online dating

In a significant shift for the online dating industry, Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ:BMBL) founder Whitney Wolfe Herd has announced her resignation as CEO of the company after ten years at the top. What Happened: Wolfe Herd will be stepping down from her role as the chief executive of Bumble and taking over...

Popular dating app Tinder has launched a new feature named Matchmaker. This innovative tool enables users’ friends and family to review and give their opinions about potential matches, adding a layer of scrutiny to the online dating experience. What Happened: Tinder’s Matchmaker...

In an unexpected twist, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc, proposed the idea of using his social media platform Twitter as a potential dating site. Musk shared this suggestion via a tweet on July 13. What Happened: In response to a user’s tweet, Musk proposed the idea of using Twitter as a platform...

Trying to find love in an increasingly digital world has led many to experiment with online dating, but endless scrolling of profiles and pictures can leave some feeling hopeless. One woman decided to post an ad on Craigslist offering to pay someone to pretend to...

TikTok is one of the most popular apps for the Gen Z market. As the platform continues to grow and launch new products, new entries from the company and a third-party company are bringing new items to TikTok. Employee Recruitment: TikTok could be launching a jobs service for the Gen Z market soon....

Sam Yagan, formerly of OKCupid and Match Group, could be trying to capitalize on the momentum seen this week in the dating-app industry with the blockbuster IPO of Bumble Inc (NASDAQ: BMBL). What Happened: Sam Yagan, CEO of Corazon Capital, has filed to form a SPAC called Corazon Capital V838...

Match Group Inc (NASDAQ: MTCH), the online dating space, offers investors a secular growth story and shares should be bought by investors after the stock's weakness in 2019, according to J.P. Morgan. The Match Group Analyst: Cory Carpenter upgraded Match Group's stock rating from Neutral to...

Dating app Bumble is planning for an initial public offering early next year, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday.  What Happened: The Bloomberg report claimed that the startup is anticipating a valuation between $6 billion to $8 billion. A majority of the Bumble stake is held by...

It may seem counterintuitive, but Tinder's parent company Match Group Inc (NASDAQ: MTCH) experienced growing user engagement in its second quarter — and this trend is here to stay for at least the near-term, according to a top Match exec.  People Still Want To Meet Others: The...

While social distancing directives make it all the more challenging to establish romantic connections, online dating apps like Match Group Inc's (NASDAQ: MTCH) Tinder and Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) are helping power romance globally during the coronavirus pandemic. Pew Research Center recently...

Online dating is powering romance globally. Whether you prefer meeting your significant other through online dating or in person, it's hard to ignore the ways desktop and mobile dating technology has changed how we meet future romantic partners. Dating App Traffic Spikes Data from dating...

Many popular apps including those related to dating, makeup, kids entertainment, religion and menstruation tracking are sharing personal user data with third-parties in violation of the European Union's GDPR laws, a research by government-funded Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) has found....

Match Group Inc (NASDAQ: MTCH) shares are rallying after the parent company of Tinder posted a second-quarter earnings and sales beat Tuesday.  The Analyst  Jefferies analyst Brent Thill maintained a Buy rating on Match with a $50 price target. The Thesis Even with Facebook, Inc. (...

Match Group Inc (NASDAQ: MTCH)’s Tinder is "the first truly global breakout mobile dating application," but high expectations are reflected in the parent company's valuation, according to a new sell-side take.  The Analyst  Wells Fargo's Peter Stabler downgraded...

In October 2016, New York Times opinion writer Michael Gonchar asked a question that has a growing resonance with each passing year: “Could technology be making us more alone?” Increasingly, the answer to that question is an enthusiastic “yes!” According to a survey...