$60.5M Tinder Settlement Resolves Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Age Discrimination [UPDATE]

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Tinder has agreed to a $60.5 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the dating app unlawfully charged subscribers age 30 and over more for advanced features than younger users.

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The Tinder class action settlement received preliminary court approval on January 13, 2026. The deal covers anyone who purchased Tinder Plus or Tinder Gold in California on or after March 2, 2015 when they were over the age of 29, or at any time after March 2, 2016 when they were over the age of 28.

Approximately 268,000 California users are covered by the Tinder settlement, court documents state.

Tinder settlement class members do not need to do anything to automatically receive a one-time cash payment from the net settlement fund after the payment of attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, lead plaintiff service awards and the cost of settlement administration.

According to court documents, this payment consists of two components. 

One part of the payment will be a pro-rated portion from what remains of 70 percent of the net settlement fund in connection to the California Unruh Civil Rights Act.

The other share will come from 30 percent of the net settlement fund in connection to the California Unfair Competition Law, which will be calculated by: multiplying the base value of the equal share split between all class members in this portion of the fund by the total amount an individual class member paid for premium Tinder services (or the average amount paid if no individual data is available) and dividing this figure by the total amount paid by all class members.

Distribution of cash payments to settlement class members will be automatic if the settlement administrator has a valid class member email address or phone number that matches an available third-party payment platform (i.e., PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or other payment accounts).

If a class member does not have an available payment account, the settlement administrator will mail them a check.

Settlement class members do not need to submit a claim form to receive a cash payout from the Tinder settlement; however, it is recommended that they select their preferred payment method from the settlement site. Case documents note that while the settlement administrator will attempt to honor class members’ preferred payment methods, payment distribution is at the sole discretion of the settlement administrator.

Should any portion of the settlement fund remain after all payments have been distributed, the remainder will be given as a cy pres donation, court documents add.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Tinder age discrimination settlement at a hearing on May 20, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed only after final approval is given and any appeals are resolved.

The Tinder age discrimination class action lawsuit claimed that the popular dating app charged older users more than younger users for premium subscription services, such as Tinder Plus and Tinder Gold, in violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act and California’s Unfair Competition Law.

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