BUSINESS INSIDER – Hinge CEO Justin McLeod predicts AI will replace swiping within the next three to five years by helping users express values and preferences directly, leading to more accurate matches. He says this shift will combat swiping fatigue and help users move faster toward real-life connections. Hinge continues to outperform rivals: paying users rose 18% YOY to 1.7M, revenue per user grew 6% to $32, and Q2 revenue reached $168M, up 25%. McLeod insists AI should never replace genuine human interaction. While AI can improve matchmaking, he rejects the idea of chatbots mimicking intimacy, calling that approach “extraordinarily reductive.”
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