All articles tagged with "Matchmaking"
Seattle matchmakers are charging $7,500 to $50,000 per client and reporting waitlists as tech professionals abandon dati…
Study analysed 1.1 million survey responses from American university students between 2008 and 2019 Greek-affiliated stu…
Brand strategist Peyton Knight has sold over 10,000 dating spreadsheet templates at $9.99 each, creating a micro-industr…
Japanese marriage agencies charge ¥300,000 to ¥600,000 ($2,000–$4,000) in membership fees, with additional success fees …
Tribal, an Australian dating app with 12,000 downloads, has launched AI-powered features, enhanced verification, and psy…
Lucille McCart, former Global Director of Corporate Communications at Bumble, has joined AI matchmaking startup Overtone…
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 …
Fate has 10,000 app installs and is launching curated speed dating events in London with 20 participants each First two …
SURF launched in 2024 and has secured partnerships with HYROX, World Surf League US Open of Surfing, and Palm Tree Music…
Matrimony.com reported Q1 billings of ₹13,603 lakhs ($16.3M), representing just 7.8% year-on-year growth The company's M…
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…
Howdy reached 1,800 downloads in New Zealand within weeks of launch, split between 1,000 users aged 24-45 and 600 aged 1…
PLEEZR launched this month with a matching algorithm based on measuring users' 'masculine and feminine energy' through a…
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…
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…
60% of 10,384 QuackQuack users now use personality labels like "Golden Retriever Energy" and "Black Cat Energy" as match…
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…
Hornet's 2025 Thailand Model Search attracted over 1,000 participants and contributed to record active user levels in th…
78% of singles with pet allergies would commit to regular medication to continue dating someone they like 75% of pet own…
79% of dating app users report burnout according to MAXION's cited industry data Fewer than 5% of women plan to continue…
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…
Michigan State University study of 535 participants found users shown 31 profiles reported stronger commitment intention…
92% of dating app users report experiencing 'future faking' – premature commitment talk that disappears 40% of singles a…
Tinder Canada's Astrology Mode campaign generated over 770,000 influencer impressions and more than 24,000 engagements i…
Matrimony.com reported Q4 net profit of ₹9.7 crore (£750,000), up 18.7% year-on-year Revenue grew 7.8% to ₹116.8 crore (…
Bumble plans to eliminate swiping entirely in a major 2026 app redesign, replacing it with AI-driven matchmaking AI dati…
Bumble will eliminate swiping entirely in Q4 2026, replacing it with an AI-driven matching system Paying users dropped 2…
Known charges $15 per confirmed first date, not per month of app usage or premium features The company has raised $10M f…
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…
South Korea fined matchmaking firm Duo 1.2 billion won ($810,000) following a January 2025 breach affecting nearly 430,0…
Pure claims $100M in annual revenue and 95% year-on-year registration growth, though neither metric has been independent…
Muzz has reached 10 million registered users globally, with India emerging as one of its fastest-growing markets despite…
OkCupid transferred 3 million user photos to AI firm Clarifai in 2014 without consent or written agreement The transfer …
Kochi Prefecture is offering residents aged 20 to 39 up to 20,000 yen (£93) annually to use state-approved matchmaking p…
Average cost of personal matchmaking services in the US jumped 26% year-over-year to January 2026 Dating app usage decli…
51% of UK singles now use AI features on dating apps for crafting messages, generating date ideas, and writing profiles …
Only 26% of British adults would definitely date someone with different political views Gen Z shows the strictest standa…
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…
Yidui posted $570M revenue and $65.2M operating profit for fiscal 2024, tripling profit year-on-year 16.4% of users pay …
Match Group (MTCH) is down 38% over twelve months; Bumble (BMBL) has lost 52% over the same period Tinder's paying user …
Matchmaker.com launched as a questionnaire-based referral platform connecting singles with professional matchmakers, bui…
