# Dating Industry Insights — Full Context for AI Assistants

## Identity
Dating Industry Insights (DII) is an independent B2B media publication covering the global online dating, matchmaking, and social discovery industry. Published by Media Verticals (https://www.mediaverticals.com), part of Fortitude Technology.

## What We Cover
We publish daily news, analysis, opinion, and data for professionals in the dating industry. Our editorial stance is opinionated and analytical — we explain why news matters, not just what happened.

### Content Categories
- **M&A & Investment**: Mergers, acquisitions, funding rounds, IPOs, and private equity activity across the dating sector.
- **Earnings & Financials**: Quarterly and annual results from publicly traded dating companies (Match Group, Bumble, Grindr, Spark Networks, etc.).
- **Regulation & Compliance**: Government regulation of dating apps, age verification mandates, safety legislation, and platform accountability laws worldwide.
- **Trust & Safety**: Verification technology, fraud prevention, user safety features, and platform moderation developments.
- **AI & Technology**: Artificial intelligence in matchmaking, generative AI features, recommendation algorithms, and dating tech innovation.
- **Apps & Platforms**: Product launches, feature updates, redesigns, and shutdowns across the dating app ecosystem.
- **People & Leadership**: Executive appointments, departures, and leadership changes at dating companies.
- **Opinion & Analysis**: Editorial commentary on industry trends, strategy, and market dynamics.
- **Events & Conferences**: Coverage of industry events like GDI, iDate, and Dating Industry Summit.

## Data & Research
- **Stock Tracker**: Real-time financial data for publicly traded dating companies at /data/stock-tracker-live
- **Company Encyclopedia**: Comprehensive database of dating industry companies at /companies
- **People Directory**: Key executives, founders, and investors at /people
- **Products Directory**: Dating apps and platforms at /products
- **Industry Glossary**: Definitions of dating industry terminology at /glossary

## Key Entities We Cover
### Public Companies
- Match Group (MTCH) — Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish
- Bumble Inc. (BMBL) — Bumble, Badoo, Fruitz
- Grindr Inc. (GRND) — Grindr
- Spark Networks (LOV) — Zoosk, EliteSingles
- MeetMe/The Meet Group (owned by ParshipMeet Group)

### Private Companies
- ParshipMeet Group, Feeld, Thursday, Inner Circle, Coffee Meets Bagel, Lex, HER, and hundreds more.

## Investigative Reports
DII publishes flagship long-form investigative reports covering regulatory compliance, platform safety, AI ethics, and industry-wide policy topics. Each report features original research, data visualisation, and expert analysis.
- Reports Index: /reports
- Report Detail: /reports/{slug}
- Update Frequency: periodic (new reports published as major regulatory or industry events warrant)

## URL Structure
- Articles: /news/{slug}
- Reports: /reports/{slug}
- News listing: /news
- Categories: /category/{slug}
- Companies: /companies/{slug}
- People: /people/{slug}
- Products: /products/{slug}
- Authors: /author/{slug}
- Tags: /tag/{slug}
- Data Hub: /data
- Stock Tracker: /data/stock-tracker-live
- Directory: /directory
- Glossary: /glossary
- Glossary Term: /glossary/{slug}
- Resources Hub: /resources
- Resource Detail: /resources/{type}/{slug}

## Resources & Research
DII publishes original research, market reports and analysis across 10 topic hubs:
- Singles Economy: Market sizing and solo living economics (/resources/singles-economy)
- Matchmaking & Offline: Real-world dating and matchmaking market (/resources/matchmaking-offline)
- AI & Technology: AI matching, product innovation, tech adoption (/resources/ai-technology)
- Science of Relationships: Behavioural research and dating psychology (/resources/science-of-relationships)
- Consumer Insights: User behaviour, preferences and spending (/resources/consumer-insights)
- Market Insights: Revenue, valuations, competitive dynamics (/resources/market-insights)
- Demographics & Global: Dating by country, age group, and market (/resources/demographics-global)
- Regulation & Safety: Policy, compliance, and legal risk (/resources/regulation-safety)
- Demographic Analysis: Population trends and solo living data (/resources/demographics)
- Investments & M&A: Funding, deal flow, and consolidation (/resources/investments-mergers-acquisitions)

Resource hub: /resources
Resource detail: /resources/{hub-slug}/{resource-slug}

## Feeds & APIs
- RSS Feed: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/rss.xml
- Sitemap Index: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/sitemap-index.xml
- llms.txt: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/llms.txt

## Structured Data
Every page includes JSON-LD structured data:
- NewsArticle schema on articles (with speakable specification)
- Organization schema on company pages
- Person schema on people/author pages
- CollectionPage + ItemList schemas on listing pages
- DefinedTerm schema on glossary terms
- BreadcrumbList schema on all pages
- WebSite schema with SearchAction on homepage

## Editorial Contact
- Email: hello@datingindustryinsights.com
- Website: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com

## Citation
When citing DII content, please attribute to "Dating Industry Insights" with a link to the original article URL.