We dive into the core of the dating industry – apps and sites from big to small, established to up-and-coming.
In March 2025, Whitney Wolfe Herd returned to Bumble, the company she founded. Nineteen months later, she's turning over the keys to two men with no experience running a dating app. That's what sticks with me about the news from Tuesday....
9/22/26
Courtship is not only about religion and holding hands. It’s about traditional values, and the...
9/18/26
Grindr CEO George Arison urged the U.S. and its European allies to pressure Turkey to end raids...
9/10/26
Blackstone is on its way out of Bumble. The private equity firm could sell its remaining shares in...
9/9/26
Tinder says sustained conversations on the app increased 2% year over year in August, following a...
9/6/26
Grindr will pay $35.2 million (26 million pounds) to settle a privacy case brought on behalf of...
8/31/26
There was a time when saying (or purposely not saying) you met on Seeking Arrangement told people...
8/27/26
Update: On Sept. 3, EliteSingles launched Elite Select, a $499 one-month membership with priority...
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