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Meetic Rolls out “Speak Easy” Dating Events in Multiple French Cities

Posted on March 6, 2026
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LINKEDIN – Meetic has introduced a new series of in-person “Speak Easy” dating events in 2026, designed to facilitate real-life connections through structured conversation. The format begins with a small-group discussion segment using guided questions intended to help participants break the ice and encourage more natural interaction, before shifting into a more informal social gathering. The first event this year brought together ~70 participants, with more events planned in several French cities in the coming months.

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Hinge & Meetic Hackathons

Posted on July 10, 2025

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LINKEDIN – Hinge and Meetic held their annual hackathons, where teams across the organization come together to find new ways for people to form IRL connections. The Hinge winner was "Hinge IRL," a proposal to get more people on IRL dates by offering immediate options for nearby meetups with people who match your interests and timing. The Meetic winner was "Resonance." Resonance would use AI voice technology to capture a user's energy, personality, and truth, allowing micro-conversations to open the doors to real connections. Tinder's hackathon is in the fall.

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Match Group’s “Are You Sure?” Feature to Expand to Millions of Users Across Match, Stir, OurTime & More

Posted on November 14, 2023

Match Group Are You Sure featurePR NEWSWIRE – Match Group is introducing its anti-harassment feature "Are You Sure?" (AYS?) to users across several platforms, including Match, Stir, OurTime, BLK, Chispa, and Upward, with Hinge planning to adopt it next year. Initially launched on Tinder in 2021 and later on Plenty of Fish and Meetic, AYS? has prevented ~500M potentially problematic or harassing messages by prompting users to reconsider their words before sending. The feature, which uses automated tools to flag potentially harmful language, has led to an 84% decrease in triggering on Plenty of Fish, showing its effectiveness in changing user behavior. The feature is available in 18 languages and is part of Match Group's efforts, including an upcoming "Respect Before Swiping" campaign, to promote respectful interactions and boundaries on its platforms.

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Match Group Reports Q1 2023 Results

Posted on May 3, 2023

MG__Logo_Horizontal_LightBackgroundMATCH GROUP – The Q1 '23 results showed a 1% YOY decrease in total revenue at $787M due to a 3% decline in payers, partially offset by a 2% increase in revenue per payer (RPP). On a foreign exchange neutral (FXN) basis, the total revenue was up 3% YOY at $822M. Tinder's direct revenue was flat YOY at $441M, while Hinge's direct revenue grew 27% YOY. Match Group Asia's direct revenue declined 13% YOY. Evergreen & Emerging (Match.com, Meetic, OurTime & Pairs, BLK, and Chispa) direct revenue was down 8% YOY. Q1 operating income was $198M, down 5% YOY, while Q1 adjusted operating income was $263M, down 4% YOY. Tinder's new weekly subscription packages and pricing optimizations are expected to increase revenue as 2023 progresses. Tinder is also focusing on improving women's user experience by providing relevancy, realness, and respect. They are testing Just for You, curated profiles, and adding interactive profile elements to provide a richer and more engaging user experience. Hinge is seeing exceptional momentum in Europe, with plans to launch more targeted marketing efforts in Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands in Q2.

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Match Group Q1 Results – Revenue up 20%, New CEO

Posted on May 4, 2022

Match Group logoMATCH GROUP – Total Revenue grew 20% YOY to $799M. Operating income was $208M, an increase of 10% YOY. Payers increased 13% to 16.3M, up from 14.4M in the prior year quarter. Tinder Direct Revenue grew 18% YOY, driven by 17% payers growth to 10.7M. All Other Brands collectively grew revenue by 22% YOY driven by 14% RPP growth and 7% payers growth to 5.6M.

Key points from Match Group's letter to shareholders:

  • Match Group CEO Shar Dubey is stepping down. She will remain as a director and advisor to the company, and Bernard Kim will resume his role as CEO.
  • Match Group has published its 2nd annual Impact Report to share its progress on social, environmental, and governance initiatives.
  • In Japan, Tinder launched a co-marketing campaign with Netflix for the dating reality TV show Love is Blind: Japan.
  • Tinder Coins, its in-app virtual currency, is on track to launch globally this summer.
  • Hinge is on track to launch in its first non-English speaking market, Germany, in Q2.
  • Hinge is on pace to more than 10x revenue from 2019 to 2022.
  • Match, Meetic, Pairs, and POF all successfully leverage tech features from Hyperconnect into their products.

