Only 26% of British adults would definitely date someone with different political views, and 14% of Gen Z, a Lovehoney-commissioned survey says.
Hyperlocal dating in Japan, Iceland and China suggests a smaller addressable market for Match Group and Bumble, but none shows proof of scale.
QuackQuack survey: 43% of Indian dating app users aged 18-28 assess emotional readiness, and 80% say they reject 'situationship' energy.
DateGuard, a biometric verification service for dating users, launches in April 2026 with no disclosed independent audit of its 24-hour data deletion.
Chinese dating platform Yidui has refiled for a Hong Kong IPO, reporting 16.4% of users pay and 98.7% of revenue from virtual gifts.
Match Group is down 38% and Bumble 52% over twelve months as Bay Area startups, including AI matchmaker Known, launch one-match alternatives to swiping.
Matchmaker.com, built by Mark Brooks, has launched as a referral platform connecting singles with professional matchmakers via a questionnaire.
Tinder will require all Dutch users to submit a facial scan from 4 April or lose their account, following a similar UK rollout.
Gleeden says it has 4 million Indian users, with female membership up 148% in two years. The figures are self-reported and unverified.
The EU's temporary derogation allowing CSAM scanning expired on 3 April without a replacement, leaving dating apps in a legal grey zone.
Plus 1, a South Florida plans-based app, reached 10,000 downloads in six months and introduced premium tiers without disclosing retention data.
Match Group has launched The League, its invite-only, LinkedIn-verified dating app, in Mumbai and Delhi, its first expansion into Asia.
Match Group is suing broker Marsh USA for $3.9M, alleging a 48-hour delay in notifying Beazley voided coverage for a Tinder Super Like lawsuit.
Sonder, a London dating app, says it has 6,500 users without paid acquisition, using a sign-up that takes 45 minutes to two hours.
DestinyDial, a phone-based dating service, reports 53 per cent quarterly growth in active users, according to the company. The figure is self-reported.
Tinder is repositioning as a 'connection platform' to address loneliness, citing a $125M annual trust and safety spend and in-person events.
Two UNC students launched Anchor, a swipe-free dating app that arranges dates at specific venues and runs group dinners, but it has no public user figures.
Australia's eSafety Commissioner warned Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube that their age checks let under-16s retry verification.
Lorraine Adams has relaunched her dating services directory as an AI-powered platform that reportedly earns affiliate commissions.
Match Group settled with the FTC over OkCupid sharing user data with Clarifai without consent, with no fine, versus $14M for billing complaints.
Tinder downloads fell 21%, from 61 million in 2021 to 48 million in 2025, as Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff restructures the app into smaller teams.
Hinge CEO Justin McLeod warns that AI risks replacing the vulnerable interactions behind deep connection, as parent Match Group adds AI features.
France's government charter on homophobic ambush attacks has been signed by Tinder, Meetic, Bumble and Grindr, and requires extended data retention.
Dating apps have until summer 2026 to meet Ofcom's cyberflashing rules or face fines based on global revenue, under the Online Safety Act.
49% of partnered Indians have had sexual or intimate interactions with AI, per a Gleeden-commissioned IPSOS survey of 1,500 people in March 2026.
Friending has raised £5M in seed funding for a friendship app that deletes chats after 48 hours and pushes in-person meetups, a model the story questions.
36% of UK online daters now use AI for profiles or messages, up from 21% a year ago, according to a Bluebella survey of 2,000 UK singles.
Keeper, a Y Combinator-backed dating app live in Boston, matches users by AI-assigned attractiveness ratings. It raised $4 million pre-seed in December 2025.
Tinder has made video selfie verification compulsory for all new UK users, with Match Group reporting a 40% drop in scam-related reports.
New Mexico jury awards $375 million in civil penalties against Meta over child safety claims, raising legal risk for dating apps' age checks.
China's parent-led matchmaking apps charge parents RMB 1,200 (£132) a year, as marriage registrations fell to 6.76 million in 2025.
A University of Rochester study of 594 participants found narrative dating profiles beat list-based bios on empathy and romantic attraction ratings.
A survey of 1,000 US adults found 22% say AI could improve relationships, but 16% would end one if a partner used AI-generated romantic advice.
Dining app 222 has raised $10.1M in Series A funding, taking its total to $13.7M, for AI-curated group dinners at $22 per month in four US cities.
Hinge CEO Jackie Jantos says the app's algorithm does not favour attractive users, but the claim cannot be independently verified.
'Pop the Balloon or Find Love' YouTube creators launched a dating app for Black singles in February, with a 'Match Lock' one-chat limit.
Tinder has reportedly bought the rights to the BBC's I Kissed a Girl and I Kissed a Boy, with a celebrity version to stream in its app.
Tawkify research of 1,012 U.S. adults finds two-thirds of singles won't commit without friends' approval, and one in five has dropped a match.
Lamu, a Seattle-based dating app, has launched with a £7.50 monthly paywall and one to two matches per week, with photos hidden until mutual interest.
Goldrush, a dating app from a King's College London master's student, launched this month at UK universities and reveals only mutual right swipes.
Grindr plans an 'AI-native' app by 2026 with hotel bookings and a health marketplace, as its CEO claims AI writes 70% of its code.
Harris Poll: 65% of Gen Z singles open TikTok daily despite 60% reporting less trust, while 42% prioritise face-to-face socialising.
UK dating platforms must report child sexual abuse material to the National Crime Agency from 7 April, with fines up to 10% of turnover or £18M.
Sequel, a dating app for over-50s, combines AI with human moderation against romance scams but has not shared pricing or subscriber numbers.
Muzz traffic fell 20% in early Ramadan 2026, founder Shahzad Younas says, with the steepest drops in Europe and North America.
Tinder has added AI camera roll scanning to infer personality traits and curate daily matches, after Tinder revenue fell 6% year-over-year in Q4 2024.
Grindr has disabled distance-based tracking in Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic athlete villages and replaced third-party ads with safety messaging.
Begins, a South Korean dating app, has launched AI matching based on "lifestyle alignment", raising explainability and compliance questions for operators.
Grindr is testing a premium AI tier in beta with curated matches to cut scrolling, and says it will sit above the $50 monthly Unlimited tier.
Arrows research finds 54% of US singles use AI for dating, and 58% see it as 'digital catfishing', based on 1,008 respondents.