Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Tinder Expands Social Dating With New Group Hangouts Feature
Tinder created a new feature called Group Hangouts.
It lets three or more friends find another group interested in doing something together.
A group first chooses an activity and invites friends.
Groups can look through other groups in Tinder’s app.
If people from both groups show interest, everyone can join one shared chat.
They can then decide whether to make plans together.
Anyone can leave the chat without leaving their friend group, and users can block or report others.
The feature is launching gradually in the United States and some other markets.
Tinder introduced Group Hangouts, allowing groups of friends to discover and match with other groups around shared activities.
Users choose an activity and invite at least two friends; groups must have three members before appearing in Tinder’s card stack.
If someone in each group likes the other group, all participants can connect in a shared chat to make plans.
The feature includes controls allowing users to leave conversations, block participants, and report uncomfortable interactions.
Group Hangouts is rolling out gradually in the United States and select markets as Tinder seeks to re-engage users amid declining revenue and monthly active users.
- Who
- Tinder and its users, participating in groups of at least three friends.
- What
- The launch of Group Hangouts, a feature for discovering, matching, and chatting with other groups around shared activities.
- When
- The feature has been unveiled and is rolling out in phases; the articles do not give an exact launch date.
- Where
- At the top of Tinder’s home screen in the United States and select markets, with wider availability expected later.
- Why
- To make dating more social and help users make group plans, while Tinder works to re-engage users during a period of declining revenue and monthly active users.
- Feature
- Group Hangouts
- Minimum group size
- Three members
- Matching process
- At least one person in each group must like the other group
- Result of a match
- Participants are connected in a shared chat
- Safety controls
- Users can leave conversations, block participants, and report them
- Availability
- Rolling out in phases in the United States and select markets
- Recent user trend
- Monthly active users fell around 7% in the second quarter