Keeper, a Y Combinator-backed dating app, uses proprietary AI to rate users' physical attractiveness as its primary matc…
22% of US adults believe AI could improve their relationships, but 16% would end a relationship if their partner used AI…
China's marriage registrations have collapsed 50% from 13.5 million in 2013 to 6.76 million in 2025 Parent matchmaking p…
Two-thirds of singles won't commit to someone without running them past their personal approval committee first One in f…
Begins, a South Korean dating app, has introduced AI matching that assesses 'lifestyle alignment' and 'genuine compatibi…
54% of US singles now use AI tools for dating assistance, according to research from matchmaking service Arrows AI users…
Dating app users swipe an average of 40 times to secure a single match, with a swipe-to-date ratio of approximately 400:…
Hati charges £48 per week (potentially £2,496 annually), making it four to six times more expensive than mainstream dati…
Pinterest searches for 'no phone summer' climbed 340% year-over-year, with 'screen free activities' up 200% The platform…
Two-thirds of Americans now view financial literacy as an attractive trait in potential partners, rising to 76% of Gen Z…
UK dating app usage has fallen 16% since 2024, with Tinder losing over 500,000 British users The UK matchmaking market i…
Dating apps now account for 25.1% of marriages amongst Japanese couples aged 30 and under, the highest share amongst all…
30% of American singles have tried chore-based dates, whilst 56% remain open to the concept 64% of respondents experienc…
TikTok Shop generated approximately $130 billion in gross merchandise value in 2024, marking 100% year-on-year growth Th…
Nuzzl, a dog-focused dating app, launches in Austin on 21 February with a brewery event at Central Machine Works Approxi…
Happn is offering three Dutch singles up to €1,500 towards housing costs between 14–23 February as part of its "Single S…
Pinterest added 19 million monthly active users in Q4 2025, reaching 619 million globally Revenue hit $1.3 billion for t…
Singapore's government has partnered with Coffee Meets Bagel to distribute $100 cultural credits to dating app users, la…
33% of Gen Z daters aged 20–26 deliberately paused activity on Valentine's Day, describing it as a 'deliberate non-event…
RAW's Valentine's Day campaign curates men into pet-adoption-style profile cards, funneling matches directly into hosted…
BLK recommends users limit app time to two-hour windows and cap simultaneous conversations at three matches 47.7% of 4,0…
Ditto has raised $9.2M in seed funding from Peak XV Partners, Gradient, Scribble Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Llama Ve…
Bethenny Frankel's The Core charges up to $1,200 annually but is reportedly struggling to attract subscribers UK's Perso…
TikTok Live Fest scheduled for 12 February 2026 at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, headlined by Demi Lovato and hosted by E…
Spotify now allows group messaging for up to 10 users, expanding from one-on-one chats launched in August 2025 Match Gro…
65% of survey respondents would pursue long-distance relationships, with 84% prepared to relocate for the right partner …
Flutrr partners with Saregama, one of India's oldest music labels, to launch music-based matchmaking as a paid premium t…
57% of 9,685 surveyed Indian women aged 20–35 use 'protective strategies' on dating apps 87% assess profiles based on pe…
Bombay High Court issues permanent injunction against getshaadi.com for trademark infringement against Shaadi.com Court …
X published its recommendation algorithm code on 19 January following a €140M EU Digital Services Act fine for transpare…
54% of Gen Z professionals aged 21-35 now prioritise financial security over romantic relationships (47%) or family (47%…
Love Group Global posted $369,000 net operating cash flow in Q2 FY2026, its highest quarterly operating cash flow on rec…
Parship surveyed over 1,000 singles in Germany, finding respondents prioritise early assessment of long-term compatibili…
Three in five divorced Indians now dating again have developed hard boundaries that didn't exist in their first marriage…
50% of Gen Z and millennials would stay in an unhappy relationship for financial security, compared with just 34% of Gen…
Just 32% of UK dating app users filter matches by height, the lowest rate across all markets studied by Breeze Dutch use…
71% of singles say unemployment is not a dealbreaker when meeting someone new Over half of unemployed people feel anxiou…
