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Dating apps are in a weird place right now.

Culturally, people are starting to hate them.

Whether out of personal distaste or for safety and privacy, more people want to return to the real world to find connections.

But dating apps are still big business.

Match Group reported net income of $613.5 million in 2025, up from $551.3 million in 2024 but down from $651.5 million in 2023. (Match Group owns Tinder, Hinge, and a slew of other dating apps.) So, despite the complaints, they're still making money, and a lot of it.

SEE ALSO: Gen Z has a new dating app profile rule, apparently And the ecosystem is getting increasingly niche.

There's an app for conservatives.

For leftists .

Farmers.

Christians.

Christian Farmers .

The rich .

The famous .

People who like movies .