All articles tagged with "Dating Apps"
Seattle matchmakers are charging $7,500 to $50,000 per client and reporting waitlists as tech professionals abandon dati…
Men outnumbered women anywhere from 60:40 to 90:10 on the platform, with women receiving roughly 40 times as many expres…
Study analysed 1.1 million survey responses from American university students between 2008 and 2019 Greek-affiliated stu…
Tinder's average subscriber count declined 8% year-on-year in Q3 2024, with particular weakness among users under 25 Hin…
Brand strategist Peyton Knight has sold over 10,000 dating spreadsheet templates at $9.99 each, creating a micro-industr…
Match Group reported a 5% quarterly decline in paying subscribers to 14.2 million Internal testing showed nearly 90% of …
Coffee Meets Bagel reports 30% increase in messages sent with likes and 21% rise in profile viewing time since June 2024…
Japanese marriage agencies charge ¥300,000 to ¥600,000 ($2,000–$4,000) in membership fees, with additional success fees …
High Intent Media launches as a holding company offering white-label dating platform infrastructure, payment rails, mode…
QuackQuack surveyed 10,384 Indian daters aged 22-35 between April and June, finding 55% now scrutinise how matches discu…
Dating app usage surged 116% during half-time and up to 55% on Tinder during mid-half hydration breaks in England's 2026…
Hinge's Friend's Take feature launched globally on 15 July, allowing users to send profile links to up to 50 contacts fo…
Tinder revenue declined 5% year-on-year in Q4 2024 as users report fatigue with endless swiping and declining connection…
Aisle, a 12-year-old Indian dating app, now offers money-back guarantees to paid subscribers who don't receive a 'valid …
Over 55% of Indian Gen Z daters aged 22-27 prioritise how potential partners managed past relationships over the number …
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans on 13 July for an EU-wide age verification app and po…
One in five U.S. workers now uses LinkedIn to vet romantic prospects, with one in eight forming relationships that origi…
Feeld reported an 88% year-on-year increase in users listing 'soccer' as an interest in New York City profiles, with men…
62% of Visakhapatnam residents are willing to use AI for sexual health information, approaching Bengaluru's 77% metro ad…
SURF launched in 2024 and has secured partnerships with HYROX, World Surf League US Open of Surfing, and Palm Tree Music…
30% of Americans now refuse to share their real phone number on dating platforms due to spam concerns The average person…
Only 15% of single adults use dating apps at least once monthly, whilst 70% of singles refuse to use apps at all 27% of …
Match Group has doubled its 2026 AI budget to $10 million and implemented spending caps tracked via a central dashboard …
Average user spends 310 hours annually on dating platforms — equivalent to 13 full days or roughly one month of standard…
80% of Gen Z believe they will find true love, compared to just 56% of all singles Only 25% of adults under 30 list find…
South Korea's online dating market is projected to grow 7.5% annually through 2035 from a current valuation of $264 mill…
Tinder's Astrology Mode generated a near-20% increase in likes sent by women to profiles displaying astrological informa…
Sequel cut new scam profile registrations by more than 30% within 24 hours by removing a single UI element Romance scam …
Known dating app expanding from San Francisco to San Diego in July after exclusive SF-only launch phase San Diego metro …
Hinge deliberately loses 20% of prospective users during onboarding through demanding profile requirements including wri…
Yeet has surpassed 10,000 downloads on Google Play, with 6,000 beta users and 1,600 active Discord community members The…
Romance scams cost UK victims £92M in 2022 alone, with losses accelerating as AI makes fake profiles more sophisticated …
Goose, a gay dating app, launched 24 June across the US with 56,000 pre-downloads following events in New York, Los Ange…
Men filed 85% of dating app complaints in Portugal during the first half of 2026, a sharp departure from the roughly eve…
Howdy reached 1,800 downloads in New Zealand within weeks of launch, split between 1,000 users aged 24-45 and 600 aged 1…
WooPlus ran three pilot sessions of Curvy Cupid between March and June, with 20-30 vetted participants per session engag…
PLEEZR launched this month with a matching algorithm based on measuring users' 'masculine and feminine energy' through a…
44% of partnered Americans now schedule sex, rising to 49% among parents and 45% among Gen Z and Millennials Only 29% of…
Dua has accumulated 1.1 million registered users across the Albanian diaspora since launching in 2020 The platform targe…
Book mentions on dating profiles have surged 29% over the past year according to Hinge data The rise is 41% amongst wome…
46% of Viber dating users who match initiate a chat within one hour, compared to 30-40% of matches on traditional dating…
India has jumped from eighth to third globally for Ashley Madison membership sign-ups compared to the previous year Kanc…
Jigsaw Dating now runs over 200 in-person events monthly across more than 30 US cities, claiming to be America's largest…
Match Group's Chispa targets Latino singles with 'Lucky Losers' campaign built around football tournament defeats Compan…
