Match Group climbs as CEO touts Tinder turnaround plan
Match Group is rising in early trading on Wednesday following the Tuesday release of its fourth-quarter earnings report.
Match issued lackluster full-year revenue guidance of between $3.41 billion and $3.54 billion for 2026, below the $3.59 billion estimate from Wall Street analysts polled by FactSet. Still, investors appear drawn to the company’s Tinder turnaround plans.
On Match’s earnings call, CEO Spencer Rascoff said its 2026 Tinder road map directly addresses Gen Z pain points. Discovery will be redesigned to be “more expressive and less repetitive,” and verification and safety will be strengthened.
Paid users on Tinder fell 8% in the fourth quarter to 8.8 million. Paid users on Hinge grew 17% to 1.9 million. Match has reportedly budgeted $60 million for AI and product rollouts at its popular dating app.
“I’m confident that by the end of this year, the product will feel meaningfully different,” Rascoff said.
