--- title: "Grindr — Dating App Profile | DII | Dating Industry Insights" description: "Dominant LGBTQ+ dating platform for gay, bi, and queer men globally. 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USA Founded 2009 [Website](https://grindr.com) [ G Parent Company Grindr ](/companies/grindr) ## More from Grindr [![Woodwork logo](https://img.logo.dev/name/Woodwork?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=64&format=png&fallback=monogram)Woodwork Dating App ](/products/woodwork) ## Grindr News Coverage 20 articles [ ### Grindr's $499 Bet: Can Luxury Tiers Solve Its Conversion Crisis? Grindr converts just 9% of its 15 million monthly active users into paying subscribers, lagging major competitors The company has raised full-year revenue guidance to at least $540M with $232M in adju… Financial & Investor 31 Aug 2026 ](/news/grindr-targets-affluent-premium-dating)[ ### Alex Lynn's £100k Bet on Pacer: Sports App or Dating Trojan Horse? Former Williams F1 development driver Alex Lynn has invested £100,000 in Pacer, a London-based sports activity matching app Bumble disclosed a 6% year-on-year decline in average revenue per paying use… Financial & Investor 24 Aug 2026 ](/news/f1-driver-invests-sports-tinder-app)[ ### Dateability's Growth: A Market Failure Mainstream Apps Ignore Dateability has grown its user base to 65,000 this month, nearly double the 33,000 reported in January Disabled people represent roughly 16 million adults in the UK alone — 24% of the population, acco… Data & Analytics 20 Aug 2026 ](/news/dateability-strong-growth-disabled-daters-inclusion)[ ### Appflame's IPO Ambition: Discipline or Delusion in a Fatigued Market? Appflame operates Taimi and Hily with approximately 350,000 daily active users, both profitable without any venture capital funding The company targets 2 million DAUs as the threshold for IPO readines… Financial & Investor 19 Aug 2026 ](/news/taimi-hily-ipo-readiness-growth-target)[ ### Goose Loses Its Face: Derek Chadwick's Exit Exposes a Structural Flaw Derek Chadwick exited Goose less than eight weeks after launching the gay dating app, with no board seat, advisory role, or equity retained Grindr controls over 50% of the gay dating market share with… Daily News Wire 19 Aug 2026 ](/news/derek-chadwick-leaves-goose-app)[ ### Eventbrite's Data Exposes Dating Apps' Retention Crisis Trivia socials designed for singles increased 403% year-over-year on Eventbrite, whilst mahjong meetups jumped 235% and birdwatching events grew 131% 69% of dating apps downloaded in November 2024 wer… Data & Analytics 18 Aug 2026 ](/news/hobby-events-massive-spike-dating-meetup)[ ### Grindr's AI Narrative: Investor Hype or Product Reality? Grindr reported Q2 2026 revenue of $138.1M, a 33% year-over-year increase, with net income reaching $17.7M Adjusted EBITDA margin stood at 41.7%, down slightly from 43.4% in the prior year, likely due… Financial & Investor 10 Aug 2026 ](/news/grindr-reports-q2-revenue-growth)[ ### Bumble's Swipe Pivot: Innovation or Desperation? Bumble added just 200,000 paying users in Q2 2026, down from 400,000 in the same period last year Match Group's Hinge added 1.1 million downloads in Q1 2026 and continues to grow revenue per user fast… Financial & Investor 7 Aug 2026 ](/news/bumble-teases-offline-swipeless-future)[ ### AI Matchmaking: Investors Bet Big as Singles Walk Away Justin McLeod, who sold Hinge to Match Group for £139M, has raised $18M for a new AI matchmaking startup Nearly half of US singles report negative feelings about AI in dating, according to Match Group… Financial & Investor 7 Aug 2026 ](/news/ai-matchmakers-gain-ground-personalisation)[ ### Michael Kaye's Exit Signals the End of Traditional Dating App PR Michael Kaye is departing Match Group after seven years leading communications for brands including OkCupid, with his final day scheduled for late April 2025 Match Group eliminated approximately 8% of… Daily News Wire 6 Aug 2026 ](/news/michael-kaye-leaves-match-group)[ ### Meet Me at The Bar: Can Venue-Based Dating Solve Messaging Fatigue? Eight bars in Riga are testing Meet Me at The Bar, a dating app showing who's at each