--- title: "Dating Industry News | Breaking Stories & Analysis" url: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news description: "Breaking news and expert analysis on online dating. Platform launches, M&A deals, regulation, earnings, and technology developments." lang: en-GB --- Trending Once's Pivot to Chat: A Confession of Abandoning Dating for Monetization: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/once-was-built-now-selling-chat | Club Introductions' Mid-Market Gamble: Filling America's Matchmaking Gap: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/club-introductions-affordable-matchmaking-us | Match Group's Upward Pivot: A Bet on Intent Over Identity: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/christian-dating-app-upward-marriage-focus | Dating Apps' Safety Crisis: A Regulatory Reckoning Looms: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/99-percent-women-abuse-dating-platforms | Facebook Dating's Quiet Dominance: A Free Model Disrupts Paid Platforms: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/facebook-dating-gains-ground-dating-apps # Latest News All Community & Directory Daily News Wire Data & Analytics Financial & Investor Regulatory Monitor Technology & AI Lab All dates 2026 2025 Financial & Investor ### Once's Pivot to Chat: A Confession of Abandoning Dating for Monetization Once raised $18M in 2021 as a quality-focused dating app offering one curated match per day The platform now markets its… Thursday 24th September (1 hour ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/once-was-built-now-selling-chat Community & Directory ### Club Introductions' Mid-Market Gamble: Filling America's Matchmaking Gap Club Introductions charges £1,000 ($1,250) for six months of matchmaking, positioning between free dating apps and $50,0… Wednesday 23rd September (20 hours ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/club-introductions-affordable-matchmaking-us Financial & Investor ### Match Group's Upward Pivot: A Bet on Intent Over Identity Match Group has repositioned Upward, formerly a Christian dating app, for the third time in under five years The app now… Wednesday 23rd September (1 day ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/christian-dating-app-upward-marriage-focus Regulatory Monitor ### Dating Apps' Safety Crisis: A Regulatory Reckoning Looms 99% of heterosexual women in Australia experienced tech-based abuse on dating platforms in the previous quarter, with in… Tuesday 22nd September (1 day ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/99-percent-women-abuse-dating-platforms Data & Analytics ### Facebook Dating's Quiet Dominance: A Free Model Disrupts Paid Platforms Facebook Dating ranked first in 22 of 25 different use-case scenarios measured by Morning Consult, outperforming Tinder,… Tuesday 22nd September (1 day ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/facebook-dating-gains-ground-dating-apps Regulatory Monitor ### Australia's Digital Duty of Care: A Death Knell for Self-Regulation in Dating Apps 99% of heterosexual women in Australia reported experiencing harmful behaviour on dating apps in the preceding three mon… Tuesday 22nd September (1 day ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/australia-new-duty-care-dating-apps Financial & Investor ### 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 before stabilising … Tuesday 22nd September (2 days ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/ceo-spencer-rascoff-match-group-strategy Financial & Investor ### ParshipMeet's Pivot: Abandoning Gen Z for Profitable Over-40s ParshipMeet Group revenue rose 5% at Parship and 25% at eharmony following pivot to over-40s demographic Conversion rate… Monday 21st September (3 days ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/dating-apps-gen-z-vs-40 Financial & Investor ### Tantan's Event Strategy: A New User Acquisition Model or Costly PR? Tantan reports 90% attendance rates at physical fitness events, far exceeding typical free event no-show rates of 40-60%… Friday 18th September (6 days ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/tantan-joins-irl-dating-events Financial & Investor ### Grindr's Experiential Marketing: Monetizing Brand Discomfort Grindr's advertising revenue reached $73.6 million in 2024, up 37% year-on-year, bucking industry trends The platform mo… Friday 18th September (6 days ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/grindr-irl-events-grow-brand-business Regulatory Monitor ### EU's Kids Act: Age Verification Becomes a Costly Mandate for Dating Apps The European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act would impose fines of up to 6% of global annual revenue for age verificat… Friday 18th September (6 days ago) · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/eu-proposes-social-media-ban-children Community & Directory ### Courtland Brooks Buys GDI: Editorial Independence or Influence Play? Mark Brooks has acquired Global Dating Insights through his consultancy Courtland Brooks, consolidating advisory and med… Wednesday 16th September · 1 min read Read → https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/global-dating-insights-acquisition-courtland-brooks ## Structured data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "News" } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "CollectionPage", "name": "Dating Industry News | Breaking Stories & Analysis — Dating Industry Insights", "description": "Breaking news and expert analysis on online dating. Platform launches, M&A deals, regulation, earnings, and technology developments.", "url": "https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Dating Industry Insights" } } ] ```