When the author began working at Match, in the mids, online dating often required monthly fees and endless patience. It was mostly done by middle-aged people sitting at PCs who scrolled through profiles and waited for responses. Since then, significant industrywide shifts in technology and business models have completely changed how people use Match products. The transformation that has taken place at Match Group since I first began working here, 12 years ago, is incredible to contemplate.

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In one night, Matt Taylor finished Tinder. He ran a script on his computer that automatically swiped right on every profile that fell within his preferences. Nine of those people matched with him, and one of those matches, Cherie, agreed to go on a date. Fortunately Cherie found this story endearing and now they are both happily married. If there is a more efficient use of a dating app, I do not know it. Taylor clearly did not want to leave anything to chance. Why trust the algorithm to present the right profiles when you can swipe right on everyone?


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Different studies offer varying assessments of how many people use dating sites and apps, but what we can say with certainty is: a lot. In Match. In , Pew reported that 27 percent of people aged 18 to 24 had used a dating app or site. In , it was 10 percent. The proportion of to year-olds in the same category doubled.



The flagship dating brand from Match Group — which also operates Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish and others — is first-to-market with a new service that puts a professional dating coach right in its app. The coaches are not an AI chatbot, but actual people — professional coaches or certified matchmakers, the company says. Members who want to use the service can call them directly from the app for help with common questions.