Indian media reports claim Gen Z are using Hinge for job-hunting and LinkedIn for dating, though no platform data or usa…
Derek Chadwick is launching Goose, an application-only gay dating platform positioning itself against hookup-focused app…
Bumble's paying users declined 23.1% year-on-year in Q1 2025, with revenue falling 14.1% Revenue from the flagship Bumbl…
Single mothers now comprise 21.5% of Three Day Rule's membership, up from 19.8% year-on-year—a 1.7 percentage point incr…
US men will date partners 14.7 years younger on average but only 8.76 years older, whilst women accept 14.12 years older…
Match Group is shutting Archer, its gay dating app, on 17 June after just three years in operation Archer managed only 6…
60% of 10,384 QuackQuack users now use personality labels like "Golden Retriever Energy" and "Black Cat Energy" as match…
True for Two launched nationwide in the US this month after testing in Dallas, positioning itself as a marriage-focused …
36% of Dutch singles have developed a crush on someone at the gym, rising to 61% among Gen Z 87% of those with gym crush…
76% of LGBTQIA+ daters report feeling deeply uncertain about the wider world, compared to heterosexual users 52% of LGBT…
A cybercriminal claims to be selling 15 million Grindr user records, including HIV test information, on dark web marketp…
Hornet's 2025 Thailand Model Search attracted over 1,000 participants and contributed to record active user levels in th…
Threat actors claim to be selling 670,000 DatingBuzz user records including emails, passwords, chat logs, and partner pr…
Bumble shares have plunged 86% from their February 2021 peak as the company pivots away from its core swiping product Th…
78% of singles with pet allergies would commit to regular medication to continue dating someone they like 75% of pet own…
Match Group reported flat year-on-year revenue growth in Q4 2024, whilst Bumble's share price has collapsed from $76 at …
Only 14% of UK Gen Z adults (18-24) would date someone with different political views, compared to 28% of over-65s and 3…
Breeze charges £9.50 per date booking rather than monthly subscription fees, monetising outcomes instead of access The p…
83% of UK Grindr users claim to prefer profile photos showing personality over heavily filtered gym selfies, according t…
Guardian Flame launched this month in New Zealand with mandatory government ID verification and risk-scoring based on pr…
35% of homosexual UK adults use sex for period pain relief, more than double the 16% of heterosexual respondents 40% of …
Grindr's 'Bussy' vehicle will tour five European cities during Pride season 2026: London, Cannes, Amsterdam, Brighton, a…
Michigan State University study of 535 participants found users shown 31 profiles reported stronger commitment intention…
77.6% of BLK users report financial stress around dating, with 86% of US singles reducing or pausing dating activity due…
Over 60% of Bumble matches never exchange a single message, according to the company's Q2 2023 earnings data Hinge's 202…
SURF has become the official dating partner for the World Surf League's US Open in Huntington Beach, running 25 July to …
67% of Feeld users who completed 165 structured prompts reported increased interest in discussing their wants and desire…
92% of dating app users report experiencing 'future faking' – premature commitment talk that disappears 40% of singles a…
14% of adults now choose sexting over physical sex even when in-person intimacy is available 83% consider sexting outsid…
51% of Indian dating app users aged 23–35 now favour "soft exits" over ghosting, according to a survey of 9,347 daters 4…
Solo developer Justin launched Chunkr in April 2025, reaching 1,500 iOS users shortly after debut with Android version p…
ateam launched in New York with an 11-minute daily usage cap and partnerships with 15 fitness studios including SoulCycl…
Hinge has donated $2.3M globally through its One More Hour programme since launching in the US in 2024 62% of French Gen…
Tinder Canada's Astrology Mode campaign generated over 770,000 influencer impressions and more than 24,000 engagements i…
64% of young singles say emotional honesty is what dating needs most, whilst 73% report feeling a stronger connection wh…
More than 30,000 people applied for 27 internship positions at Match Group, producing a 0.09% acceptance rate The share …
37% of Indian singles now prefer virtual dates over in-person meetings during summer heatwaves Peak dating app usage has…
Match Group's SVP of Trust and Safety Yoel Roth has joined Reality Defender's Ethics Committee, which establishes guardr…
30% of adults surveyed would consider marrying someone they've never met in person 60% of respondents believe virtual in…
Reev is a voice-first dating app launching in Australia with mandatory audio prompts before photo access, requiring user…
Chapter 2 Dating has grown to 25,000 users across its dual-platform model for bereaved singles Approximately 3.5 million…
Meta now deploys AI to analyse height, bone structure, and physical markers in photos to identify users under 13 on Face…
Mike Sherrill, co-founder of Machine Zone behind the $2.8B Game of War, has invested an undisclosed sum in SPARK, a dati…
Bumble has refinanced its debt with a $475 million senior secured term loan from STORY3 Capital Partners and a syndicate…
