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Bumble is in advanced talks to go private in a deal worth about $1 billion, Reuters reported on Monday, October 12, 2026. Ithaca Holdings is the prospective buyer. The talks come as Bumble tries to win back users with AI. Neither company has confirmed a deal. Both declined to comment. Still, Bumble shares surged roughly 50% to $3.80 that Monday, their biggest one-day percentage gain on record. A $1 billion price tag for a $14 billion debut Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble went public in 2021 at a valuation of about $14 billion. Five years later, the proposed price tells a very different story. Paolo Pescatore, an analyst for PP Foresight, said the potential agreement is proof of Bumble’s difficulties, adding that: Going private looks less like a strategic masterstroke and more like an admission that Bumble’s current strategy is failing. The numbers a buyer would inherit Bumble’s Q2 results indicate the reasons for the investors’ concerns. Its revenue declined by 15.2% year-over-year to $210.5 million. The number of paying users also dropped by 16.4% to 3.2 million. Bumble reported a net loss of $127.9 million of which $169.3 million were impairment charges, even though the adjusted EBITDA represented $72.9 million. The slide started earlier. In 2025, the company registered a near 10% drop in revenue that amounted to approximately $966 million, while its paying user base declined by more than 11% to approximately 3.7 million. Bumble Revenue and Paying Users Decline in 2025 and Q2 2026 Industry fatigue, or a Bumble problem Bumble’s competitor, Match Group, appears to be doing better as revenue fell only 1% to $853 million in the second quarter. Meanwhile, net income increased by 36% to $171 million. Tinder also showed signs of improvement. Daily active users dropped by only 4% year-on-year, which was the smallest decline in the last 10 quarters. Hinge’s revenue has increased by 22%. Match aims to bring Hinge’s annual revenue to $1 billion by 2027. Dating-app fatigue remains a challenge. But Match’s results suggest Bumble’s issues range beyond just the users getting bored with swiping. Bumble vs Match Group Q2 2026: Revenue, Profit and User Trends Can AI pull users back, or push them away Bumble hopes its AI-led Bumble 2.0 can change that. The redesign brings richer, chapter-style profiles and the possibility of swipe-free dating. Its March unveiling helped send shares up more than 40%. Wolfe Herd had earlier floated AI dating concierges, as Cryptopolitan reported. Whether users want that help is less clear. A peer-reviewed study suggests confidence in algorithms can encourage AI dating adoption. Yet an SSRN working paper reported 54% fewer usage minutes and 62% fewer app openings among the AI adopters studied. Those findings do not represent all daters. At the same time, less expensive AI will make companion chatbots more attractive than dating apps. However, the use of these chatbots raises privacy and security issues, as noted by the Congressional Research Service. The opportunity remains substantial: Grand View Research estimates a $10.7 billion global dating-app market in 2026, reaching $17.9 billion by 2033. The challenge is converting AI features into users who stay, pay, and trust the platform Micah Abiodun | usagoldmines.com
October 13, 2026

Everything new on Disney Plus in February 2025: Pixar’s Win or Lose, A Thousand Blows, and more tom.power@futurenet.com (Tom Power) | usagoldmines.com

Welcome to February! The arrival of a new month marks the beginning of a host of new movies and TV show releases, and Disney Plus is no exception.

Disney’s primary streaming platform is set to deliver more episodes of Marvel’s first series of the year Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, the debut of Pixar‘s inaugural TV show (it’s called Win or Lose and, if it’s any good, it might sneak onto our best Disney Plus shows list), and so much more. You’re bound to find something worth watching on one of the world’s best streaming services over the next 28 days. Go on, then, scroll on to see what you’ll be enjoying throughout February 2025!

