> Analysis: dating app guides and data | Dating API: https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/analysis [Insights](https://www.datingapi.io/insights) Topics # Analysis. What the results and the deals mean. Timely analysis of company results, rebuilds and strategy, written after the news with the numbers that matter. Articles 4 Companies 12 Reading time 27 min Updated 16 Oct 2026 ## Companies covered - [Bumble](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/bumble-rebuild-2027) - Match Group - Hinge - Tinder - Azar - Match - Badoo - Grindr - EliteSingles - Parship - Christian Mingle - JDate [Dating App Index](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/dating-app-data) [Ownership and markets](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/ownership-and-markets) [Build, buy or rebuild](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/build-buy-or-rebuild) [Trust, safety and compliance](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/trust-safety-and-compliance) [Growth and money](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/growth-and-money) [Analysis](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/analysis) [App profiles](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/app-profiles) [Glossary](https://www.datingapi.io/glossary) ## Latest 4 articles [Analysis ### Bumble's rebuild: what the 2027 relaunch means for the market Bumble is moving its app off its own data centres onto a new cloud platform. It first aimed for the second quarter of 2026, then said the new matching experience would roll out in very early 2027. Paying members have fallen by a quarter since late 2024, and Ithaca Holdings agreed in October 2026 to buy Bumble for $6.05 a share. Bumble, Azar, Badoo, Match Group, Tinder 16 October 2026 · 6 min read](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/bumble-rebuild-2027)[Analysis Bumble, Grindr, Hinge, Tinder, Match Group, Match, Azar, Badoo ### Dating app Q3 2026 results: what to watch Match Group, Bumble and Grindr report the July to September 2026 quarter in early November. Match guided to revenue down 2% to 3%, Bumble to a drop of roughly 13% to 17% with no call, and Grindr to about $540 million for the year. Watch Tinder payers, Hinge growth, Bumble's filing and Grindr's pace. 16 October 2026 · 6 min read](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/dating-app-q3-2026-results-preview)[Analysis Bumble, Hinge, Match Group, Match ### Hinge vs Bumble: two business models, two directions Hinge overtook the Bumble app on quarterly revenue at the end of 2025 and earned $203.5 million against $171.7 million in the second quarter of 2026. Both charge similar amounts per payer, with Hinge about 20% higher throughout. The real difference is direction: Hinge keeps adding payers while Bumble's have fallen by a quarter. 16 October 2026 · 5 min read](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/hinge-vs-bumble-business)[Analysis Bumble, Match Group, Tinder, Hinge, EliteSingles, Parship, Christian Mingle, JDate ### The 2026 squeeze: why dating apps are rebuilding, and why most can't afford to Dating apps are being squeezed from five sides in 2026: fewer paying members, installs costing nearly twice as much, old platforms, new safety law and app store fees. The biggest groups are moving every brand onto one shared platform. Mid-sized apps can rarely afford to build one, so the realistic route is to join one that exists. 15 October 2026 · 10 min read](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/2026-squeeze) ## More topics [Dating App Index](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/dating-app-data) [Ownership and markets](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/ownership-and-markets) [Build, buy or rebuild](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/build-buy-or-rebuild) [Trust, safety and compliance](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/trust-safety-and-compliance) [Growth and money](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/growth-and-money) [App profiles](https://www.datingapi.io/insights/topics/app-profiles) [Glossary](https://www.datingapi.io/glossary)