Swiss dating startup noii scrapped its matching algorithm in August 2025 to focus exclusively on in-person events The pl…
88% of AAPI daters say cultural background matters when choosing a partner, compared to 67% of non-AAPI respondents 45% …
QuackQuack surveyed 11,957 Indian users aged 20 to 27 across metro and Tier 2 cities 47% of respondents described modern…
71% of singles say dating has become more expensive over the past year, with two in five going on fewer dates as a resul…
South Korea fined matchmaking firm Duo 1.2 billion won ($810,000) following a January 2025 breach affecting nearly 430,0…
Millennials and Gen X account for 58% of Feeld's user base, whilst Gen Z represents just 5.5% Gen Z makes up roughly 40%…
Pure claims $100M in annual revenue and 95% year-on-year registration growth, though neither metric has been independent…
76% of Hinge users report conversations die because neither party suggests meeting up 79% said they'd be more likely to …
Muzz has reached 10 million registered users globally, with India emerging as one of its fastest-growing markets despite…
Kochi Prefecture is offering residents aged 20 to 39 up to 20,000 yen (£93) annually to use state-approved matchmaking p…
QuackQuack surveyed 8,786 users aged 22–35 across metropolitan India between late 2024 and early 2025 68% of respondents…
Average cost of personal matchmaking services in the US jumped 26% year-over-year to January 2026 Dating app usage decli…
84% of EU adults do not trust American tech companies with their personal data, according to a Politico survey of nearly…
Grindr will host its first official White House Correspondents' Dinner side event on 25th April 2026 Grindr for Equality…
PURE reports 95% year-on-year registration growth and projects $100 million in revenue The company's US campaign generat…
44% of Gen Z men have never experienced a committed romantic relationship, according to new Pew Research Center data Dat…
Japan's marriage rate fell to 4.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, the lowest since records began in 1899 China's marriage rate…
Only 26% of British adults would definitely date someone with different political views Gen Z shows the strictest standa…
43% of Indian dating app users aged 18-28 actively assess emotional readiness before committing to matches 80% report re…
DateGuard launches April 2026 as a third-party verification service using facial recognition, voice analysis, and AI-pow…
Matchmaker.com launched as a questionnaire-based referral platform connecting singles with professional matchmakers, bui…
Plus 1 has reached 10,000 downloads in its first six months operating exclusively in South Florida The app has introduce…
Match Group is suing insurance broker Marsh USA for $3.9M after a 48-hour notification delay allegedly voided coverage f…
Match Group's Tinder and Meetic join Bumble and Grindr in signing French government charter targeting homophobic ambush …
Keeper, a Y Combinator-backed dating app, uses proprietary AI to rate users' physical attractiveness as its primary matc…
Match Group charges $39.99 per month for Tinder Platinum profile guidance, whilst Bumble Premium includes expert profile…
China's marriage registrations have collapsed 50% from 13.5 million in 2013 to 6.76 million in 2025 Parent matchmaking p…
YouTube creators behind 'Pop the Balloon or Find Love' launched a dating app in February targeting Black singles The app…
Tinder has reportedly acquired rights to BBC's cancelled LGBTQ+ dating shows I Kissed a Girl and I Kissed a Boy, with a …
Two-thirds of singles won't commit to someone without running them past their personal approval committee first One in f…
65% of Gen Z singles open TikTok daily despite 60% reporting decreased trust in the platform 42% of Gen Z say they prior…
Goldrush launched this month at UK universities, requiring a .ac.uk email address to join The app only reveals matches w…
Muzz traffic collapsed by 20% in the opening days of Ramadan 2026, according to founder Shahzad Younas The drop is steep…
Begins, a South Korean dating app, has introduced AI matching that assesses 'lifestyle alignment' and 'genuine compatibi…
Grindr is launching a premium AI-powered subscription tier in beta across Australia, New Zealand, and select North Ameri…
54% of US singles now use AI tools for dating assistance, according to research from matchmaking service Arrows AI users…
Yeet launched from beta this month with an AI agent named Yeeta that hosts live group video conversations between up to …
25% of Gen Z singles now prefer first dates under 30 minutes, with some scheduling multiple dates back-to-back Average G…
Rodeo has raised $8.5M in seed funding led by Coefficient Capital, with participation from Forerunner Ventures and forme…
60% of Indian running club participants cite 'meeting people' as primary motivation over fitness goals Membership in Del…
Nearly half of partnered Indians in major cities have engaged sexually with AI instead of their partner at least once Tw…
Malaysia's MCMC has implemented domain-level blocks on Grindr and Blued websites, marking Southeast Asia's most direct L…
Meta filed three lawsuits against Brazil-based scam operations and one against a Vietnam group, plus issued cease-and-de…
Threads is testing clickable 'DM me' links in the U.S. and Canada that turn public posts into instant private conversati…