WedKnott has secured investment from blockchain entrepreneur Pratik Gauri, founder of 5ire (reportedly valued at $1.5 bi…
Nearly 90% of Black Gen Z users want to declare core values—religion, politics, finances, family planning—before the fir…
Aisle Network claims 97% of Indian women on its platform prioritise commitment over casual dating, compared to 80% of me…
Match Group's share price has collapsed over five years as the company struggles to convert free users into paying subsc…
37% of 7,583 QuackQuack users now impose "sunset clauses" on dating app use—predetermined time limits of six to twelve m…
Known raised $9.7M from Forerunner, NFX, Pear VC, and Coelius Capital to launch a pay-per-date model charging $30 per ac…
Vietnamese dating app Hullo has announced an AI matchmaking system backed by Nvidia, AWS, and Google accelerator program…
Bethenny Frankel launched The Core this week, charging members between $700 and $1,200 for access to a screened dating c…
Tinder's parent company Match Group share price has collapsed 60% from $182 in October 2021 to $73 today Tinder's payer …
27% of Indian dating app users aged 22-35 previously mistook toxic relationship patterns for genuine passion 60% now act…
Happn has launched AI-powered venue recommendations in France, Brazil, Turkey, and the Netherlands—but not the UK or US …
Matrimony.com's net profit dropped 41% year-on-year to ₹167 million ($2M) in Q2 FY2026 Revenue declined just 1% to ₹1.57…
Pop the Balloon or Find Love episodes regularly attract between one and two million views on YouTube Dating apps typical…
Gen Z daters are explicitly deprioritising traditional compatibility markers in favour of immediate emotional resonance,…
QuackQuack has launched Rebounce, a dedicated app for divorced, separated, and widowed users in India Pricing ranges fro…
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…
98% of UK adults believe financial conversations belong in relationships 80% say admitting debt to a partner is harder t…
Nexuus is launching in mid-November as India's first AI-driven voice-based dating app, using vocal analysis rather than …
Knot.dating claims operational profitability within six months, imposing a ₹50 lakh (~£48,000) annual income requirement…
68% of Ourtime users reportedly consider travel compatibility essential when choosing partners, with 13% calling misalig…
Bharat Matrimony has invested $500,000 in Ask My Guru to integrate AI-powered Vedic astrology directly into its matchmak…
One in five Gen Z and Millennial singles want to see credit scores on dating profiles, according to a Credit One Bank su…
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…
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…
Bumble has spun out BFF, its friendship feature, into a standalone app after eight years inside the main platform The mo…
27% of U.S. adults live with a disability, representing a substantial market for accessibility-focused dating platforms …
Knot.dating has verified 10,000 members in India since launching in 2023 and is expanding to five international markets …
83% of The League's users rate lifestyle and ambition compatibility as equal to physical attraction 60% call career ambi…
73% of women on The League prioritise career ambition in partner selection, compared to just 38% of men—a 35-percentage-…
Jdate, a 28-year-old Jewish dating platform, has added dating coaches and personalised human matchmaking services to its…
Tawkify charges clients upwards of $6,000 annually for matchmaking services and claims singles are abandoning swipe cult…
happn is hosting a free 5km group run in Amsterdam on 12 August, capped at 40 participants 30% of US adults who have use…
Harmonizer's study of 20,000 American couples found that high psychological flexibility led to relationships lasting 72%…
Bumble has launched a library of 20 expert articles and videos inside its app covering messaging etiquette, confidence-b…
71% of OkCupid users now refuse to date someone with opposing political views, up from 53% in 2016 Matches based on poli…
75% of Gen Z users reported feeling burnt out by dating apps in a 2024 Forbes survey, citing repetitive interactions and…
Taimi, an LGBTQ dating app with 20 million downloads, has launched free event promotion tools alongside automated conver…
Match Group has integrated Qloo's AI recommendation engine into four niche dating apps: BLK, Chispa, Upward, and Yuzu In…
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…
