--- title: "Raya — Dating App Profile | DII | Dating Industry Insights" url: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/raya description: "Exclusive members-only platform for dating and professional networking. Elite creative community requires application with verified credentials status." lang: en-GB --- Image: Raya logo (https://img.logo.dev/name/Raya?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=128&format=png&fallback=monogram) Dating App # Raya Exclusive members-only dating and networking app. USA Founded 2015 Parent Company Raya (https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/companies/raya) ## Raya News Coverage 20 articles ### The League's India Gamble: Match Group's High-Stakes Bet on Class Segmentation The League has launched in Mumbai and Delhi, marking Match Group's first Asia expansion for its LinkedIn-verified, invite-only dating app Match Group already operates Tinder (10+ million Indian users)… Financial & Investor 3 Apr 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/the-league-dating-app-india-launch ### Soirée's Premium Play: Arbitrage, Not Innovation, in Dating Soirée launches in Luxembourg with monthly memberships from €49 to €199, offering vetted access and in-person events Luxembourg has the EU's highest GDP per capita at €126,000, more than double the Eu… Financial & Investor 5 Mar 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/crush-luxembourg-in-person-dating-alternative ### Hati Is Charging £48 a Week. Here Is the ARPU Logic Behind It. Hati charges £48 per week (potentially £2,496 annually), making it four to six times more expensive than mainstream dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble The company claims to have reached profit… Financial & Investor 5 Mar 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/steven-bartlett-backs-hati-dating-app ### Bethenny Frankel's The Core: A Cautionary Tale for Luxury Dating Apps Bethenny Frankel's The Core charges up to $1,200 annually but is reportedly struggling to attract subscribers UK's Personal Matchmaking Alliance reports traditional matchmaking services grew 23% betwe… Financial & Investor 2 Feb 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/bethenny-frankels-core-app-slow ### Pop the Balloon's App: Spectacle or Sustainable Matchmaking? Pop the Balloon or Find Love episodes regularly attract between one and two million views on YouTube Dating apps typically spend between $2 and $4 per install in competitive markets, with conversion t… Technology & AI Lab 14 Nov 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/viral-youtube-show-gamified-dating-app ### Raya's Profitability: A Rejection of Match and Bumble's Scale Obsession Raya maintains an active user base of 100,000-200,000 whilst sitting on a waitlist of 2.5 million people The app has been profitable since 2021 and is growing revenue by more than 50% annually Accepta… Financial & Investor 22 Aug 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/raya-waitlist-decline-trend-breaking-users ### Amanda Bradford's Exit: Match's Real Test of Niche App Strategy Amanda Bradford departs Match Group after her non-compete agreement expired, leaving The League two years after the April 2022 acquisition The League was generating $15M in annual recurring revenue an… Financial & Investor 8 Aug 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/league-ceo-amanda-bradford-departs ### Fake Dating Apps Exploit Trust. The Industry Can't Ignore It. Over 250 fraudulent dating applications have been used to harvest intimate photos and personal information from Android and iOS users The campaign primarily targeted South Korean users, though securit… Regulatory Monitor 24 Jul 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/fake-dating-apps-malware-campaign-emerges ### Lox Club's London Launch: Can Exclusivity Outpace Tradition? The Lox Club launches in London on 30 January targeting Jewish and "Jew-ish" singles after four years of US operations London's Jewish population is estimated at 175,000–195,000 residents, concentrate… Community & Directory 6 May 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/elite-jewish-american-dating-app ### Lunch Actually's Paktor Acquisition: A Bet on Human-AI Hybrid Models Lunch Actually acquired dating app Paktor, creating a hybrid matchmaking-app model across six Asian markets with over 10 million registered members The combined operation has facilitated more than 4,5… Financial & Investor 15 Apr 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/lunch-actually-founder-160000-successful-dates ### The Lox Club's London Launch: A Test of Cultural Exportability The Lox Club launches in London next week, marking its first international expansion since launching in the US four years ago London's Jewish community stands at roughly 175,000 to 195,000 people—appr… Community & Directory 9 Apr 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/exclusive-jewish-dating-app-expands-london ### Tinder U's India Relaunch: A Regulatory Play Disguised as Safety Tinder has relaunched Tinder U in India four years after discontinuing the campus-only feature in the US market in 2022 The product requires verification of .edu.in, .ac.in, or .in email addresses, wi… Technology & AI Lab 19 Mar 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/tinder-u-india-college-students-launch ### Mattr's Crowdfunding Gamble: Can Niche Apps Survive Without Match? Mattr has raised £177,000 through crowdfunding—78% of its £225,000 target—from 247 investors with three days remaining The app targets neurodivergent users, citing survey data showing 94% feel misunde… Financial & Investor 18 Feb 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/mattr-launches-177k-crowdfunding-campaign-expansion ### Social League's Luxury Play: A Threat to Dating App Economics? Social League launches in Dubai this month targeting professionals aged 30-60 with invitation-only events and vetted membership Match Group's paying subscriber base fell to 10.4 million in Q3 2024, do… Financial & Investor 7 Feb 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/social-league-launches-in-dubai ### Bookmark's 10-Message Rule: Ideology or Innovation? Bookmark, a dating app from two Bengaluru entrepreneurs, locks profile photos until users exchange 10 messages The app has recorded 15,000 downloads with 5,000 monthly active users, a 33% retention ra… Technology & AI Lab 23 Jan 2025 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/book-lover-dating-app-bookmark ### Don Jazzy's Bammby: Celebrity Hype or Cultural Game Changer? Don Jazzy announced Bammby to 16.5 million Instagram followers on his 42nd birthday Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for less than 4% of global dating app revenue in 2024 Nigeria has a mobile-first popula… Daily News Wire 27 Nov 2024 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/music-producer-don-jazzy-launches-app ### MillionaireMatch's NDA Feature: Privacy Innovation or Legal Quagmire? MillionaireMatch has introduced 'Confidentiality Guard', an opt-in feature that allows users to initiate legal action against matches who share their profile information The feature functions as a mut… Regulatory Monitor 21 Nov 2024 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/millionairematch-confidentiality-guard-user-privacy ### Dating Apps' Status Dilemma: Building for Connection or Social Capital? 9% of dating app users in a 2019 Plenty of Fish study acknowledged dating someone primarily for social status—a behaviour termed 'throning' 30% of respondents believed they had been throned themselves… Technology & AI Lab 6 Nov 2024 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/dating-up-throning-status-over-romance ### Credit Scores in Dating: Monetising Economic Anxiety or User Demand? 31% of US singles would consider filtering matches by credit score according to Match's 2024 State of Dating survey Dating apps focused on wealth verification have collectively raised over $50M in ven… Data & Analytics 14 Oct 2024 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/young-americans-date-love-financial-stability ### Yoke's Entrepreneurial Dating Pitch: Solving a LinkedIn Problem? 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