Known raised $9.7M from Forerunner, NFX, Pear VC and Coelius Capital to charge $30 per date, and claims an 80% match-to-meetup rate.
TikTok removed 143 million videos for counterfeit violations between January and June 2024, a warning on trust and safety for dating apps.
Reddit says its AI Max campaigns cut user acquisition costs by 17% in alpha tests, but dating apps should test before moving budgets.
Tinder says swipes ran 13% above annual averages from 1 January to 14 February 2024, with about 380 matches a second at peak on Dating Sunday.
Hinge recorded a 31.2% surge in likes on Dating Sunday (4 January), but Match Group's Q3 2024 revenue grew just 1% year-on-year to $895M.
A creator with 500,000 followers might now reach 12,000 people per post as algorithms replace follower counts, affecting dating app influencer marketing.
SugarDaddyMeet now requires photo verification, blocking unverified users from messaging, video and voice, as it cites AI-generated images as a threat.
Chinese state media says the TikTok deal is only a "basic framework consensus", raising risk for dating apps' Valentine's Day marketing spend.
Match Group and Bumble's Asia push looks defensive, the analysis argues, as India's 200 million 2025 downloads bring lower ARPU than North America.
Hinge founder Justin McLeod is leaving to build Overtone, an AI-focused dating app backed by Match Group. COO Jackie Jantos becomes Hinge CEO.
Vietnamese dating app Hullo has announced an AI matchmaking system backed by Nvidia, AWS and Google, but has not disclosed models or match quality data.
LinkedIn has passed 100 million verified users and launched a Verification API that lets other platforms authenticate users against them.
Matrimony.com shares jumped 14% as its board prepares to consider a third share buyback on 29 January, after earlier premiums of 27% to 71%.
Match Group's paying users fell 6% to 10.3 million while Replika's subscribers grew 35%, according to Sensor Tower.
Hinge's new Convo Starters feature uses generative AI to write personalised first messages for users based on match profiles.
Grindr has backed the App Store Accountability Act, which would require Apple and Google to verify ages in their app stores. LGBTQ+ groups oppose it.
GoodDate, a US nonprofit dating app, has launched with no ads or paywalls. Founder Drew Harding has not said how it will be funded.
TikTok launched its Nearby Feed in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Norway, showing local public posts and challenging dating apps' venue discovery role.
Hily won a Red Dot Award for its 2024 rebrand, which centres on less polished profiles, but its announcement details no product changes.
Bethenny Frankel launched The Core, a screened dating community charging members between $700 and $1,200, with success measured by matches made.
Tinder's 2025 Year in Swipe report claims users are deprioritising physical attraction for shared values, but gives no sample sizes or methodology.
Date Draft plans a January 2026 launch with a 'Trade Room' where users pass on unwanted matches; no research is cited for its founder's claim.
Meta says Facebook Dating is a top player in the US with no traditional marketing, but Connor Hayes gave no user, retention or revenue figures.
Meta says more than half of Instagram time is now in Reels, pushing dating apps to swap static ads for video or face higher CAC.
A Hily survey of 1,700 Americans says 92% of millennials and 74% of Gen Z use dating apps during work hours, an 18-point gap.
Seeking CTO Yoon Chang says dating platforms are "easy targets" for romance scammers. Action Fraud puts UK losses at £92.7M in the year to March 2024.
Hinge users are rejecting matches over clichéd prompt answers, a PureWow survey finds. With three prompts per profile, each carries roughly 33% of its weight.
BLK's survey of 4,000 Black Gen Z users finds 86% discuss faith, finances and family goals within the first few dates, and 40% meet through groups.
Meta is making Advantage+ automated ads the default for all advertisers, removing manual targeting as standard, which affects dating apps.
Widowed and Young is charging £40 per ticket for a 2 December speed-networking event in London, as Match Group and Bumble avoid widowed dating products.
Blazr, a cannabis-focused dating platform, has appointed Alex Sergeev, founder of Meetville, as co-founder and head of growth after 15 years in dating.
Grindr's board ended a $3.46 billion take-private bid on 24 November 2025 after Ray Zage and James Lu failed to show financing. Shares fell 10.6%.
First-month dating app uninstall rates rose from 65% to 69% between 2024 and 2025, according to AppsFlyer. Match Group paying users fell 5%.
Hinge's survey of 30,000 users finds 47% of Gen Z women avoid deeper questions, assuming men don't want them. Two-thirds of Gen Z men say they do.
Snapchat will lock Australian accounts believed to belong to under-16s from 10 December. Platforms face penalties of up to A$49.5 million.
The Weekend Club says it has run 10,000 AI-matched brunch tables in six cities, with dynamic pricing based on attendance history and no-show risk.
Digital Dudes moved its 29 regional UK dating brands to HubPeople's Affinity platform, reporting conversion rises exceeding 80 per cent.
QuackQuack survey of 8,738 users finds 27% of Indian daters aged 22-35 once mistook toxic patterns for passion, and 60% now view drama as unhealthy.
Facebook Dating has 21 million daily active users, Meta disclosed on an earnings call, reached with almost no marketing and no disclosed revenue plan.
Higo has launched profile verification and a celebrity look-alike feature, branded 'Authentic-First Matching', without disclosing user numbers.
Sister Wives says Texas makes up more than 10% of its 15,000 US users, but the figures are unverified and come from one company.
Info Edge Ventures bought the remaining 3.65% of Aisle Network for Rs. 5.50 crores ($650,000), giving it full ownership of the five-app dating group.
Dating apps and sites were the top way American couples who married between 2024 and 2025 met, at 27%, according to The Knot.
Happn has launched AI venue recommendations in chat in France, Brazil, Turkey and the Netherlands, to help matched users turn matches into first dates.
X has made end-to-end encrypted DMs, video calls and disappearing messages free for all users, adding a new off-platform route for dating app chats.
Yuzu, the London-based Asian dating app, has launched a 'phygital' campaign with Chubby Group, with a web series, £14 cocktail and events.
Match Group will pay $14M to settle FTC claims over fake romantic interest notifications, and must let users cancel via their signup channel.
Grindr presented a 36-piece fashion collection with Rainbow Wool, using wool from rescued rams, as its EBITDA margin hit 39.4% in Q3 2024.
Matrimony.com's net profit fell 41% year-on-year to ₹167 million ($2M) in Q2 FY2026, as revenue slipped 1% to ₹1.57 billion ($18.7M).
Pop the Balloon or Find Love, a YouTube dating show, has launched a dating app with its cast members, testing whether spectacle can keep users.