58% of active daters have reconsidered pursuing someone after experiencing "floodlighting" — oversharing emotional bagga…
UK engagement with traditional swipe-based dating services has dropped 16% according to app analytics data Nearly four i…
India's Supreme Court has granted interim protection to Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal in criminal proceedings related…
Muzz hosted its first offline singles event in India with approximately 100 participants using structured activities and…
Match Group reports AI usage across its dating platforms has surged 300% year-on-year 20% of users prompted by AI modera…
Cherry Blossoms Dating has operated continuously since 1974, making it 51 years old—older than Match Group and the term …
Grindr's Wingman AI currently has 10,000 users in limited beta testing The platform's Q3 2024 average revenue per paying…
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…
Pawsome Pair promises to donate 20% of subscription revenue to animal shelters, entering a pet-dating vertical with at l…
61% of straight Black men on BLK claim they've never avoided friendships with queer Black men, yet over half wouldn't in…
The Feels charges $49 per monthly singles event in Los Angeles, using somatic dating techniques borrowed from trauma the…
Three Day Rule acquired by Palm Venture Studios, shifting from boutique matchmaker offering packages up to £800,000 towa…
Fewer than 1,000 users have signed up for Browser Dating since launch, an art project that matches people based on their…
AlgoAI Tech has launched a-love, a white-label matching platform enabling organisations to deploy branded dating service…
Generative AI usage is split roughly 50-50 between personal and business applications according to recent industry data …
Four new dating platforms launched in February 2025, each promising to solve algorithmic opacity whilst deploying sophis…
Southampton and Harvard universities analysed swiping behaviour across 20,000 mock dating profiles to measure political …
SlideIn is Connor Rose's second dating app in four years, following IRLY which launched in 2021 with similar authenticit…
The Lox Club launches in London on 30 January targeting Jewish and "Jew-ish" singles after four years of US operations L…
Approximately 30% of Chinese singles have used livestream matchmaking services in a market of 240 million unmarried adul…
Match Group is relaunching Pairs in South Korea, where marriages have fallen 40% since 2014 and the fertility rate stand…
Sitch has raised $2M in pre-seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz's Speedrun accelerator The platform charges $90–160 …
Match Group is relaunching Pairs in South Korea after a seven-year absence, deploying a proprietary "Real Mind Matching"…
46.2% of coupled US adults would consider leaving their partner if money weren't a constraint 86% of respondents have ar…
79% of Gen Z dating app users report experiencing 'dating app fatigue', citing superficial interactions and lack of genu…
Quickmeets, a new dating app from a Penn graduate, uses AI to match users based on uploaded photos of celebrity crushes …
Lunch Actually acquired dating app Paktor, creating a hybrid matchmaking-app model across six Asian markets with over 10…
The Lox Club launches in London next week, marking its first international expansion since launching in the US four year…
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…
Tribal dating app launches this month with 72-hour photo blur, forcing personality-first connections through 44-question…
39% of Indian dating app users are deliberately delaying progressing matches, prioritising emotional readiness over rapi…
QuackQuack claims 28.5% of Holi-period matches develop into relationships—nearly double the 10-15% industry baseline Sur…
51% of young female Tinder India users prioritise reliability over traditional romantic gestures in modern dating etique…
University of California, Davis study analysed 4,500 speed-dating encounters to measure attraction patterns Women showed…
Harmonizer launches with claims of AI-driven compatibility matching based on data from 20,000 couples, using a patent-pe…
Gen Z travellers are 75% more likely than average holidaymakers to research destinations specifically for meeting potent…
Hily launched in 2017 and reports 30 million global users, positioning itself as personality-first alternative to photo-…
Breeze is sending nine couples on first dates through IKEA showrooms this Valentine's Day, matched on sleep compatibilit…