Steven Bartlett backs pre-revenue dating app hati in Dragons' Den deal, cutting against two years of selective consumer …
Romance fraud extracted $1.16B from US victims in the first nine months of 2025, marking a 22% year-on-year increase in …
Pinterest searches for 'no phone summer' climbed 340% year-over-year, with 'screen free activities' up 200% The platform…
Malaysia's MCMC has blocked Grindr and Blued, affecting a market of 33 million people in the most explicit state-level b…
Meta is testing an Instagram redesign that opens directly to Reels and introduces a customisable feed hub Users are shar…
Two-thirds of Americans now view financial literacy as an attractive trait in potential partners, rising to 76% of Gen Z…
QuackQuack surveyed 10,463 active daters aged 20–35 across Indian Tier 1, 2, and 3 cities 57% of respondents prefer Thir…
45% of female dating app users report feeling 'overwhelmed' by potential matches, compared to 26% of men (Pew Research, …
Thursday claims a $50M valuation, three years behind the 2021 public deadline set by co-founder George Rawlings The anno…
TikTok follower growth exceeded 200% year-on-year in 2025, outpacing all major platforms Instagram delivered only mid-si…
UK dating app usage has fallen 16% since 2024, with Tinder losing over 500,000 British users The UK matchmaking market i…
Meta will shut down the standalone messenger.com website in April 2026, redirecting desktop users to facebook.com/messag…
Snapchat has shut down or restricted 415,000 Australian teen accounts since the under-16 social media ban took effect Sn…
Snapchat will begin alpha testing Creator Subscriptions in the U.S. from 23rd February, charging fans $4.99 to $19.99 mo…
FlirtFinder messaging activity collapsed by 56% during the first three weeks of January before rebounding after payday A…
30% of American singles have tried chore-based dates, whilst 56% remain open to the concept 64% of respondents experienc…
Nuzzl, a dog-focused dating app, launches in Austin on 21 February with a brewery event at Central Machine Works Approxi…
Portugal's parliament voted 148-69 to require parental consent for 13- to 16-year-olds accessing social media, enforced …
TikTok rolled out Local Feed to 170 million US users on 11th February, using GPS tracking to surface nearby venues and e…
Singapore's government has partnered with Coffee Meets Bagel to distribute $100 cultural credits to dating app users, la…
Facebook retired video profiles in 2022 after adoption stalled; now relaunching with AI automation to remove creation fr…
RAW's Valentine's Day campaign curates men into pet-adoption-style profile cards, funneling matches directly into hosted…
33% of Gen Z daters aged 20–26 deliberately paused activity on Valentine's Day, describing it as a 'deliberate non-event…
Bluesky launched drafts in February 2026, a feature X and Threads have had for years The platform has 42 million cumulat…
Snapchat's Home Safe feature recorded over 1 million activations in six months since July 2024 launch This represents ju…
Breeze has partnered with Bolt to offer users 40% off their first trip to a date, alongside a nine-point safety guide 34…
Match Group reported an 8% year-on-year decline in average session times across its portfolio in Q4 2025 63% of UK singl…
Bumble has reversed Opening Moves in Mexico and Australia, reinstating women-message-first less than a year after launch…
Threads reached 400 million monthly active users in early 2025, compared to X's self-reported 600 million—a narrow gap m…
48% of singles hide, minimise, or defer mental health discussions early in dating to appear more dateable 59% who disclo…
BLK recommends users limit app time to two-hour windows and cap simultaneous conversations at three matches 47.7% of 4,0…
Match Group spent $182M on product development last year whilst user satisfaction scores continue to slide across major …
TikTok's U.S. daily active users rebounded to above 90 million after dropping to 86–88 million in late January following…
Meta blocked 544,000 Australian youth accounts and Snapchat blocked 415,000 since the under-16 social media ban took eff…
Grindr will disable location-based features inside Olympic Village boundaries during Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games fr…
78% of dating app users report burnout severe enough to register as emotional, mental, or physical exhaustion according …
Bethenny Frankel's The Core charges up to $1,200 annually but is reportedly struggling to attract subscribers UK's Perso…
65% of survey respondents would pursue long-distance relationships, with 84% prepared to relocate for the right partner …
Spotify now allows group messaging for up to 10 users, expanding from one-on-one chats launched in August 2025 Match Gro…
WhatsApp launched Strict Account Settings in late January, blocking photos and media from non-contacts globally The 2015…
Pinterest's new Media Planner tool offers audience exploration, performance forecasting, and scenario modelling directly…
Threads now claims over 400 million monthly active users, up from 300 million when monetisation began Platform has overt…
80% of Gen Z believe they'll find lasting love, but only 55% feel ready for partnership now—a 25-percentage-point gap Ma…
