Apps News Gen Z Is Leaving Dating Apps Behind

Gen Z is over dating apps, but the real world feels even more daunting

With plummeting subscriber numbers, rising costs and users who are sick of endless swiping, the dating app industry is in crisis. Recent layoffs at Bumble are raising questions about the future of ... Read More

Gen Z is ghosting dating apps: Could AI win them back?

With ‘swiping fatigue’ on the rise, platforms like Tinder and Bumble are feeling pressure to engage a generation that’s longing for app-free connections. Read More

Dating apps are doomed because Gen Z is locked in on meet-cutes, former Hinge content lead says: They want to vibe their way through meeting people

Ilana Dunn, host of the Seeing Other People podcast and former Hinge content lead, said while dating apps are making an effort to change, there’s only so much they can do. She predicts that more Gen ... Read More

I quit dating apps and found the love of my life

A fter using dating apps with little success for eight years, a woman met the love of her life just two weeks after deciding to ditch them. Lowri Rose, 26, from Cardiff, said she had been using the ... Read More

Grindr CEO George Arison Blames Over-Monetized Dating Apps, Not Gen Z, For Struggling Romance Amid Rising Costs

Gen Z has been widely reported as struggling to date due to financial pressures, from rising living costs to unstable jobs. But Arison said that the narrative blaming young people is misguided, ... Read More

Dating app Cerca will show how Gen Z really dates at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

It’s a universally acknowledged truth that the current dating scene sucks, no matter what city you live in. Everyone has a story. And everyone has a grievance. Take Myles Slayton, who completed a ... Read More

Dating trends reached new lows this year. What are ‘throning,’ ‘Shrekking,’ 'Banksying’?

Love: It's a tale as old as time. But the way we talk about it is constantly evolving. "Modern dating has gotten so complicated that we need new words just to describe what's happening to us," she ... Read More

Gen Z is 'monkey barring' — not cheating. It's not what you think.

Dating can feel like the elementary school playground sometimes. One day you're in a close relationship, the next someone is swinging on the jungle gym with someone else. So perhaps the latest ... Read More