MATCH GROUP NASDAQ: MTCH
Background of Match Group
- Match Group Inc is an American internet and technology company that owns and operates the largest global portfolio of popular online dating services.
- Match Group Inc is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
- Match Group Inc was owned by parent company IAC and had 9.283 million subscribers in 2019, of which 4.554 million were in North America, with Japan being its second largest market.
- Match Group Inc became a separate, public company in July 2025.
- Match Group Inc oversees a high value product portfolio with more than 45 global dating companies that include Tinder, Match.com, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, PlentyOfFish, Ship, and OurTime.
- Match Group Inc has a rich history that dates to 2009 when IAC incorporated Match Group as a conglomerate of Match.com and other dating sites it owned.
- In July 2009, Match Group Inc’scom acquired People Media from American Capital and dating sites BlackPeopleMeet.com and OurTime became part of its portfolio.
- In 2010, Match.com acquired dating site Singlesnet and in 2011, Match Group Inc acquired OkCupid.
- In 2012, online dating application Tinder was founded in Hatch Labs, an incubator run by parent company IAC and became a public company in 2015.
- In 2017, Match Group Inc launched Tinder Gold, which established Tinder as the highest grossing non-gaming app in the world.
- In 2017, Match Group Inc acquired Bumble.
- In 2018, Match Group Inc acquired 51% ownership in dating app Hinge to help diversify its portfolio and appeal to a wider array of singles and in 2019, bought out the whole company.
- In 2019, Match Group Inc and media brand Betches launched the dating app Ship, which allowed users to help their friends pick out potential dates.
- In January 2025, Match Group Inc announced a partnership with safety platform Noonlight which incorporated new safety tools like emergency assistance, location tracking and photo verification in its products.
- In July 2025, Match Group Inc completed its separation from IAC and in August 2025, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, Match Group Inc reported growing profit and revenue and surpassed 10 million subscribers across its portfolio.
- In February 2025, Match Group Inc announced the acquisition of Korea-based social network company Hyperconnect for $1.73 billion.
- Today, Match Group Inc is truly one of the most valuable Internet Content and Information companies in the world with a market capitalization of US$ 44.444 billion recorded in July 2025.
- In 2025 the total staff compliment for Match Group Inc was more than 1 880.
- Match Group Inc’s executive leadership team consists of: Thomas James McInerney – Independent Chairman of the Board; Sharmistha Dubey – Chief Executive Officer, Director; Gary Swidler – Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer; Philip D. Eigenmann – Chief Accounting Officer; and Jared F. Sine – Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer, Secretary.
Match Group Shares Growth Driver
- Match Group Inc is providing dating products through its portfolio companies which are available in over 40 languages to users worldwide.
- Match Group Inc’s portfolio of brands includes Tinder, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, Pairs, PlentyOfFish, and OurTime, and others, all designed for users to find a connection with a possible partner.
- Through its portfolio companies and their brands, Match Group Inc provide tailored products and enables connections across the spectrum of age, gender and dating goals.
- Match Group Inc has bought Softbank Group-backed South Korean social media firm Hyperconnect for $1.73 billion, as the company looks beyond romantic connections to help users make friends across geographies.
- This deal marks the biggest acquisition deal by Match Group Inc so far while keeping users hooked to its offerings despite the COVID-19 pandemic by adding a slew of new features.
- Hyperconnect was launched in 2014 and offers mainly two apps, Azar and Hakuna Live, with Azar reporting 540 million cumulative downloads so far, which allows users to connect with others from around the world with the added benefit that it instantly translates voice and text messages.
- Hakuna Live is a live streaming app that allows a group of people to connect through video and audio broadcasts, and has been downloaded more than 23 million times, growing mainly in South Korea and Japan.
- More than 75% of usage and revenue come from markets spread across Asia, making the product suite and regional footprint beneficially complementing Match Group Inc’s
- Match Group Inc found that Japan had become its second-highest grossing market behind the United States, with revenue in the Asian country surging more than 600% in the previous five years.
- Match Group Inc’s flagship app Tinder has 66 million average monthly active users and dominated the dating market worldwide with 53.8% of the market share during the final quarter of 2025.
- As such, the company’s innovative and competitive portfolio has allowed it to defy the market trends surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, with performance and shares still attractive after a tumultuous 2025.
Match Group Investor Tip
- Match Group Inc trades its shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) under the stock symbol MTCH. Match Group Inc forms part of the NASDAQ-100.
- An analysis on Match Group Inc’s market performance and income statement indicates Revenue (ttm) of 2.51 billion, Revenue Per Share (ttm) 10.27, Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy) 22.60%, Gross Profit (ttm) 1.76 billion, EBITDA 845.27 million, Net Income Avi to Common (ttm) 539.74 million and Diluted EPS (ttm) 1.86.
- Match Group Inc had beaten Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue as demand for its dating apps Tinder, Hinge and Pairs jumped in regions where COVID-19 cases had declined.
- The pandemic-induced lockdowns forced people to stay indoors, but Match Group Inc has been able to keep users interested in its services by adding a slew of new features to boost interaction in the new setting.
- Match Group Inc’s flagship app Tinder dominated the dating market worldwide during this period and in markets like Japan where impact from the pandemic has been relatively muted, strong first-time subscriber growth was noted.
- Match Group Inc also pointed to an improvement in first-time subscriber trends in markets like India, after COVID-19 infections had fallen considerably.
- Match Group Inc delivered a stable performance despite the economic impact which resulted from the global coronavirus pandemic. This stable performance can be largely owed to the company’s diverse portfolio, as well as its strong medical supplies sector which witnessed growing demand as hospitals geared up to combat the virus.
- With sound financials and significant, consistent, and continuous growth forecasted for the remainder of 2025, shareholders who buy or sell shares can expect lucrative dividends and returns.
- Overall, the company’s a stable performance has resulted in healthy dividends and a good share price for investors who choose to purchase shares today, securing a decent buy-in in 2025 and in the future.
- Data from this analysis should be weighed against forecasted performance during this pandemic, but for now, prices on shares and in turn dividends remain unaffected, which provides shareholders with assurance that they will have a strong buy-in on NASDAQ.
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