TikTok's latest extension expires 23 January 2026, with no final approval from ByteDance, investors or Chinese governmen…
X published its recommendation algorithm code on 19 January following a €140M EU Digital Services Act fine for transpare…
Three in five divorced Indians now dating again have developed hard boundaries that didn't exist in their first marriage…
Dating apps have shifted user acquisition budgets to TikTok over the past three years following Apple's ATT framework di…
Match Group's Tinder saw average revenue per paying user decline 2% year-on-year in Q2 2025, whilst Bumble reported flat…
71% of singles say unemployment is not a dealbreaker when meeting someone new Over half of unemployed people feel anxiou…
Match Group and Bumble spend hundreds of millions annually on performance marketing through Meta and Google TikTok's new…
Just 32% of UK dating app users filter matches by height, the lowest rate across all markets studied by Breeze Dutch use…
WedKnott has secured investment from blockchain entrepreneur Pratik Gauri, founder of 5ire (reportedly valued at $1.5 bi…
Women use exclamation points at twice the rate of men in dating profiles, and multiple exclamation points at three times…
37% of 7,583 QuackQuack users now impose "sunset clauses" on dating app use—predetermined time limits of six to twelve m…
Tinder recorded a 13% spike in swipe activity above annual averages between 1 January and 14 February 2024 The platform …
A creator with 500,000 followers now reaches approximately 12,000 people per post, whilst niche experts with 8,000 follo…
Match Group acquired Hinge for over $400M in 2019; founder Justin McLeod is now leaving to build AI dating app Overtone …
More than half of Instagram time now occurs in Reels format, forcing dating apps to overhaul creative strategies Match G…
92% of millennial Americans now use dating apps during work hours, according to a Hily survey of 1,700 Americans 74% of …
86% of Black Gen Z users on BLK discuss faith, finances, and family goals within the first few dates 40% report meeting …
Hinge users are increasingly rejecting matches based on low-effort, clichéd, or overly sarcastic prompt responses Hinge'…
84% of Gen Z daters say they want meaningful interaction, yet most avoid the questions that would create it 47% of Gen Z…
27% of Indian dating app users aged 22-35 previously mistook toxic relationship patterns for genuine passion 60% now act…
Info Edge Ventures paid Rs. 5.50 crores ($650,000) for the remaining 3.65% stake in Aisle Network, giving it full owners…
Sister Wives claims Texas accounts for more than 10% of its 15,000 US users, with a reported 5,000% surge in poly-relate…
Happn has launched AI-powered venue recommendations in France, Brazil, Turkey, and the Netherlands—but not the UK or US …
Grindr generated $316M in annual revenue with a 39.4% EBITDA margin in Q3 2024 The company added 686,000 paying subscrib…
Gen Z daters are explicitly deprioritising traditional compatibility markers in favour of immediate emotional resonance,…
Nicky Wake has acquired a white-label dating platform and converted it into an incubator for niche dating app founders T…
70% of UK singles say they care about a partner's environmental values, but only 10% actually consider sustainability on…
61% of dating app users in Spain report feeling drained by platforms, driving exodus to offline alternatives Tinder's pa…
Life360 claims 95% of American couples now use location-sharing technology, with 21% viewing refusal as a deal-breaker A…
66% of Indian dating app users never meet their matches in person, according to 2024 YouGov survey India has 400 million…
Ysos has accumulated 1.2 million registrations in Brazil and claims 50,000 US users since launching in late 2024 The Bra…
59% of long-distance couples in India report festivals make separation harder, not easier In Tier-2 cities, 63% said pos…
MediaForEurope's €1.8bn takeover of ProSiebenSat.1 has triggered the sale of ParshipMeet Group, which operates dating br…
41% of Gen Z adults would be put off by a partner's 'body count', compared to just 16% of Gen X and older adults Men rep…
Spark has launched in Singapore and Thailand with integrated venue booking directly in chat, targeting $1.5M annual reve…
Bharat Matrimony has invested $500,000 in Ask My Guru to integrate AI-powered Vedic astrology directly into its matchmak…
68% of Ourtime users reportedly consider travel compatibility essential when choosing partners, with 13% calling misalig…
One in five Gen Z and Millennial singles want to see credit scores on dating profiles, according to a Credit One Bank su…
Men are going on 48% more dates than women, according to new research from DatingNews.com and the Kinsey Institute Datin…
Match Group (MTCH) and Bumble (BMBL) face a growing trust crisis as users learn to detect staged profile elements "Dogfi…
42% of UK singles now incorporate first dates into routine errands like grocery shopping and gym sessions Plenty of Fish…
Breeze has added sign language matching to its dating algorithm, allowing users to specify BSL, ASL, Auslan and other si…
A meta-synthesis of 21 qualitative studies identified eight distinct motivations for using dating apps, with finding a p…
40% of Indian dating app users now assess potential matches based on their participation in cultural festivals like Navr…
