--- title: Tinder adapts to a social, IRL dating future with ‘Group... description: Tinder launched 'Group Hangouts,' a feature letting groups of friends discover, match, and make plans with other groups around shared activities. Users pick an... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tinder-adapts-to-a-social-irl-dating-future-with-group-hangouts-feature-9afjyv1hl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tinder adapts to a social, IRL dating future with ‘Group Hangouts’ feature | daily.dev og:description: Tinder launched 'Group Hangouts,' a feature letting groups of friends discover, match, and make plans with other groups around shared activities. Users pick an... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tinder-adapts-to-a-social-irl-dating-future-with-group-hangouts-feature-9afjyv1hl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9AfjYV1HL.png og:image:alt: Tinder adapts to a social, IRL dating future with ‘Group Hangouts’ feature og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tinder adapts to a social, IRL dating future with ‘Group Hangouts’ feature **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tinder launched 'Group Hangouts,' a feature letting groups of friends discover, match, and make plans with other groups around shared activities. Users pick an activity and invite at least two friends; once a group has three or more members, its profile appears in Tinder's main card stack for other groups to discover. Groups can have up to 15 people, and mutual likes connect groups in a shared chat. Users can leave conversations without leaving the friend group, and can block or report participants. The feature rolls out in phases across the U.S. and select markets. It builds on last year's 'Double Date' feature and follows Tinder's Events tab launch, reflecting a broader push toward real-world, social dating experiences as monthly active users and revenue have declined. Bumble is pursuing a similar strategy with its 'Plans' feature. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Tinder's Group Hangouts feature and how does it work Group Hangouts lets groups of friends discover, match, and plan activities with other groups. A user picks an activity and invites at least two friends; once the group reaches three members, its profile appears in Tinder's main card stack for other groups to browse and like. If at least one member from each group likes the other, the groups connect in a shared chat to make plans. Groups can have up to 15 people. _Following how consumer apps redesign social features like group matching stays easy with daily.dev._ ### How is Tinder's Group Hangouts different from its Double Date feature Group Hangouts expands on Double Date by allowing larger groups instead of just pairs. Double Date, launched the prior year, let one user pair with a friend and browse other pairs, while Group Hangouts allows up to 15 people per group and shifts the experience from a one-on-one date model toward a broader social outing among friend circles. _Tracking how dating and social apps iterate on group features is simpler with daily.dev._ ### Why is Tinder pushing group and IRL features instead of traditional swiping Tinder is responding to declining engagement, with monthly active users falling 7% in one quarter after an 8% drop the previous quarter, alongside declining revenue. To re-engage younger users tired of endless scrolling, it has added an Events tab for local activities, expanded in-person events to more cities, and now Group Hangouts, mirroring a similar shift by competitor Bumble with its 'Plans' feature. _Following shifts in app business strategy and user engagement trends is easy on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Tinder tries to lure people back to online dating with IRL events, virtual speed dating](https://daily.dev/posts/tinder-tries-to-lure-people-back-to-online-dating-with-irl-events-virtual-speed-dating-vszlit0qv) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help](https://daily.dev/posts/as-people-look-for-ways-to-make-new-friends-here-are-the-apps-promising-to-help-5iitphqzu) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [US report details extent of 'devastating' dating-app scams](https://daily.dev/posts/us-report-details-extent-of-devastating-dating-app-scams-6ertjputh) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Medium](https://daily.dev/posts/medium-wjre4ejhr) · Medium · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#product-management](https://daily.dev/tags/product-management) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/tinder-adapts-to-a-social-irl-dating-future-with-group-hangouts-feature-9afjyv1hl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Tinder adapts to a social, IRL dating future with ‘Group Hangouts’ feature","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/tinder-adapts-to-a-social-irl-dating-future-with-group-hangouts-feature-9afjyv1hl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/tinder-adapts-to-a-social-irl-dating-future-with-group-hangouts-feature-9afjyv1hl"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T13:03:13.219Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T13:23:45.757Z","description":"Tinder launched 'Group Hangouts,' a feature letting groups of friends discover, match, and make plans with other groups around shared activities. 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