venue in real time The platform bypasses messaging entirely, displaying users already at or heading to participati… Technology & AI Lab 5 Aug 2026 ](/news/latvian-bars-test-location-based-app)[ ### Tinder's AI Photo Enhance: When Innovation Undermines Trust Tinder paused its AI Photo Enhance tool this week after users reported the feature altered facial features including teeth and mouth shapes without explicit consent Match Group (MTCH) subscriber numbe… Technology & AI Lab 30 Jul 2026 ](/news/tinder-pauses-ai-photo-enhancement-consent)[ ### France's Age Verification Mandate: A Wake-Up Call for Dating Apps France has passed legislation requiring all social media users, not just minors, to verify their identity through regulator-approved tools The law rolls out in two phases: September 2024 for new accou… Regulatory Monitor 29 Jul 2026 ](/news/france-bans-social-media-under-15s)[ ### Arya's Flamme Acquisition: Betting on Relationship Longevity Over First Dates Arya acquired Flamme, a couples app with 200,000+ users, in a deal that closed within 30 days of first LinkedIn contact The average romantic relationship in the UK lasts 2.9 years—theoretically allowi… Financial & Investor 28 Jul 2026 ](/news/wellness-startup-arya-acquires-flamme)[ ### TikTok's Local Feed Is a Direct Threat to Dating Apps' Discovery Advantage TikTok rolled out Local Feed to 170 million US users on 11th February, using GPS tracking to surface nearby venues and events 56% of US adults aged 18-29 use TikTok, with median session times exceedin… Financial & Investor 12 Feb 2026 ](/news/tiktok-precise-location-feed-launch)[ ### Snapchat's Location Alerts Are a Dating Safety Feature Nobody Asked For Snapchat's Home Safe feature recorded over 1 million activations in six months since July 2024 launch This represents just 0.23% of Snapchat's 443 million daily active users Feature now allows automat… Regulatory Monitor 10 Feb 2026 ](/news/snapchat-expands-home-safe-alerts-2024)[ ### RAW's Valentine's Campaign Admits: The App Is the Obstacle RAW's Valentine's Day campaign curates men into pet-adoption-style profile cards, funneling matches directly into hosted group dating events in New York Women browse and select; men apply to be featur… Daily News Wire 10 Feb 2026 ](/news/raw-dating-app-adopt-the-boyfriend)[ ### Snapchat's Super Bowl Playbook: A Missed Opportunity for Dating Apps Match Group reported an 8% year-on-year decline in average session times across its portfolio in Q4 2025 63% of UK singles cite 'too many features I don't use' as a reason for deleting dating apps, ac… Technology & AI Lab 9 Feb 2026 ](/news/snapchat-super-bowl-ar-effects-creator)[ ### Three Day Rule's AI Pivot: From Bespoke Matchmaking to Algorithmic Sameness Three Day Rule relaunched in 2025 as an AI-powered dating app after operating as a premium human-led matchmaking service charging thousands of dollars Users report receiving identical AI-generated ope… Technology & AI Lab 6 Feb 2026 ](/news/three-day-rule-ai-matchmaking-criticism)[ ### Grindr's 'Daddy Lessons': Community Service or Brand Play? Grindr launched 'Daddy Lessons', a fortnightly educational video series on queer history, in October with plans initially ending this month US schools recorded 10,000 book bans in 2023-24, with LGBTQ+… Community & Directory 28 Oct 2024 ](/news/grindr-daddy-lessons-queer-history-series) ## Products Similar to Grindr [ ![Aisle logo](https://img.logo.dev/name/Aisle?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=80&format=png&fallback=monogram) ### Aisle Premium dating app for Indian singles seeking serious relationships. India ](/products/aisle)[ ![AppNexus logo](https://img.logo.dev/name/AppNexus?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=80&format=png&fallback=monogram) ### AppNexus Advertising technology platform that received users' HIV status and location data from Grindr. ](/products/appnexus)[ ![Archer logo](https://img.logo.dev/name/Archer?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=80&format=png&fallback=monogram) ### Archer Match Group's dating app for gay and queer men. 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