As Tinder struggles to attract paid users, one dating app is gaining popularity

In 2025, a lot of daters want to meet in person instead of on apps (even if they don't know how). This could account for the decline of some dating apps recently, including Bumble, which laid off 30 ... Read More

The dating app wars: Hinge booms as Bumble users drop and Tinder tries to attract Gen Z

While many users are breaking up with Bumble, it’s nothing but sparks and swipes for Hinge and Tinder. Hinge continues to be the hottest catch in the dating app world, while Tinder is giving itself a ... Read More

Match Group’s rape problem: A lawsuit alleges that inaction by Tinder and Hinge’s owner allowed abusers to stay on the apps

When Match Group released its latest earnings this week, its CEO, Spencer Rascoff, boasted that Hinge, one of its flagship dating apps, was “crushing it,” with growth accelerating despite reports that ... Read More

Tinder tries to win back Gen Z with dating app ‘modes’ designed for double dating and college students

Gen Z’s growing preference for real-life connections has led experts to predict dating apps will continue losing steam. In response, Tinder has launched new “Modes”—including Double Date and College ... Read More

One popular dating app is actually 'crushing it' right now

Match Group's CEO said that he was very pleased with Hinge's performance. Hinge's success contrasts with a broader decline in the online dating industry. The company plans to apply Hinge's strategies ... Read More

Investors swipe right on Match Group

Spencer Rascoff, the co-founder of Zillow who became CEO of Match Group earlier this year, points to breakout success at one of the company's apps after implement new AI strategies. He says this ... Read More

Are You Being Dommed by Your Dating App?

But instead of resuming swiping through other profiles, or even starting a chat that could last days, you bypass in-app messaging altogether. Rather, the platform asks you to confirm your availability ... Read More

Match Group stock jumps on earnings optimism, boost from Hinge

Match Group reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations, sending its stock on a tear as it attempts to shake growing doubts about technology-based dating. On Tuesday, the ... Read More

Young man fails bid to return to Tinder and Hinge after sex offence conviction

A young Tasmanian man and previously convicted sex offender has failed in his bid to overturn bans from popular dating apps Tinder and Hinge. Alex McGeary claimed Match Group discriminated against him ... Read More

Match Group agrees to pay FTC $14M for misleading ads, dating app messages

Match Group agreed to pay $14 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle claims related to accusations of deceptive business practices on its platform Match.com, the agency announced on Tuesday ... Read More

Tinder evolves some features into dating ‘modes’

The app is getting two new modes, Double Date and College Mode — essentially extensions of existing features — alongside a "For You" mode on the home screen that presents the classic Tinder experience ... Read More