The UK's widowed population stands at approximately 3.5 million people, representing a substantial addressable market hi…
Grindr auto-replaced notification sounds for 3.9 million daily active users with Christina Aguilera's 'Come On Over Baby…
22% of Indian daters aged 20–25 in major metros now match with partners seven to eight years their senior, according to …
Chapter 2 Dating Ltd has acquired M14, the white-label platform powering its niche dating apps, ending third-party infra…
Survey of 9,500 Indian singles aged 18–28 reveals widespread "teacher's pet syndrome"—compulsive message-crafting and se…
83% of The League's users rate lifestyle and ambition compatibility as equal to physical attraction 60% call career ambi…
Pure achieved a rare 50/50 gender split after five years of rebranding from anonymous hookups to consent-focused dating …
73% of women on The League prioritise career ambition in partner selection, compared to just 38% of men—a 35-percentage-…
Mark Brooks, CEO of dating consultancy Courtland Brooks, has been appointed Partnerships Manager at Global Dating Insigh…
93% of Americans claim to be open to "adrenaline dating" according to Virgin Experience Gifts commissioned survey 47% of…
Tinder's Puerto Rico userbase has surged 35% since July, coinciding with Bad Bunny's extended concert residency in San J…
QuackQuack surveyed 11,756 Indian users aged 18-30, with 57% reporting connections outside traditional relationship cate…
Singles Run Club has grown to 1,200 members across Dublin, Cork, and Galway since launching in 2023 Annual membership co…
Amanda Bradford departs Match Group after her non-compete agreement expired, leaving The League two years after the Apri…
Aisle introduces weekly premium subscriptions at ₹99 (86 pence) from July 2025, undercutting competitors like Tinder Gol…
Nearly one in four American teenagers aged 16-17 used dating apps over a six-month period, three to four times higher th…
Two-thirds of British solo travellers now reactivate dating apps whilst abroad, according to survey data from 2,000 UK r…
Bumble shares rose 3% on Wednesday following stronger-than-expected US retail sales data The company eliminated 240 posi…
71% of OkCupid users now refuse to date someone with opposing political views, up from 53% in 2016 Matches based on poli…
QuackQuack surveyed 8,974 users aged 18-27 in Tier 1 and 2 Indian cities about relationship attitudes India's dating mar…
Single Riders is recruiting beta testers for a dating app that matches Disney fans in real-time whilst they queue at the…
Nearly half of Gen Z UK singles use AI tools to write dating profiles and messages, according to a December 2024 Bloombe…
43% of QuackQuack users have reconnected with someone they previously unmatched or ghosted, based on 7,685 respondents M…
58% of active daters have reconsidered pursuing someone after experiencing "floodlighting" — oversharing emotional bagga…
Match Group reports AI usage across its dating platforms has surged 300% year-on-year 20% of users prompted by AI modera…
55% of women surveyed by Hily had dated someone they'd classify as a 'manchild', with 78% saying they wouldn't repeat th…
Cherry Blossoms Dating has operated continuously since 1974, making it 51 years old—older than Match Group and the term …
China's marriage rate has plummeted by nearly half since 2013, falling to a record low of 6.8 million marriages in 2022 …
Bonnie Winston charges up to $150,000 (£120,000) annually for premium matchmaking services in New York London-based Macl…
Perth matchmaking services charge $3,000 to $8,000 per client versus dating apps' $40/month premium tiers 80% of millenn…
61% of straight Black men on BLK claim they've never avoided friendships with queer Black men, yet over half wouldn't in…
19% of Gen Z users in QuackQuack's survey interpret a full stop at the end of a text message as passive-aggressive 21% a…
Feeld has achieved 30% year-on-year growth since 2022, outpacing stagnant Match Group and Bumble Majority of growth now …
UK restaurant meal prices rose 7.4% year-on-year through November 2024, whilst grocery inflation remained at 2.3% 18-to-…
More than 70% of users in Grindr's limited AI beta have found chat summaries and smart match lists useful, according to …
Mattr has secured 26,000 downloads and facilitated 50,000 conversations since launching in 2021 The company is raising t…
Tinder lost 700,000 subscribers in Q1 2025, a 4.7% quarterly decline from 14.9 million to 14.2 million The new height pr…
LoveJack limits users to five-word profiles and five daily interactions, launching first in London next month The app jo…
Tinder generates over 50% of Match Group's $1.8B annual revenue but has lost cultural currency with Gen Z users Match Gr…
American dating app users, predominantly women, are changing their locations to Canadian cities following the 5 November…
Tinder is offering 20 users up to £150 each (£3,000 total) to subsidise the cost of bringing a date to a wedding this sp…
Yuzu is running multi-city in-person events across the US targeting Asian and Pacific Islander singles as core to its va…
Formal complaints to Japan's National Consumer Affairs Centre about married users on dating apps surged from approximate…
Tinder appointed Mumbai-based Adtomica as Agency on Record for brand partnerships in India following a campaign that dis…
