Dating App News

User penetration that stood at 2.7% in 2018 is expected to hit 3.2% by 2023Locked up at home, dating apps say their users are looking to make more connections

For dating apps in India, user penetration is seen rising to 3.2% in 2023 from 2.7% in 2018The online dating market in India is dominated by the likes of Tinder, TrulyMadly, OkCupid

Dating apps have grown in popularity in US, making them fertile territory to connect with voters

The feature allows members to self-authenticate through a series of real-time posed selfiesVerified profiles will display a blue checkmark so members can trust their authenticity

The dating apps collected users' birth dates, email addresses, photographs and real-time location dataThe FTC also issued a consumer alert for parents about the dating apps

The number of romance scams jumped from 8,500 in 2015 to more than 21,000 in 2018Anyone can be a victim, but it occurred most often to those between 40 and 69 years old

Apart from revenue woes, home-grown dating apps have seen a decline in downloads and ranking TrulyMadly’s revenue halved in FY18, while that of Bharat Matrimony rose 15% during the same period

Betterhalf has 15 employees — 13 are single, use the app and half-mockingly refer to their office as a marriage labAfter matching people, post-interaction user polls on Betterhalf help weed out the creeps

Tinder, the dating app which targets Gen Z, is seen urging them to enjoy the pre-adulthood phase in a new digital campaign titled 'Adulting can Wait' for India

Launched in 2014, Bumble has 45 million users in 140 countries. Its revenue and user base is doubling every year