Grindr

Grindr is pursuing a growth strategy with increased AI use, premium upgrades and an expansion of health and lifestyle services. The company reports about 15.5 million monthly active users and 1.5 million paying users, a doubling since 2022; revenue has nearly tripled since 2022. About 80–85% of the codebase is AI‑generated, developer productivity has increased fivefold compared with earlier capacity, and the AI‑powered premium tier EDGE is planned for rollout in late 2026/early 2027. Grindr is also building a health offering under the Woodwork brand and in partnership with OpenLoop that could reach the size of the core business within five years. » More on de.investing.com

Grindr has agreed to a settlement payment of £26 million (around €30 million) to resolve a class action in the UK over alleged disclosure of personal and sensitive user data. Plaintiffs accuse the dating app of, among other things, sharing HIV status with third parties without the required consent. Grindr denies the allegations but acknowledges the burden and loss of trust suffered by affected British users for a period before 2020 and points to a subsequent change in ownership. » More on n-tv.de

Grindr agreed a £26m settlement with thousands of UK users who claimed the app shared highly sensitive data, including HIV status, with advertisers during a period before 2020. The claim, brought by law firm Austen Hays on behalf of about 12,000 people, would yield average compensation of around £2,167 per person if distributed equally. Grindr said the settlement involves no admission of liability, attributed the practices to the pre-2020 period under previous ownership, and will pay £13m by year-end and £13m by March 2027. » More on theguardian.com

Grindr CEO George Arison said GenAI increased the company's engineering output 2.5-fold between July 2025 and April 2026 while headcount grew minimally, later citing a 3.5x figure he downplayed as sounding "unreasonable." He estimated that matching the AI-driven output without AI would have required roughly 200 additional engineers and about $60 million in annual cost, and expects to spend about $6 million on AI tokens this year. Grindr measures output by code shipped, a contested metric, and Arison framed AI as a way to keep top engineers focused on work needing human creativity rather than as an explicit job-cutting move. » More on finance.yahoo.com

Grindr reported Q2 revenue of $138 million (+33% y/y), above market expectations, but missed consensus on EPS with $0.10 versus about $0.14–$0.16. Adjusted EBITDA margin fell to 42% (prior year 43.4%) and net margin dropped to 13% (prior year 16%), driven by higher spending on product, technology and marketing. The company raised its full-year guidance to roughly $540 million in revenue and about $232 million in adjusted EBITDA, but investors remained skeptical due to a margin war and monetization concerns; the stock fell pre-market to $16.59. » More on de.investing.com