Ownership and markets. Who owns what, and where the money is.
Which groups own which dating apps, the deals that changed the map, and how the biggest national markets work: apps, owners, rules and payments.
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6 articlesFrench dating app market 2026: top apps, owners and rules
France's dating app market is led by Match Group, which owns Hinge, Tinder, Meetic and DisonsDemain. happn, the best-known French-founded app, now belongs to China's Hello Group, and Fruitz is back with its founders. Operators face EU platform rules enforced by Arcom, three-click cancellation and tighter age checks.
happn, Match Group, Meetic, Bumble, Tinder, Hinge, Fruitz, Badoo
18 October 2026 · 7 min read
Dating app deals tracker: sales, closures, insolvencies 2024 to 2026
Between 2024 and October 2026 the dating industry saw a take-private of Bumble, the insolvency of Spark Networks' operating company, the closure and relaunch of EliteSingles, failed and successful buyouts, and a run of small app closures. Big groups are pruning brands, while specialists buy niche apps cheaply.
16 October 2026 · 7 min read
The German dating app market in 2026: ParshipMeet, Hinge and Spark
Germany's dating market is shaped by a home-grown group, ParshipMeet, now wholly owned by ProSiebenSat.1 and up for eventual sale, and by US apps led by Tinder and a fast-expanding Hinge. Berlin-based Spark Networks' operating company went insolvent in 2026. The EU Digital Services Act and new Apple terms set the rules.
16 October 2026 · 5 min readThe UK dating app market in 2026: apps, owners, rules and payments
About 11% of UK online adults visited a dating service in May 2025, a share that has barely moved in four years. Hinge has caught Tinder, both reaching 3.1%. Match Group and Bumble Inc own most of the top ten. The Online Safety Act now sets risk, reporting and age check duties, with fines up to 10% of worldwide revenue.
16 October 2026 · 6 min readThe US dating app market in 2026: owners, numbers and new laws
The US is the world's biggest dating app market and home to Match Group, Bumble and Grindr. Only Grindr splits out US revenue: $78.8 million in the second quarter of 2026, up 30%. App age laws in Texas, Utah and Louisiana, an FTC settlement with Match and a Senate scam report are reshaping the rules.
16 October 2026 · 5 min readWho owns which dating app? The 2026 ownership map
Most big dating apps belong to a handful of groups. Match Group owns Tinder, Hinge and over a dozen other brands. Bumble Inc owns Bumble and Badoo and agreed in October 2026 to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings. ParshipMeet runs eharmony and MeetMe, Hello Group owns happn, and Black Cap now runs Zoosk and Christian Mingle.
16 October 2026 · 4 min read