Trending

    Latest News

    All
    Community & Directory
    Daily News Wire
    Data & Analytics
    Financial & Investor
    Regulatory Monitor
    Technology & AI Lab
    All dates
    2026
    2025
    2024
    Regulatory Monitor
    A Chinese matchmaking agency office interior with staff members working at office desks.

    China's Matchmaking Fraud Crackdown: A Warning for Markets with Gender Imbalances

    Chinese prosecutors handled cases involving 1,546 individuals accused of matchmaking fraud between January 2024 and Marc…

    Friday 14th August (16 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
    A young couple sitting together while reviewing a dating app interface on a smartphone in a modern city.

    QuackQuack's Gen Z Survey: Strategic Dating or Just Better Labels?

    Nearly 3,945 respondents aged 23 to 28 from QuackQuack's survey of 10,000+ Indian dating app users reported having at le…

    Friday 14th August (16 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Technology & AI Lab
    Two pairs of young adult friends using smartphones while sitting on a sunlit villa terrace.

    Tinder's 'Double Date Island': Content Strategy or Product Mirage?

    Tinder's revenue rose 5% year-on-year to $516M in Q2 2024, whilst payers declined 6% to 10.2 million subscribers Season …

    Friday 14th August (16 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Regulatory Monitor
    A smartphone displaying the Tinder application resting beside data protection and privacy regulatory documents.

    Match Group's €11M GDPR Fine: A Manageable Cost, Not a Deterrent

    Match Group set aside $9.1 million (€8-11 million) to cover a GDPR fine from Ireland's Data Protection Commission—85% be…

    Thursday 13th August (1 day ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Technology & AI Lab
    A software developer reviews lines of code across multiple glowing computer monitors in a modern engineering office setup.

    Grindr's AI Productivity Claim: A 200-Engineer Mirage?

    Grindr reports engineering output increased 2.5-3.5x since mid-2024 with flat headcount, equivalent to 200 additional en…

    Thursday 13th August (1 day ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
    An Indian couple celebrating their engagement in traditional wedding attire alongside family members.

    Matrimony.com Doubles Profit: A Lesson in Pricing Power Western Apps Ignore

    Matrimony.com quarterly net profit jumped 127.5% year-on-year to ₹19.1 crore (£1.4M) in Q1 fiscal 2027 Average transacti…

    Thursday 13th August (1 day ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Community & Directory
    A presenter delivering a slide presentation to an audience during a Mattr singles event in Edinburgh.

    Mattr's 'Pitch My Queer Bestie' Event: Social Proof as Product Strategy

    Mattr hosted a sold-out 'Pitch My Queer Bestie' event in Edinburgh on 31 July in partnership with Diageo and Edinburgh P…

    Wednesday 12th August (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
    A person holding a smartphone displaying a mobile dating application interface.

    Bumble's Women-First Rule Is Gone. Was It Ever About Empowerment?

    Bumble has abandoned its women-message-first rule after twelve years, allowing either party in heterosexual matches to i…

    Wednesday 12th August (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Regulatory Monitor
    A smartphone screen displaying a secure dating app profile verification prompt with a digital identity shield.

    Coffee Meets Bagel's AI Fraud Detection: A Trust Play or a Credibility Risk?

    81% of Coffee Meets Bagel active users completed selfie verification within three months of launch 80% of Singapore memb…

    Wednesday 12th August (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
    A young person wearing headphones while listening to audio content on a smartphone.

    Hinge's Audiobook Gambit: Brand Building or Retention Mirage?

    Match Group's Hinge has launched an audiobook collection featuring real couples' origin stories, distributed via Spotify…

    Tuesday 11th August (3 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
    A person holding a mobile phone displaying a dating application user interface with age filter settings.

    Dating Apps Shrink Age Gaps: A Product Design Reckoning

    Singles who met online had 37.4% lower odds of having an age gap of six years or more, according to analysis of 3,292 U.…

    Tuesday 11th August (3 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Technology & AI Lab
    A smartphone displaying a dating app profile interface alongside conceptual digital network graphic connections.

    TUGG's AI Compatibility Claim: Innovation or Just Another Quiz?

    71% of US dating app users report frustration with existing platforms, according to Pew Research Tinder's paying subscri…

    Tuesday 11th August (3 days ago) · 1 min readRead →