Earnings: what the public companies report.
Quarterly results from the listed dating companies, read for what they mean for private operators.
Earnings coverage reads the quarterly filings of listed dating companies: payer counts, revenue per payer, marketing spend, and guidance. Public numbers set the benchmarks private operators are measured against in a raise or a sale.
What we watch on this beat
- 01Payer count versus revenue per payer, which one is carrying growth
- 02Marketing spend as a share of revenue, the real efficiency test
- 03Guidance changes, which move private valuations too
Where this connects
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Grindr Outpaces Tech Giants in Revenue Per Employee: A Lean Model for FoundersGrindr generates approximately $3 million in revenue per full-time employee, surpassing Apple, Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft Only Nvidia exceeds Grindr's metric with $5.1 million per employee among...
Chapter 2 Dating Ltd Achieves Break-Even with Reduced Marketing Spend, Signaling Sustainable Growth for FoundersChapter 2 Dating Ltd has reached break-even after three consecutive months of record revenue, with July 2025 exceeding the previous record by 11.2% The company operates three specialist dating...
Matrimony.com Boosts Profit by 127.5%: What Founders Can LearnMatrimony.com's consolidated net profit surged 127.5% year on year to ₹19.1 crore for Q1 fiscal 2027 The Matchmaking Services segment drove growth with average transaction value up 4.2% year on year...
Grindr Reports 33% Revenue Growth, Raises Guidance: What Founders Should NoteGrindr reported 33% year-over-year revenue growth in Q2 2026, reaching $138.1 million compared to $104.2 million in the same quarter last year Adjusted EBITDA rose 27% to $57.6 million, with net...
Match Group's Tinder Strategy Shows Signs of Stabilization: What Founders Should KnowTinder still generates more than half of Match Group's total revenue despite years of declining user numbers Hinge saw monthly active users increase by nearly 50% in 2025, while Tinder experienced a...
Matrimony.com Boosts Q1 Billings by 7.8%, Strengthens Matchmaking ServicesMatrimony.com reported consolidated billings of ₹13,603 lakhs for Q1 FY27, reflecting 7.8% year-over-year growth Matchmaking Services segment generated ₹13,527 lakhs, up from ₹12,531 lakhs in the...
Grindr's Stock Surges 16% After Morgan Stanley Upgrade: What Founders Should KnowGrindr's stock jumped 16% following a Morgan Stanley analyst upgrade The upgrade was driven by recent product announcements and expansion plans The company's "Edge" AI feature is a key component of...
Grindr's $130M Quarter Proves Users Pay Even When They're FuriousGrindr (GRND) posted $130 million in Q1 2026 revenue, up 38% year-on-year. Average paying users reached 1.4 million, nearly double the 750,000 subscribers the company had in 2023. Full-year guidance r…
Matrimony.com Outgrew Its Revenue. Match Still Can't Crack India.Matrimony.com's Q4 FY26 net profit rose 18.7% year-on-year to ₹9.7 crore (approximately £750,000), while revenue grew 7.8% to ₹116.8 crore (approximately £9.11 million). Profit climbed more than twice…
Match Group's CEO Just Admitted Swipe-Based Dating Has Lost Gen ZTinder shed 7% of monthly active users year-on-year as of March 2026, the platform's most visible contraction in years. Match Group (MTCH) Q1 2026 revenue still grew 4% to $864M despite the user decli…
Grindr Posts 38% Growth and 45% Margins While Match Defends 20sGrindr (GRND) posted $129.94 million in Q1 2026 revenue, up 38% year-on-year, beating analyst estimates by nearly 10%. Adjusted EBITDA reached $58 million at a 45% margin, well above Match Group (MTCH…
Bumble Beat Revenue, Lost 21% of Payers, and Bet It All on AIBumble (BMBL) Q1 revenue: $212.4M, just above consensus, but paying users fell 21.1% year-over-year to 3.2 million Net earnings surged 165.4% to $52.6M; adjusted EBITDA up 28.3% to $82.6M, driven by a…
Match Group Beats Revenue, Loses Subscribers, Leans on AIMatch Group (MTCH) reported Q1 revenue of $864M, beating analyst estimates of $854.9M, while total paying subscribers fell 5% year-over-year to 13.5 million. Hinge remains the portfolio's standout, gr…
Questions operators ask
Because buyers and investors price private companies against public comparables. When payer growth stalls at the listed players, private multiples compress within a quarter or two, regardless of how your own numbers look.
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