Palm Venture Studios has acquired matchmaker Three Day Rule and plans to expand it into relationship wellness and ongoing support services.
The Feels charges $49 per monthly singles event in Los Angeles, using somatic dating techniques, with no disclosed conversion data.
Match Group says 30% of Tinder matches now involve LGBTQ+ users, as Tinder, Bumble and Grindr run Pride campaigns to compete for queer users.
SNS Insider forecasts the dating app market will reach $15.56 billion by 2032, with more than 72 per cent of revenue from premium subscriptions.
TikTok's 'dating for dinner' trend, where users take dates for free meals, could erode subscriber trust in dating apps.
Hinge has launched profile prompts redesigned with therapist Esther Perel, but has released no data on whether they improve matches.
Fewer than 1,000 users have signed up to Browser Dating, an art project that matches people on their last 5,000 visited websites.
AlgoAI Tech has launched a-love, a white-label dating platform for faith groups, universities and brands, with no pricing or clients disclosed.
A study of 1,044 US adults links heavy dating app use to more depression and anxiety, raising the risk of social media-style regulation for operators.
Dinky One, a dating platform for men concerned about penis size, has joined the Pure Payout affiliate network, which has operated since 2007.
Ashley Madison has launched Discreet View Mode, blurring profiles by default and free to all members, unlike premium-gated rivals.
A Hily-commissioned survey of 3,000 Americans finds 62% of dating app users aged 18-40 feel 'not perfect enough' on the apps.
Singles are using ChatGPT and Claude for dating advice and profile writing, a shift that could cut engagement and subscription value for Match Group and Bumble.
Grindr is testing AI chat summaries and smart match lists for 25% of Unlimited subscribers, with users criticising the paywall on Reddit.
ARCHER's first Trends Report says 61.5% of 551 surveyed users prioritise long-term relationships, but the sample is small and self-selected.
Four dating apps launched in February 2025 promising to fix algorithm opacity with AI, after US user dissatisfaction hit 71% in 2024, per Pew.
Mattr, the London dating app, is raising the final £35,000 of its round from angel investors after failing to win VC backing.
JPMorgan downgraded Bumble to "underweight" with a $5 price target, implying 30% downside, and warns declines could last until 2027.
Flure, a dating app with no stated-intention fields, has reached 1.5 million US installs since 2023 but has not shared retention or active user data.
Hinge is testing chat limits, and Match Group says AI-suggested openers raised matches and contact exchanges by 15% in Q4 2024 tests.
ACCC sues eHarmony in federal court over alleged hidden auto-renewal terms in 2021 and 2022 free trials, with some users pursued by debt collectors.
Grindr has launched Right Now globally, a feature for one-hour disappearing status updates, with limited weekly sessions for free users.
Tinder is testing a paid height preference tool that weights match recommendations instead of filtering, after losing 700,000 subscribers in Q1 2025.
Grindr raised its 2025 revenue guidance to $405M-$415M after Q4 2024, citing stronger-than-expected engagement and conversion.
One-third of Hinge survey respondents would consider dating outside their usual boundaries, with higher rates among Gen Z.
LoveJack, a London-based dating app, launches next month with five-word profiles and five daily interactions, then plans US cities and India.
Tinder plans a global double-dating launch this summer as Spencer Rascoff shifts the app to "meaningful connections" to win back Gen Z.
Tinder, Bumble and Hinge earned $4 billion since January 2024, while Tinder revenue rose 35% as its active users fell 9%, per Match Group.
A January 2025 Bankrate survey found 54% of single Americans skipped dating opportunities over cost, a demand risk for dating apps.
Sniffies was removed from Apple's App Store months after its March 2025 iOS launch, with 'ongoing content restrictions' cited.
US dating app users, predominantly women, are spoofing locations to Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal after the 5 November election.
Yuzu is running multi-city in-person events for Asian and Pacific Islander singles in the US, but has not published data on retention or conversion.
Tinder is offering 20 users up to £150 each to subsidise the cost of taking a date to a wedding, in a promotion running through 31 May.
Japanese courts have awarded damages for 'lost life opportunities' to women deceived by married men on dating apps, in at least two cases this year.
Happn has launched a Paris metro ad campaign for its proximity matching, though it has not disclosed campaign spend, revenue or performance figures.
Tinder CEO Faye Iosotaluno will step down in July after 18 months, with Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff taking direct control of the app.
Southampton and Harvard research on 20,000 mock profiles found Conservative supporters aged 18-40 were rejected more often than Reform UK backers.
E.l.f. Beauty has partnered with matchmaker Tawkify on a dating show, but apps still hold 95%+ of the market, so matchmaking remains niche.
Tinder named Mumbai agency Adtomica its India brand partnerships Agency on Record after a 150,000-voucher Blinkit campaign at 75% off Tinder Plus.
Meetline has launched globally with route-based matching, claiming 7,000 transit systems in 1,200 cities. It has not said how it sources the data.
Match Group has acquired HER, the dating app for queer women and non-binary people. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Dating startup Thursday has sold nearly 800 tickets for its Dubai debut and plans eight MENA cities by end of 2025, aiming for 20,000 monthly attendees.
Tinder, Hinge and Bumble made an estimated $311 million in April 2025, a record month for the trio, according to Appfigures.
Hinge CEO Justin McLeod says the app will not use AI to write messages or profiles, only to nudge fuller prompts, as Match Group nears Q1 earnings.
Ofcom's 2024 Online Nation Report says unique users and time spent on dating apps have fallen, with British users distrusting app algorithms.
Grindr has launched A-List, a generative AI feature for premium subscribers that summarises past conversations, and opened a Palo Alto AI office.
OkCupid's survey claims 75% of users always discuss boundaries before intimacy, but its 500+ sample and 93% honesty claim point to response bias.
Bumble chief legal officer Elizabeth Monteleone is leaving after ten months, according to a regulatory filing, amid wider executive turnover.
A Hily survey of 2,700 daters found 41% of Gen Z would not date someone their mother dislikes, despite mostly hiding relationships from her.
Sociologist Maren Harwood-Hooper says under-30 dating app users use ironic profiles to avoid seeming earnest, a risk for match quality and retention.