Social League launches in Dubai this month targeting professionals aged 30-60 with invitation-only events and vetted mem…
QuackQuack survey of 12,000 Indian dating app users found 60% actively prepare for Valentine's Day Nearly a quarter of u…
UC Davis researchers tracked 4,500 blind dates and found both men and women showed higher attraction to younger partners…
Japan's dating app market grew 34% between 2020 and 2023, with largest gains among users aged 20-29 Roughly 54 worker de…
28% of Indian dating app users now treat travel preferences as a primary compatibility filter before swiping, according …
Global Dating Insights and Social Discovery Insights are merging into three combined regional events for 2025 in North A…
Kiseki survey claims 95% of Japanese singles interested in dating foreigners, based on 230 respondents Japan's marriage …
QuackQuack claims 60% of male users aged 20-35 now prioritise mental health awareness in relationships Survey of 12,000 …
Three Day Rule acquired by unnamed private investment group with Adam Cohen-Aslatei installed as CEO Cohen-Aslatei previ…
India's dating app market has grown to an estimated $100M annually with 25-30% year-on-year growth rates Local platforms…
Couple.com is testing AI that analyses facial micro-expressions, vocal tone, and body language during three-minute video…
Match Group's Tinder lost 8% of paying users year-over-year in Q3 2024, whilst Bumble's paying subscribers dropped 3% in…
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…
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 …
Muzz has facilitated 15,000 marriages among 1.2 million Pakistani users The platform offers profile blurring and chapero…
51% of Australian singles consider discussing finances appropriate within the first six months of dating, rising to 63% …
23% of iPhone users would reject a romantic partner who uses Android, according to a survey of 1,000 American adults 31%…
31% of US singles would consider filtering matches by credit score according to Match's 2024 State of Dating survey Dati…
Eye-tracking study of 289 adults found men spent 3.49 seconds assessing income on women's profiles; women spent 4.02 sec…
77% of singles report heightened nervousness the longer online conversations continue without transitioning to an in-per…
Grindr plans full rollout of AI dating assistant by 2027 that will communicate directly with other users' AI agents befo…
78% of dating app users report experiencing burnout from romantic matchmaking, according to Forbes Match Group generated…
The League is launching a hybrid model priced at $250-$1,000 per month for in-person dating events, representing a 10x i…
72% of American singles have discussed politics on dating apps since the June Biden-Trump debate Willingness to date acr…
Men's stated age preferences on OkCupid consistently skew towards younger women regardless of the men's own age, whilst …
79% of Gen Z singles use dating apps less than once a month, according to Axios and Generation Lab Tinder's paying subsc…
International matchmaking sector estimated to reach $3.2bn globally, spanning matchmaking, visa services, and romance to…
Eye-tracking study of 40 university students aged 18-27 found men's visual attention shifted towards less attractive wom…
Six new dating platforms launched in recent weeks, each claiming algorithmic superiority or demographic specificity Matc…
40 per cent of Singaporean women aged 21-34 don't intend to marry, compared to a 10 percentage point lower proportion of…
Six new dating apps have launched recently, including Ark, ChristianSimplified, Finding You, Botly, Honeymoon, and BigFo…
Aarhus University study tracked 48 participants' heart rates and hand movements during speed dates to measure physiologi…
33% of QuackQuack users believe physical appearance plays a crucial role in dating decisions, rising to 37% among 18-30 …
57% of British daters now seek partners who 'complement their intellectual and economic aspirations', according to Seeki…
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…
Match Group has appointed Jay Shetty, bestselling author and podcast host, as Chief Relationship Advisor to develop valu…
Tinder is hosting free 5K running events across London in June and July in partnership with running app Runna Match Grou…
17% of QuackQuack users unmatched during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections specifically over political disagreements 35% rise…