Southampton and Harvard universities analysed swiping behaviour across 20,000 mock dating profiles to measure political …
41% of Gen Z respondents would refuse to date someone their mother dislikes, despite most hiding relationship details fr…
The Lox Club launches in London on 30 January targeting Jewish and "Jew-ish" singles after four years of US operations L…
Raw Dating exposed GPS coordinates, birth dates, and sexual preferences of over 500,000 users through an unsecured API f…
Approximately 30% of Chinese singles have used livestream matchmaking services in a market of 240 million unmarried adul…
64% of Australian daters now believe dating across political divides is impossible, according to Bumble-commissioned pol…
Match Group is relaunching Pairs in South Korea after a seven-year absence, deploying a proprietary "Real Mind Matching"…
Grindr has launched Right Now, a real-time feed interface, in 15 major cities including London, New York, and Paris The …
Lunch Actually acquired dating app Paktor, creating a hybrid matchmaking-app model across six Asian markets with over 10…
Child sex offenders are significantly more likely to use dating apps than non-offenders, according to research published…
Grindr has launched 'Between the Cheeks', a health information hub focused on anal health and colorectal cancer screenin…
The Lox Club launches in London next week, marking its first international expansion since launching in the US four year…
Washington State proposes $1 monthly tax on every dating app user, targeting platforms with over 500,000 accounts House …
Tinder is operating a clothing upcycling pop-up in New York on 15–16 February where singles can transform garments from …
60% of Indian women on dating apps report societal pressure to commit quickly, versus 33% of men 34% of users aged 27-35…
Tinder has appointed OMD to handle EMEA media planning and strategy, whilst Cream retains UK media buying duties The mov…
After launches in New York on 2 April, six months after Austin debut Requires users to provide reasons before unmatching…
MillionaireMatch has introduced 'No Sex Monday', disabling all connection tools including messages, likes and winks ever…
Only 50% of UK Gen Z workers consider workplace relationships acceptable, compared to 64% of Baby Boomers 73% of Gen Z c…
DuoDate launched on iOS and Android in April 2025, requiring users to match as pairs for double dates Built by four Ohio…
Hinge has launched Match Note, allowing members to share sensitive information—gender identity, neurodivergence, communi…
Mylo, a seven-month-old Israeli startup, has launched AI-assisted dating features that Match Group and Bumble announced …
Seeking.com has introduced mandatory AI-powered facial verification for new users only, permanently exempting all existi…
University of California, Davis study analysed 4,500 speed-dating encounters to measure attraction patterns Women showed…
QuackQuack surveyed 13,400 Indian users, revealing Gen Z was most active on the platform before Valentine's Day despite …
Mattr has raised £177,000 through crowdfunding—78% of its £225,000 target—from 247 investors with three days remaining T…
Harmonizer launches with claims of AI-driven compatibility matching based on data from 20,000 couples, using a patent-pe…
The word 'sober' now appears 62% more frequently in ARCHER dating app profiles than the word 'drinks' Gallup polling sho…
QuackQuack survey of 12,000 Indian dating app users found 60% actively prepare for Valentine's Day Nearly a quarter of u…
Hinge's new AI profile coach, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o mini, analyses written responses and delivers real-time feedbac…
79% of Gen Z and Millennial dating app users report feeling burnt out from endless swiping 84% of users have experienced…
90% of widowed daters report that memories of late partners influence their new relationships 45% experience guilt about…
UC Davis researchers tracked 4,500 blind dates and found both men and women showed higher attraction to younger partners…
Bookmark, a dating app from two Bengaluru entrepreneurs, locks profile photos until users exchange 10 messages The app h…
Japan's dating app market grew 34% between 2020 and 2023, with largest gains among users aged 20-29 Roughly 54 worker de…
QuackQuack reports 35 million registered users across India 30% of users aged 28-35 actively connect with matches outsid…
Gleeden has reached 3 million users in India with 270% annual growth Female sign-ups surged 128% year-on-year, outpacing…
Australia's voluntary dating app safety code enters active enforcement in April 2024, overseen by a compliance committee…
Tinder reports swipes jump 20%, likes climb 15%, and matches increase 10% on Dating Sunday compared to an average Sunday…
28% of Indian dating app users now treat travel preferences as a primary compatibility filter before swiping, according …
Feeld's revenue jumped 95% year-on-year to $41.4M in 2023, with subscription revenue up 107% The platform, originally de…
Down Dating team launches Dapper, an AI tool generating professional headshots and dating profile photos from user uploa…
Gaydar posted 15% year-on-year revenue increase in late 2024 after pivoting to combine online service with in-person dat…
Don Jazzy announced Bammby to 16.5 million Instagram followers on his 42nd birthday Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for les…
