DatingBuzz denies a breach after threat actors claimed to be selling 670,000 of its user records on dark web forums, according to MyBroadband.
Bumble has launched Plans, a paid feature for group dating events with hidden venues, as its shares sit 86% below their February 2021 peak.
Hily research says 75% of pet owners would end a relationship before rehoming their pet, while 78% of allergic singles would take regular medication.
MAXION, a UAE dating app, has dropped algorithm-heavy matching for in-person dates and launched a YouTube series hosted by founder Christiana Maxion.
A UK dating app launched in 2021 is up for sale with 25,000 registered users and 5,000 monthly actives, as the dating M&A market has contracted.
Howdy, LoveAbility and Bhava launched in April 2025 as niche dating apps for rural singles, users managing health challenges and the Indian diaspora.
A US appeals court let Texas enforce its App Store Accountability Act, adding app store age friction that could raise dating apps' acquisition costs.
Lovehoney survey: only 14% of UK 18-24 year olds would date someone with different political views, versus 28% of over-65s and 33% of Boomers.
Breeze, the Dutch dating app charging £9.50 per date, has launched in the UK, where users report repetitive venues, according to The Independent.
A Grindr-commissioned survey says 83% of UK users prefer profile photos showing personality, released alongside its Pride 'Thirst Trap Boot Camp'.
New Zealand startup Guardian Flame launched with mandatory government ID verification and risk scores built from previous dates' feedback.
Lovehoney's survey of 2,000 UK adults finds 35% of homosexual respondents use sex for period pain relief, versus 16% of heterosexuals.
Grindr's 'Bussy' tour will visit London, Cannes, Amsterdam, Brighton and Madrid in 2026, its third year globally and second in Europe.
Tinder and Diesel have announced a 17-piece Pride 2026 capsule collection, with $100,000 each donated to LGBTQIA+ charity Outright International.
Research highlighted by the BBC links a "cycling on, cycling off" pattern of dating app deleting and reinstalling to worsening mental health.
Michigan State University study of 535 people finds those shown 31 dating profiles reported stronger commitment intentions than those shown 6.
Match Group's BLK app is offering $500 gas gift cards to 10 users, and BLK says 77.6% of its users report financial stress around dating.
Breeze has launched group dating events in London for up to eight singles, with no pre-event messaging, as an alternative to app chat.
Dating app SURF is the official dating partner of the World Surf League's US Open, 25 July to 2 August, in the WSL's first dating app deal.
Feeld's survey of 1,112 members found 72% changed or considered changing their profiles after its Reflections tool, but it had no control group.
HubPeople's Hubbi 3.0 adds ChatGPT and Claude CoWork agent support and AEO schema markup to its white-label dating site builder.
Tawkify's survey of 1,023 singles claims 92% have experienced "future faking" on dating apps, and 40% admit to doing it themselves.
A Dating.com survey of 2,000 adults found 14% have chosen sexting over physical sex even when in-person intimacy was available.
DatePhotos.AI has launched a Realness Score rating AI-generated dating photos from 1 to 100, despite 2023 bans on such images by Tinder and Hinge.
Niche apps Geek Meet Club and Cherry Dating use manual vetting and ID checks, as Sumsub figures show 54% of UK users AI-enhance profiles.
A survey of 9,347 Indian daters found 51% favour "soft exits" over ghosting, and 48% practise "kind rejection" by slowing replies.
Chunkr, a gay dating app built by solo developer Justin, reached 1,500 iOS users shortly after its April 2025 launch and is free at launch.
Tinder is hosting pickleball, art classes and silent discos in Los Angeles as CEO Spencer Rascoff targets Gen Z swipe fatigue.
ateam, a wellness dating app, launched in New York with an 11-minute daily usage cap and 15 fitness studio partnerships.
Coffee Meets Bagel says 70% of active users completed AI video selfie verification in the first month after its April rollout.
Hinge is earmarking up to $200,000 for French community groups through One More Hour, which has donated $2.3M globally since 2024.
Grindr's Q1 revenue reached $130 million, up 38% year-on-year, and it raised full-year guidance to $535 million as Match backs rival Sniffies.
More than 25% of fraudulent payment cases in Canada involve stolen credit cards, against 19% globally, TransUnion says. Dating apps have focused on AI.
Tinder Canada's Astrology Mode campaign drew over 770,000 influencer impressions and more than 24,000 engagements, according to NetInfluencer.
Tinder's Year in Swipe 2025 report says 64% of young singles want emotional honesty, putting Gen Z's wishes at odds with swipe-driven app revenue.
A 2023 Axios study found 79% of US Gen Z respondents avoid regular dating app use, which an analysis says threatens app unit economics.
Match Group has revived its internship programme as 'Tindership'. More than 30,000 people applied for 27 places, which run from 1 June through 28 August.
Men on major dating apps pay up to £40 per date, five times what women pay, and average 5 dates a year to 27 for women, says PlayersTime.
Matrimony.com's Q4 net profit rose 18.7% year-on-year to ₹9.7 crore (£750,000), while revenue grew 7.8% to ₹116.8 crore (£9.11m).
Hinge launched its 'Can't Believe We Met on Hinge' campaign, with seven real couples describing dating app exhaustion before matching.
Partner-monitoring services such as CheaterScanner report rising demand as dating apps grow, though infidelity rates have not demonstrably changed.
Ofcom has published a compliance roadmap for UK dating platforms under the Online Safety Act, with risk assessments due between April and July 2026.
Tantan has moved its global headquarters from China to Singapore and rebranded as an app for "intentional casual dating", with no user data disclosed.
Bumble plans to eliminate swiping in a 2026 redesign, using AI concierges that vet matches with other users' AI agents before humans make contact.
Match Group's Q1 2026 revenue rose 4% to $864M even as Tinder's monthly active users fell 7% year-on-year as of March 2026.
QuackQuack says 37% of Indian singles now prefer virtual dates over in-person meetings during summer heatwaves, based on a survey of 8,967 members.
Match Group's Yoel Roth has joined Reality Defender's Ethics Committee on deepfake detection, as FBI data shows romance scam losses of $652M in 2023.
Dating.com's survey of 1,000 respondents finds 30% would consider marrying someone they have never met in person.
Reev, a voice-first dating app from founder May Ku, is launching in Australia. Users must speak before seeing photos, with premium at $19.99 monthly.
Bumble will end swiping in Q4 2026 and move to AI-driven matching, as paying users fell 21.1% year-over-year to 3.2 million in Q1 2026.