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Match Group Financial Results – 2021 Revenue Just Under $3B

Posted on February 2, 2022

Match-Group-logo 2021MATCH GROUP – Total Q4 Revenue grew 24% YOY to $806M. Operating income was $232M, up 9% YOY. Payers increased 15% to 16.2M, up from 14.2M in the prior year quarter. Tinder Direct Revenue grew 23% YOY driven by 18% Payers growth to 10.6M and RPP growth of 4%. All Other Brands collectively grew Direct Revenue 26% YOY, driven by 16% RPP growth and 9% Payers growth to 5.7M. In 2021, Match Group's Total Revenue was just under $3B with operating income of $850M. Tinder generated ~$1.7B in Direct Revenue in 2021, up 22% over 2020. Hinge produced $525M of Direct Revenue in 2021, achieving a 91% YOY growth rate. Hyperconnect saw better performance in December compared to the preceding months. Several Match Group brands have begun to leverage Hyperconnect's technology. Meetic opened online video cafes, and Match is offering 1:1 video chat on its app. Pairs and POF intend to leverage Hyperconnect's tech into their apps in early 2022.

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International Tech Platforms Open up to Independent Scrutiny

Posted on January 26, 2021

The internet commission logoPR NEWSWIRE – Jan 26 – The Internet commission launches Accountability Report 1.0. The year-long independent review, with the participation of the BBC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Popjam, Tinder and Meetic looked at how organisations take decisions about online content. The report demonstrates that large organisations can open themselves up to independent scrutiny and benchmarking of content moderation processes, in a collaborative way and across borders. The Accountability Report 1.0 is available at inetco.org/report.

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Meetic Is Launching Video Calling

Posted on June 4, 2020

Meetic video callsTUEXPERTOAPPS – June 4 – French dating app Meetic is launching new video calling feature. To activate video calls, users have to first exchange at least four messages.

by Antonio Bret
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Confinement: Dating Apps Are Getting Better Thanks to Video

Posted on April 20, 2020

Virtual dating generalL'EXPRESS – Apr 19 – Before the coronavirus, dating was held over a drink. Now, they take place by camera. Nothing stops the quest for a soul mate. Not even containment. Dating apps are running at full speed.

"Among all dating players, we are witnessing a 20 to 40% jump in activity, whether it is the number of messages exchanged or new subscribers," notes Mark Brooks, consultant and president of Courtland Brooks & IDEA.gp. Tinder even beat its record "swipes" at the end of March.

"There was indeed an air gap at the start of confinement," says Clémentine Lalande, director of Once. "But it quickly gave way to a lasting rebound in interactions between users".

"The week following the announcement of confinement by Emmanuel Macron was marked by a marked drop in activity," confirms Héloïse des Monstiers, France director of Meetic. "But very quickly, discussions resumed. On Easter Sunday we even registered 20% more [users] than Valentine's Day."

by Sébastien Julian
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Meetic/Match Launches “If Commitment Is Your Thing” European Campaign

Posted on January 8, 2020

Meetic commitment campaignMEDIA POST – Jan 7 – The "If Commitment Is Your Thing" campaign, developed with Publicis Groupe's Marcel, uses one overarching message that opens with what is thought of as a romantic moment before revealing two individuals who are actually engaged in mundane activities, such as hanging a picture on a wall or dancing with a baby. Each snippet is designed to appeal to a core membership target, including single parents as well as same-sex and interracial couples. "In a society that values casual dating and one-night stands, it feels good to tell the world that more serious relationships and commitment are as cool and sexy," stated Youri Guerassimov and Gaetan du Peloux, executive creative directors at Marcel Worldwide. The campaign will roll out in France, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Norway, airing across TV, radio, social and digital.

by Larissa Faw
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