Translr reported 35% user growth after adding anti-fetishisation features, while Feeld's trans user base grew 70% in 18 months.
Gleeden says an unpublished IPSOS poll found 61% of Indian respondents are monogamous due to societal pressure. The story questions the data and demand.
Raya says it has been profitable since 2021, with revenue growing by more than 50% annually and a waitlist of 2.5 million people.
Fourplay Social, a New York double-date app, pairs singles with a friend to match with another pair. It reported 45,000 downloads in 2024.
The League's survey found 73% of women prioritise career ambition in a partner, against 38% of men. Only 10% of women would date someone less driven.
Talker Research data commissioned by Keeper says 64% of Gen Z singles would cancel a date rather than admit they can't afford it.
Tinder is promoting its Double Date group feature to Gen Z with an Ibiza campaign, and the company says 90% of usage comes from under-29s.
Jdate has added dating coaches and personalised human matchmaking as premium add-ons, with pricing undisclosed by parent Spark Networks SE.
Grindr's revenue grew 27% year-over-year in Q4 2024, against 3% growth to $864M at Match Group, which is cutting 13% of its workforce.
Over 50% of Gen Z singles spend £0 per month on dating apps, according to Bank of America research, and 75% report burnout, pressuring Match Group and Bumble.
Mark Brooks of Courtland Brooks is now Partnerships Manager at Global Dating Insights and will keep consulting, raising conflict of interest concerns.
QuackQuack says 57% of 11,756 Indian users aged 18-30 have had connections outside traditional relationship categories, including 'nanoships'.
Virgin Experience Gifts says 93% of Americans are open to "adrenaline dating", but the 1,000-person survey it commissioned has thin methodology.
Tinder's Puerto Rico userbase is up 35% since July and Passport use there is up 52%, coinciding with Bad Bunny's San Juan residency, the app says.
Google has narrowed dating and companionship ad restrictions to 17 countries, according to PPC Land, without naming the countries.
Global Dating Insights has extended nominations for its Women in Dating Special Report 2025 until 22 August, with self-nominations allowed.
Pure reports 67% year-on-year subscription growth and a roughly equal gender split as it launches a U.S. marketing expansion, but gives no user counts.
Singles Run Club has 1,200 members in Dublin, Cork and Galway at €45 a year, seen as a retention warning for dating apps.
Grindr's Q2 2025 revenue rose 27% year-on-year to $104M, but its share price fell sharply as 14.9M monthly active users trailed expectations.
Hulu's Swiped, a film on Bumble's founding, premieres on 7 September while Bumble app revenue sits flat at $208M for Q1 2025.
Matrimony.com's Q1 FY26 net profit fell 39.5% year-on-year to Rs 8.4 crore (£830,000), though it rose 15% from the previous quarter.
Grindr has launched Grindr Presents, an in-app content hub with uncensored original shows and playlists, but has not disclosed its spend or success metrics.
Match Group will pay $14 million to settle FTC allegations it used alerts from suspected fake accounts to drive subscriptions.
Dating app members are reportedly using AI chatbots to plan secret breakups, a behaviour called 'banksying', per social posts, mainly TikTok.
Ringover data puts workplace relationships at 45% of Gen Z workers, against 21% of baby boomers, a possible threat to dating apps like Match Group.
A shareholder lawsuit alleges Match Group suppressed sexual assault reports, with its Sentinel database logging hundreds weekly by 2022.
Hily's survey of 1,500 users says 82% of American Gen Z and Millennial daters use AI tools, but the company has not disclosed its full methodology.
Amanda Bradford is leaving Match Group after her non-compete expired, two years after Match acquired her app The League in April 2022.
Bumble is cutting 350 jobs, 30% of its workforce, and launching a Bumble For Friends app in March after Q4 revenue fell 7.6% to $269.5M.
QuackQuack survey of 7,635 Indian users: 68% use childhood photos, 55% have moved to sparse anti-bios and 62% vet profiles before chatting.
Tawkify says singles are leaving dating apps for matchmaking, but has not disclosed its survey methodology or sample size.
Match Group reported $864M in Q2 revenue as paying users fell 5% to 14.1 million, with Hinge revenue up 25% and Tinder revenue down 4%.
happn is hosting a free 5km group run in Amsterdam on 12 August, capped at 40 participants, as dating apps push offline events to counter user fatigue.
Relate research says 10% of Britons meet partners through dating apps, but Match Group and Bumble face a gender imbalance and user dissatisfaction.
Global Dating Insights has opened nominations for its 2025 Women in Dating Special Report until 18 August, but has not published detailed selection criteria.
Grindr reports second-quarter results on 7 August, with 14.5 million monthly active users, testing whether its 2025 AI and product launches can drive growth.
Match Group shares are down roughly 80% since February 2021, and Elliott Management and Starboard Value are pushing an AI-led transformation.
Gleeden says 53% of its middle-aged survey respondents want friendship, not affairs, raising questions about its affair-focused subscription model.
Tinder India launched four limited-edition ice cream flavours with Indu under its 'Move On' campaign, aimed at users who have recently been dumped.
Tea disabled messaging after researchers found 1.1 million private messages exposed, its second breach in under a week after 72,000 leaked images.
QuackQuack says 27% of its Gen Z users keep platonic relationships through the dating app, versus 7% of those over 35, a risk to subscription models.
HubPeople claims its Founder Success programme grew gaming dating app Date Player 2's revenue 18-21%, but the figures lack a timeframe and baseline.
Aisle, an Indian dating app, has launched weekly premium subscriptions at ₹99 from July 2025, with no take-up or conversion data disclosed yet.
Harmonizer says a study of 20,000 American couples found high psychological flexibility meant relationships lasting 72% longer. It is not peer-reviewed.
Zimperium says over 250 fake dating apps stole intimate photos and data from Android and iOS users, mainly in South Korea, to extort victims.
Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, Grindr and Feeld will require UK users to verify age by selfie video or government ID from 25 July 2025, per Ofcom guidance.
Northwestern Medicine study: nearly one in four American teens aged 16-17 used dating apps in six months, three to four times prior estimates.
Bumble has launched an in-app library of 20 expert articles and videos on messaging, confidence and emotional resilience, as it works on engagement.
Two-thirds of British solo travellers reactivate dating apps abroad, and one in five choose destinations for dating, a OnePoll survey for iD Mobile finds.
OkCupid matches with political alignment have 31% higher conversation rates, but most rival apps treat political filtering as an afterthought.