Match Group shares fell 13% after projecting Q4 revenue of $865M-$875M, below analyst expectations Tinder holds 36% of U…
Kiseki survey claims 95% of Japanese singles interested in dating foreigners, based on 230 respondents Japan's marriage …
Three Day Rule acquired by unnamed private investment group with Adam Cohen-Aslatei installed as CEO Cohen-Aslatei previ…
9% of dating app users in a 2019 Plenty of Fish study acknowledged dating someone primarily for social status—a behaviou…
India's online matchmaking market reached $323M in 2023 and is projected to hit $1.2B by 2028 Arranged marriages still a…
Tinder Australia launches 'It Starts With a Swipe' campaign using TikTok creators and hidden-camera content to position …
Dating apps connect partners across religious, educational, and geographical boundaries more effectively than offline me…
Hatched has reduced its signature personality quiz from 50 questions over five days to just five questions, a 90% reduct…
QuackQuack reported 25% increase in chat activity during India's October festive season, with local matches rising 40% S…
Cheers caps matches at three per day and requires friends to swipe on users' behalf in an invite-only model Match Group …
HER is offering three couples up to $7,500 each in moving costs if they've been together six months or less The company …
75% of daters with ADHD report feeling misunderstood on dating apps, according to Hinge's survey of 60,000 users Approxi…
Muzz has facilitated 15,000 marriages among 1.2 million Pakistani users The platform offers profile blurring and chapero…
Greenlight launches beta in Hoboken, New Jersey by end of November, eliminating profiles and messaging in favour of real…
23% of iPhone users would reject a romantic partner who uses Android, according to a survey of 1,000 American adults 31%…
Feeld is launching 'A Fucking Magazine', a biannual print publication featuring essays, poetry, and photography explorin…
Yoke launches 29 October targeting entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners exclusively as a dating platform The Lea…
Victoria Milan faces class action lawsuit in Illinois for alleged BIPA violations related to facial verification system …
Grindr plans full rollout of AI dating assistant by 2027 that will communicate directly with other users' AI agents befo…
Feeld raised $5.2M in Series A funding in 2019 and expanded to 30 employees by 2023 Dating app funding in the 'alternati…
90% of Gen Z dating app users value authenticity in potential partners, yet most admit they struggle to present their ac…
73% of Bumble's female members in the Philippines want more education around sexual health, according to company data Th…
Karima Ben Abdelmalek became CEO of happn in January 2025 and will headline a women's networking event by September Matc…
Dating app usage amongst 18-24 year-olds in the US dropped from 48% in 2019 to 35% in 2023—a 13-percentage-point decline…
Tinder's daily active users dropped 10% year-over-year whilst Hinge grew 17% in the same period 85% of Gen Z singles act…
72% of American singles have discussed politics on dating apps since the June Biden-Trump debate Willingness to date acr…
79% of Gen Z singles use dating apps less than once a month, according to Axios and Generation Lab Tinder's paying subsc…
Eye-tracking study of 40 university students aged 18-27 found men's visual attention shifted towards less attractive wom…
Bindr, a dating app for bisexual and LGBTQ+ users, won $60,000 at Startupfest's inaugural queer entrepreneur pitch compe…
Dating.com claims 71% of American singles have dated internationally, up from just 12% expressing interest before the pa…
80% of QuackQuack's 12,000 surveyed users say family values significantly influence their dating choices in India 39% of…
Aarhus University study tracked 48 participants' heart rates and hand movements during speed dates to measure physiologi…
81% of LGBTQIA+ Hinge users say they prefer building emotional intimacy before rushing into commitment Hinge reached $1.…
33% of QuackQuack users believe physical appearance plays a crucial role in dating decisions, rising to 37% among 18-30 …
I'm Lonely, Inc. launched this month with employer-sponsored memberships positioning romantic connection as a workplace …
57% of British daters now seek partners who 'complement their intellectual and economic aspirations', according to Seeki…
Claire Rénier promoted to Head of Communication at happn after four years managing press relations New role focuses on p…
HeeSay launched Community feature during Pride Month with 63-person Lip Sync Battle in Toronto attracting 400+ registran…
Tinder UK launches in-app voter registration push with youth charity My Life My Say ahead of snap general election Compa…
So Syncd, a Myers-Briggs-based dating app launched in 2020, shut down in May after facilitating 5,700 relationships over…
97% of DateMyAge users say adventure travel brings couples closer together, prioritising shared experiences over compani…
Tinder is hosting free 5K running events across London in June and July in partnership with running app Runna Match Grou…
Match Group's Chispa caps Pride donation at $10,000—roughly 0.0007% of the company's $1.4B Q1 2024 revenue 11% of US Lat…
Mexico recorded 3,754 femicides between 2020 and 2022, with tech-facilitated violence increasingly documented as a precu…