February 1

  • Medalist episode 5 (UK only)

February 4

  • Paradise episode 4 (UK and Australia)

February 5

  • American Dad season 20 episode 6 (UK and Australia)
  • Ishura season 2 episode 5 (UK and Australia)
  • Kindergarten: The Musical season 1 episodes 1 to 5 (US only)
  • Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight Against Cancer (US only)
  • My Best Friend’s An Animal season 1 episodes 1 to 6 (US only)
  • NCIS season 22 episode 5 (UK only)
  • Unmasked episode 7 (UK and Australia)
  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 1 episodes 3 to 5

February 6

  • High Potential season 1 episode 4 (UK and Australia)
  • The Kardashians season 5 episode 11 (UK and Australia)

February 7

  • Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur season 2 episodes 1 to 10 (US only)
  • The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

February 10

  • Cheerleader Generation season 1 episodes 1 to 10 (US only)
  • The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders (US only)

February 11

  • Muslim Matchmakers episodes 1 to 8 (UK only)
  • Paradise episode 5 (UK and Australia)

February 12

  • American Dad season 20 episode 7 (UK and Australia)
  • Bia and Victor: Love of My Life season 1 episodes 1 to 10 (UK only)
  • Harlem Ice episodes 1 to 5
  • Ishura season 2 episode 6 (UK and Australia)
  • NCIS season 22 episode 6 (UK only)
  • Pupstruction season 2 episodes 1 to 6 (US only)
  • Umami (UK only)
  • Unmasked episode 8 (UK and Australia)
  • Will Trent season 3 episodes 1 to 6 (UK and Australia)
  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 1 episodes 6 to 8

February 13

  • High Potential season 1 episode 5 (UK and Australia)
  • The Kardashians season 5 episode 12 (UK and Australia)
  • Shuffle of Love: A Descendants Short Story
  • SLY LIVES! aka The Burden of Black Genius (Us only; available until February 22)

February 17

  • Adam Eats the ’80s season 1 episodes 1 to 10 (US only)
  • Magic of Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point (US only)

February 18

  • Paradise episode 6 (UK and Australia)

February 19

  • American Dad season 20 episode 8 (UK and Australia)
  • How to Get Away With Murder seasons 1 to 6
  • Ishura season 2 episode 7 (UK and Australia)
  • Mickey Mouse Funhouse season 3 episodes 1 to 5 (US only)
  • NCIS season 22 episode 7 (UK only)
  • Unmasked episode 9 (UK and Australia)
  • Will Trent season 3 episode 7 (UK and Australia)
  • Win or Lose episodes 1 and 2
  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 1 episodes 9 and 10

February 20

  • High Potential season 1 episode 6 (UK and Australia)
  • The Kardashians season 5 episode 13 (UK and Australia)

February 21

  • A Thousand Blows (UK and Australia)
  • Chris Distefano: It’s Just Unfortunate (UK only)
  • Scamanda (UK only)
  • Theme Song Takeover season 3 episodes 1 to 6 (US only)
  • The Space Race (UK and Australia)

February 22

  • Fur Babies season 2 episodes 1 to 4 (US only)

February 24

  • Find My Country House season 1 episodes 1 to 10 (US only)
  • Kim of Queens season 1 episodes 1 to 12 (US only)
  • No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski season 1 episodes 1 to 6 (US only)
  • Outrageous Love with Nene Leakes season 1 episodes 1 to 10 (US only)

February 25

  • Paradise episode 7 (UK and Australia)

February 26

  • Abbott Elementary season 4 episodes 1 to 8 (UK and Australia)
  • American Dad season 20 episode 9 (UK and Australia)
  • Ishura season 2 episode 8 (UK and Australia)
  • NCIS season 22 episode 8 (UK only)
  • Unmasked episode 10 (UK and Australia)
  • Will Trent season 3 episode 8 (UK and Australia)
  • Win or Lose episodes 3 and 4

February 27

  • High Potential season 1 episode 7 (UK and Australia)
  • The Kardashians season 5 episode 14 (UK and Australia)

February 28

  • Chibi Tiny Tales: Shorts season 5 episodes 1 to 6 (US only)
  • Wizards Beyond Waverly Place episodes 10 to 21

For more Disney Plus coverage, read our guides on the best Disney Plus movies, Daredevil: Born Again, Andor season 2, and X-Men 97 season 2.

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