The ownership map
Which dating apps does Match Group own?
When you “shop around” between Tinder, Hinge, Match, OkCupid and Plenty of Fish, you're mostly choosing between brands owned by one company. Here is the whole market, mapped — kept current as apps are acquired or shut down. We take no money from any of them.
The “Match owns 80–90% of dating apps” claim — corrected
It's repeated everywhere. It's wrong on every reading — and being accurate is the whole point of this site.
By number of apps owned
FALSE
Match owns ~18 active brands of hundreds. Bumble Inc., Hello Group, Grindr, ProSieben/ParshipMeet, Spark/MGG and a long independent tail are all sizeable.
By revenue
OVERSTATED
Match’s $3.49B is the single largest share — more than Bumble ($966M) and Grindr ($440M) combined. Against a third-party estimate of the global market (~$6.2B, per Business of Apps — not from any filing), that is roughly 55%: the majority, but well short of 80–90%.
By users / monthly actives
FALSE
In the US, Tinder (~25%) is roughly level with Bumble (~24%); hundreds of millions sit on Bumble, Badoo, MOMO/Tantan, happn and Grindr.
The honest line: Match Group is the dominant force — its $3.49B is the largest single revenue share (more than Bumble and Grindr combined, and roughly half the market by third-party estimates) and it owns the two biggest relationship apps (Tinder and Hinge) plus ~15 others. But it does not own 80–90% of apps or users. Its dominance is real on revenue, far thinner on user count.
Match GroupConsolidator
NASDAQ: MTCH · Public · ~$3.49B FY2025 revenueFour reporting segments (Tinder · Hinge · Evergreen & Emerging · Match Group Asia). ~18 active brands.
Bumble Inc.Consolidator
NASDAQ: BMBL · Public · $965.7M FY2025 revenue (−10%)The largest independent. By US monthly active users, Bumble is roughly level with Tinder.
Hello GroupConsolidator
NASDAQ: MOMO · Public · ~$1.4B FY2024 revenueChinese social/dating giant. Acquired happn in September 2025 — happn is no longer independent.
Grindr Inc.
NYSE: GRND · Public · $439.9M FY2025 revenue (+28%)The growth outlier — adds users and monetization on near-zero marketing spend.
ProSiebenSat.1 (ParshipMeet)Consolidator
Private (listed parent) · 100% ProSieben since Mar 2025German media group; owns the ParshipMeet stable.
MGG Investment Group (Spark Networks)Consolidator
Distressed — Spark Networks in insolvency (Jan 2026)A financial sponsor, not a dating operator. EliteSingles was shut down April 2026.
Independents (selected)
Private · founder-ownedA large independent tail — proof the market is not an outright monopoly.
What changed recently
Why a standing reference matters: the map moves. We keep it current.
- Apr 2026EliteSingles shuts down.
- Jan 2026Spark Networks (Zoosk, Jdate, Christian Mingle…) enters insolvency.
- Sep 2025Hello Group (MOMO) acquires happn — happn is no longer independent.
- Aug 2025FTC $14M settlement with Match Group (bot-bait marketing, hard-to-cancel subscriptions).
- Mar 2025ProSiebenSat.1 takes 100% of ParshipMeet (buys out General Atlantic).
- Feb 2024“Designed to be deleted” class action filed against Match (addictive-by-design claims).
- Dec 2023Tinder launches Select — a ~$499/month invite-only tier.
- Oct 2023Match Group acquires Muslim app Salams (~6M users; disclosed Feb 2025).
- Jul 2022Match Group acquires The League ($29.9M).
Brand rosters from Match Group's segment disclosures and company sources; see our methodology. Match Group's filings: SEC EDGAR.
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