Grindr Settles UK Privacy Lawsuit Over Pre-2020 Kunlun-Era Data Practices for £26 Million
Lawsuit Settled
Company Background
Grindr is the dominant social and dating app for gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, with 15 million average monthly active users across more than 190 countries. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange in late 2022, the company has delivered accelerating growth under its post-IPO management: full-year 2025 revenue reached $439.9 million, up 28% year-over-year, with Adjusted EBITDA of $195.6 million. For 2026, management is guiding to approximately $540 million in revenue and $232 million in Adjusted EBITDA, having raised that outlook after a second quarter that saw revenue grow 33% to $138 million.
The company's corporate history includes a formative chapter under Chinese conglomerate Kunlun, which controlled the app until selling it in 2020. Current management has made a sustained effort to differentiate the post-2020 Grindr — with its overhauled privacy program, U.S. exchange listing, and new ownership — from the Kunlun era. The sensitivity of the data Grindr's community shares, which can reveal sexual orientation, health status, and precise location, makes user trust a more consequential asset here than at most consumer apps.
What Was Disclosed
On September 2, 2026, Grindr resolved a group action brought on behalf of UK users in the High Court of England and Wales, alleging violations of UK privacy laws during the period up to early 2020. The case was originally issued in April 2024 and served on Grindr in April 2025. Under the settlement, Grindr will pay £13.0 million by December 31, 2026 and a further £13.0 million by March 31, 2027 — £26.0 million in total, equivalent to approximately $35.2 million at the exchange rate as of September 3, 2026. The settlement carries no findings and no admission of liability.