Dating apps see a spike in users in the four days leading up to February 14th. Photograph: Luis Alvarez/Getty ImagesIf it has somehow escaped your attention, Saturday is St Valentine‘s Day. For some, love is in the air, while others turn to Tinder, the dating app, in the hope of finding a match. The main European operating company behind the Match Group, which owns Tinder, Hinge, Match, OkCupid and Plenty of Fish, is based in Dublin. Commenting on the data, IG’s chief market analyst, Chris Beauchamp, noted that many dating apps have seen “declining user participation in Europe and the US”, with a “growing trend towards diversification into China”.

Source: The Irish Times February 13, 2026 19:51 UTC