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Match Group expands India safety tools as it targets dating-app growth
Match Group, which owns Tinder and Hinge, is targeting growth in India as more people use smartphones and the internet.
The company says dating-app use in India remains low compared with markets such as the United States.
Scams and fake accounts are a leading user complaint, including in India, according to Match Group safety chief Yoel Roth.
Reported scams include fake investments, extortion and restaurant schemes in which someone is lured to a venue and faces an inflated bill.
A US Senate investigation found shortcomings in Tinder’s global fraud-detection systems, including AI tools that had not been updated for years.
Match Group is adding screenshot protection, contact blocking and video verification for Indian users and working with authorities on scam-awareness campaigns.
The company has not disclosed India-specific safety spending or scam-report numbers, and it has not said when the work with authorities will end.
Match Group is expanding safety features in India as it pursues growth for Tinder and Hinge.
The company says scams and fake accounts are among its most prominent user complaints, in India and elsewhere.
New tools for Indian users include screenshot protection, contact blocking and video-selfie verification.
Match Group is also working with Indian authorities on campaigns to help people recognise and report scams.
The company did not disclose its India safety spending or the number of scam reports its apps receive.
- Who
- Match Group, which owns Tinder and Hinge, and its senior vice-president and head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth.
- What
- Match Group is adding safety features for Indian users while targeting growth in the country.
- When
- Roth was in India last week. The article was published on 21 October 2026.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- Match Group sees significant growth potential in India, while responding to concerns about scams and fake accounts.
Match Group
US Senate investigation led by Maggie Hassan
Growth and safety response
Match Group
Match Group sees significant headroom for growth in India and is introducing new safety features.
US Senate investigation led by Maggie Hassan
The investigation found shortcomings in Tinder’s global fraud-detection systems.
Profile views received by a median scammer on Tinder increased by more than 700%.
India’s I4C warned that fraudsters were using dating and matrimonial platforms to draw victims into investment and cryptocurrency scams.
A year-long investigation led by US senator Maggie Hassan was released, reporting shortcomings in Tinder’s global fraud-detection systems.
Match Group senior executive Yoel Roth was in India.
- New India safety features
- Screenshot protection, contact blocking and video-selfie verification
- Paying users
- Tinder and Hinge had 13.5 million in Q1 2026, down from 14.1 million in Q1 2025
- Scammer profile views
- More than 700% increase for a median Tinder scammer from May 2024 to December 2025
- India user reports
- Investment fraud, restaurant scams and extortion
- Hinge market position
- India is its second-largest market outside the US by downloads and third-largest by monthly active users
What people are saying
The most prominent issue we see reported is scams and fake accounts. And that's true in India, and it's true universally,