI Strategy: Margin Play or Product Renaissance?
Match Group posted Q1 revenue of $864M, beating estimates, as paying subscribers fell 5% to 13.5 million and it said it will slow hiring. - Match Group's $100M Sniffies Stake: A Test of Patience or Prelude to Monetization?
Match Group has invested $100M for a minority stake in Sniffies, with an option to acquire the app outright later. Announced on 27 April. - Match Group's Iris Gamble: Trust or Regulatory Recklessness?
Match Group is partnering with World to introduce iris-scanning verification on Tinder. World has faced action in Spain, Kenya and Germany.
Also mentioned in
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- BBC: singles turn to IRL dating events as Tinder brings them in-app
- Bumble shares more than double to $5.95 on Ithaca takeover
- Bumble payers fall 16.4% as revenue per payer rises, TechRound says
- Bloomberg reports tech clients turn to high-fee human matchmakers
- CNN says Bumble, Grindr and Hinge are bringing AI into dating
- Tinder and Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo run SwipeCenter pop-up in Shibuya
- Bumble plans to drop swiping in select markets from Q4 2026
- Law firms probe fairness of Bumble's $6.05 take-private price
- Match Group CEO Rascoff says Tinder fix is culture, not algorithm
- Bumble launches searchable Handles a day after $1.3B Ithaca deal
- FTC sues Digital Forensics over alleged $60M sextortion scheme
- Bumble to install Ithaca founders Gupta and Hegeman as co-CEOs
- Miami startup Stoke plans venue-based dating and friendship app
- Bumble agrees $1.3B sale to Ithaca Holdings at $6.05 a share
- Character.AI files for Chapter 11 as Disney bids $20M for its tech
- Instagram rules out dating feature as Mosseri points to DMs
- Dixner buys Crush Party to launch singles events brand Dixner Crush
- ODDA launches consumer safety panel of 12 to 16 people for dating apps
- eharmony to seek appeal after Australian court declares six breaches
- Hinge replaces bans with a mandatory lesson for minor harassment
- Feeld revenue rises 32% to £64M as pre-tax profit hits £11.4M
- Grindr's $320M Healthcare Bet: Vertical Integration or Privacy Gamble?
- Tinder's Group Hangouts: Innovation or Identity Crisis?
- Ditto's Viral Growth: FOMO-Driven Sign-Ups or Genuine Dating Success?
Questions about Match Group
What does Match Group do?
Match Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTCH) owns a portfolio of dating apps including Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, Meetic, Azar, Her and The League. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. IAC formed Match Group in 2009 around Match.com, which launched in 1995.
Where is Match Group based?
Match Group is based in USA.
When was Match Group founded?
Match Group was founded in 1995.
Which apps does Match Group own?
DII's directory lists Archer, Azar, BlackPeopleMeet, BLK, Chappy, Chispa, Fruitz, HER, Hinge, HingeX, Jack'd, Match.com and others.
Also known as: Match Group (MTCH), MTCH, MTCH Technology Services.