Grindr posted $129.94 million in Q1 2026 revenue, up 38%, with a 45% adjusted EBITDA margin, and raised full-year revenue guidance above $528 million.
Chapter 2 Dating, a UK app for bereaved singles, has reached 25,000 users, the company says. Founder Nicky Wake also runs WidowsFire and has bought M14.
Bumble's Q1 revenue was $212.4M, but paying users fell 21.1% to 3.2 million. Net earnings rose 165.4% to $52.6M ahead of the Q4 2026 "Bee" AI launch.
47% of Gen Z would rather meet a partner at a book club than on a dating app, according to ThriftBooks research, pressing Match Group and Bumble.
Match Group posted Q1 revenue of $864M, beating estimates, as paying subscribers fell 5% to 13.5 million and it said it will slow hiring.
Dating app Known charges $15 per confirmed first date, not subscriptions, and has raised $10M. Its founder reports a 50% acceptance rate on proposed matches.
Bank of Montreal's 2026 index puts the average US date at $189, up 12.5% from $168. 47% of single Americans say dating is not financially worth it.
Meta uses AI to analyse height and bone structure in photos to identify users under 13 on Facebook and Instagram, which dating apps should watch.
Match Group has invested $100M for a minority stake in Sniffies, with an option to acquire the app outright later. Announced on 27 April.
Hinge has launched 'Signals', an unpurchasable badge for users who send personalised messages and confirm dates, but it gave no data on relationship outcomes.
Match Group is partnering with World to introduce iris-scanning verification on Tinder. World has faced action in Spain, Kenya and Germany.
Machine Zone co-founder Mike Sherrill has backed SPARK, a Singapore dating app that aims to cut screen time, with an undisclosed sum.
Bumble has taken a $475 million senior secured term loan from STORY3 Capital Partners and lenders to retire its existing term loan in full.
Swiss dating startup noii dropped its matching algorithm for in-person events and drew 350 attendees to its first German event in Stuttgart.
EliteSingles shuts permanently on 30 April 2026 with 48 hours' notice, as parent Spark Networks faces insolvency proceedings in Germany.
Coffee Meets Bagel says 88% of AAPI daters say culture matters in choosing a partner, versus 67% of non-AAPI respondents.
A 77 Diamonds survey of 764 Gen Z respondents found 42% cite 31-35 as their ideal wedding age, and only 4% say 25 or younger.
Ashley Madison has released a 'Discreet Dictionary' of ten privacy terms, eleven years after its breach exposed 37 million user records.
QuackQuack's survey of 11,957 Indian users aged 20 to 27 found 47% call dating increasingly fluid, but the study gives no methodology details.
Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, the FTC says, while dating apps face heavier safety duties than social platforms.
71% of US singles say dating has become more expensive, and 53% admit misrepresenting their finances, according to a DealSeek survey of 1,000 adults.
Grindr is running a Madonna campaign for Confessions II in its app, testing ad revenue beyond subscriptions across 14 million monthly active users.
South Korea fined matchmaker Duo 1.2 billion won ($810,000) over a January 2025 breach affecting nearly 430,000 users and a three-day reporting delay.
Feeld's user data shows Millennials and Gen X make up 58% of users and Gen Z only 5.5%, whereas Gen Z is roughly 40% of Tinder's base.
Pure has redesigned its hookup app with a one-profile-at-a-time feed and claims $100M annual revenue and 95% registration growth, unverified.
Hinge's new 'Date Ideas' feature lets users pre-select three first-date activities; 76% of users report chats die without a meeting suggestion.
Muslim matchmaking app Muzz is committing to a full India launch after organic growth, with 10 million registered users globally, the company says.
Kochi Prefecture in Japan will reimburse residents aged 20 to 39 up to 20,000 yen (£93) annually for state-approved matchmaking platforms.
Clarifai has deleted 3 million OkCupid photos and models trained on them, the FTC says, over a 2014 transfer that breached OkCupid's privacy policy.
Psychiatrist Amir Levine argues Match Group's $9 billion app business exploits users' threat-detection systems, and 78% report emotional exhaustion.
California's SB 598 would make dating apps run criminal background checks on all users and flag violent felony and sex crime convictions.
QuackQuack says 68% of 8,786 surveyed users in metropolitan India prefer keeping relationships off social media. The data is company research.
Tinder's user base fell 23%, from 65.4 million in 2021 to 50.5 million, and men are roughly 75% of users, according to Match Group's latest figures.
Tinder will add World's iris-scan verification to fight AI-enabled fraud projected to reach $40 billion by 2027, via a "proof of humanity" badge.
India's Joint Committee on the Data Protection Bill recommends mandatory KYC for dating, social media and gaming platforms, using Aadhaar or passports.
Grindr has launched an in-app content series on chemsex and drug addiction, working with peer-support groups on harm reduction resources.
US matchmaking costs rose 26 per cent year-over-year to January 2026 while dating app usage fell 7 per cent, according to new market data.
Tinder's upgraded Smart Photos uses vision-language models to judge photo 'vibe', with accuracy up from 68% to 76%, but the criteria are undisclosed.
Three studies found sexualised dating profile photos reduced perceived long-term suitability, a tension for swipe apps such as Match Group and Bumble.
Arrows survey: 51% of UK singles use AI on dating apps, 50% say it undermines authenticity, and AI users report a 107% increase in first dates.
Schmooze, a Bengaluru dating app, makes users talk to an AI voice agent before seeing matches, and claims retention 'twice as high' as traditional apps.
Sniffies has launched four features, including position icons and 'Into' filters, to speed the move from profile view to meeting, it says.
84% of EU adults do not trust American tech firms with their data, per a Politico survey, a risk for Match Group and Bumble.
Grindr will host its first official White House Correspondents' Dinner side event on 25th April 2026, amid proposed cuts to HIV prevention programmes.
India's NHRC has ordered MeitY to probe extramarital dating app Gleeden, which has 4 million Indian members, over fake profiles and underage access.
Wippy's operating profit rose 231% to ₩3.6B ($2.7M) in 2024, driven by Korea-Japan matching, with Japan now roughly 40% of its active users.
Eight, a Portuguese video-first dating app open only 8pm to 9pm, has raised €256,600 of a planned €3M seed round.
Pew Research Center says 44% of Gen Z men have never had a committed romantic relationship, raising questions for dating apps' subscription model.
PURE is running a six-week outdoor and nightlife campaign in London and Paris this April, after reporting 95% year-on-year registration growth.
Tinder made facial verification compulsory for new users in Singapore, after the US and UK. Match claims a 60% reduction in scammer exposure.