Feeld grew revenue 31.5% in 2025, mostly outside the UKFeeld Ltd's group revenue rose 31.5% to £64.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2025, according to audited accounts filed with Companies House on September 30, 2026. Sales outside the UK made up 87.0% of that revenue, by the accounts' own country split, and profit for the year was £8.9 million.
Grindr to buy PrEP telehealth clinic Freddie for $250 millionGrindr agreed on September 30, 2026, to buy Freddie, an online clinic for the HIV prevention medicine PrEP, for $250 million plus up to $70 million tied to 2027 results, according to its SEC filing. Freddie operates only in Canada and the US.
Tinder launches Group Hangouts: friend groups match with friend groupsTinder launched Group Hangouts on September 30, 2026, letting a group of at least three people match with another group, according to Tinder's press room. Groups hold up to 15 people, TechCrunch reported, and Tinder names the US as its launch market, with other markets to follow.
Singapore's government unveils a dating pilot for civil servantsSingapore's Government Technology Agency, GovTech, has opened FirstDate, a dating pilot for public officers aged 21 to 35. It is a trial for civil servants, not a national dating app, with applications accepted until October 5, 2026.
Bumble ends its women-message-first rule as paying users keep fallingSince August 11, 2026, either person in a Bumble match can write first, ending the women-first rule. The change came six days after Bumble Inc. reported 2.08 million paying users on the Bumble app, down 16.9% in a year.
Match Group's second quarter: Tinder still shrinking, Hinge growingMatch Group, which owns Tinder and Hinge, reported second-quarter revenue of $853 million on August 4, 2026, down 1% from a year earlier. Tinder's daily active users fell 4% and Hinge's revenue rose 22%, according to the company's release.
Ofcom: only two of four dating services check for a live faceThe UK regulator Ofcom found that four dating services all used face-based age estimates and photo-ID matching, but only two checked that the face was live. Ofcom calls the findings early and says the services have since started closing the gaps.
Hinge now lets your friends write part of your profileHinge's Friend's Take, launched July 15, 2026, lets friends or family answer prompts about you through a link, and up to three answers show on your profile. As far as we know, it is the first time someone else can add to a Hinge profile.
Romance fraud took about 551 million kronor in Sweden in 2025, up 48%Swedish police estimate that romance fraud brought in about 551 million kronor in 2025, up from 372 million kronor in 2024. The estimate is built from crimes reported to the police, so fraud nobody reported is not in it.