ParshipMeet Group says revenue rose 5% at Parship and 25% at eharmony after it pivoted to over-40s daters and dropped its Gen Z focus.
Tantan says approximately 90% of registered participants attend its fitness events and claims female sign-ups rise by 5% the week after.
Grindr's ad revenue reached $73.6 million in 2024, up 37%, according to company disclosures, as it shifts spend into live events.
The proposed EU Kids Act would fine platforms up to 6% of global annual revenue for age verification failures, raising stakes for dating apps.
Mark Brooks has bought Global Dating Insights via his consultancy Courtland Brooks. No editorial safeguards have been disclosed.
Hily survey of 5,400 US daters: 44% of Gen Z women and 39% of millennial women see free dates as low interest, as millennial dates cost $252.
Tinder's recommendation overhaul, which prioritises six-message conversations, saw sustained conversations rise 2% year-on-year in August.
Matrimony.com claims 80% of its traffic is organic, but has not disclosed its methodology. Match Group spent $751M on sales and marketing in 2023.
Grindr generates approximately $3 million in revenue per employee, behind only Nvidia among major US tech firms, according to recent data analysis.
Liangpei, a Chinese dating app, charges £221 upfront and refunds users who have not married within three years. It has 9,300 active users.
Anthropic detected 4,700 AI-generated dating profiles that engaged with at least 25,000 people in two weeks, before the dating platforms did.
Match's Singles in America study says 72% of US singles are open to dating, but only 16% are actively seeking a committed relationship.
Blackstone has recovered roughly double its $2.1 billion Bumble investment, per Business Insider, as Bumble's market cap fell 96%.
MeetMeetNow, a Japanese dating app, has dropped messaging so users match in person at public landmarks, raising safety questions for the industry.
Grindr will pay £26 million to settle a UK class action over alleged sharing of HIV status and other sensitive data with analytics firms.
Chapter 2 Dating says it reached break-even in July 2025 after three months of record revenue, with marketing spend down by more than 50% year-on-year.
Dating platforms must deploy hash matching for non-consensual intimate images by 30 September, when Ofcom can enforce the Online Safety Act.
ATEAM, a New York dating app, caps use at 11 minutes a day and five conversations with no like button. It has shared no data on outcomes.
Coffee Meets Bagel launched in Australia with an anti-swipe campaign, citing YouGov research it commissioned showing 91% frustration.
Australia proposes making platforms offer algorithmic or chronological feeds, with fines up to A$200 million. Dating apps may fall in scope.
Meetmarket, a Berlin gay dating app not yet launched, raised €161,456 from roughly 1,300 backers in June, pitching privacy against Grindr.
45% of Ashley Madison's female members say they reached their sexual peak at age 40 or older, according to a survey of 885 members.
Match Group is rolling out GDPR-compliant AI matchmaking and safety tools across Tinder, Hinge and its other European platforms.
EliteSingles has launched Elite Select, a $499-per-month tier with human concierge support, priority visibility and a shareable Elite Select Card.
Europe's online dating market will grow from $1.15bn in 2025 to $1.63bn by 2031, says ResearchAndMarkets, as GDPR limits clash with dating app AI.
Match Group's Q2 revenue fell 1% year-on-year but net income rose 36% to $171M, as CEO Spencer Rascoff backs Tinder Events, Sniffies and HER.
Bumble, Hinge and Match offer political filters, while Ipsos polling says nearly one third of Britons find cross-political dating hard or impossible.
Thursday, the London event-based dating app, won App of the Day in the US App Store after co-founder George Rawlings cited $50M in platform value.
Hello Group now lists Coffee Meets Bagel's international business in its brand portfolio with no announcement, press release or regulatory filing.
Match Group settled with New Jersey for $650,000 over how Tinder, Hinge and other apps described criminal background checks.
Ofcom says Online Safety Act duties for dating platforms remain in force despite 2027 changes, including completed Children's Access Assessments.
Surf will run Blind First Dates at Hyrox events in London, Dublin, Birmingham, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro this autumn, following New York and Miami.
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission fined matchmaking firm Duo ₩345M (£184,000) for false advertising about member quality and matchmaker numbers.
EliteSingles has relaunched under SuccessfulMatch with no original members and a 40% price cut, after Spark Networks closed it in April.
Indian cybercrime authorities warn fake dating app ads on Facebook and Instagram are spreading malicious Android APK files that seek SMS access.
Grindr is launching Edge, an AI concierge tier costing up to $499.99 per month, as only 9% of its 15 million monthly active users pay.
Ember, a dating app built by one developer, operates across 177 countries with translation in over 100 languages and mandatory ID checks.
Seeking.com now publicly shows photos of alleged scammers and says its AI catches more than 90% before they message members. UK GDPR risks are raised.
Yeet kept its Founder Club at 2,000 members to get deeper product feedback. It says users spend 85% of active time in conversation, unverified.
Tinder Thailand's 'The Real Finds The One' campaign tells Gen Z users to stop curating profiles for right-swipes, countering performative profiles.
CrowdMatch, a Las Vegas startup, will launch on Android in New York with no bios and photo-only matching decided by crowd votes, with iOS to follow.
Thursday has shut its dating app and now runs in-person mixers in 150 cities, but has not disclosed event pricing, attendance or profitability.
A 2012 psychological review found dating apps expand social circles well but show weak evidence that compatibility algorithms predict lasting relationships.
26% of 18-39 year-olds now use AI to analyse dating messages, up 300% year on year, though nearly half view AI negatively in romantic contexts.
QuackQuack survey of 11,738 Indian daters finds 40% in Tier 1 cities rejected matches over emotional expectations, then regretted it.
One in five US employees has used LinkedIn to vet a dating app match, according to a Zety survey of 1,023 US employees.
Omi says 60% of users have completed optional facial verification, while 85 cases led to RM8.43M in scam losses reported to Malaysian police.
New Zealand has tabled legislation banning under-16s from major social media. Dating apps may inherit its age verification standards, with costly compliance.
Sydney Run Club draws 200-600 weekly participants without pitching itself as dating, which an analysis says shows users tiring of app efficiency.
Malaysia has rejected mandatory ID checks for dating apps, choosing fraud detection and bank controls instead, after 462 victims lost RM32.7M to romance scams.