Publications Covering the Escort Services, Dating Services, Matchmakers Industry

Adweek print + online

U.S. marketing/advertising trade outlet that regularly covers dating apps, matchmaker branding, and adult-content ad policy. Est. 1.35M site visits in July 2025 (Semrush).

https://www.adweek.com Circulation: 1,350,000

Appfigures Blog online

Analytics company’s blog that benchmarks app-store categories (including dating) and publishes market breakdowns useful for PR/positioning. Est. 275,830 monthly visits (June 2025, Semrush).

https://appfigures.com/blog Circulation: 275,830

AVN (Adult Video News) print + online

Adult industry trade magazine (aka Adult Video News) covering business, policy and culture adjacent to escorting; long-running B2B outlet. Historical print circulation 40,000 (2006).

https://avn.com Circulation: 40,000

Bloomberg online

Global business newsroom that tracks Match Group, Bumble and regulation impacting the dating/sex-work ecosystem. Est. 47.82M visits in July 2025 (Semrush); Bloomberg Media says total audience tops 100M across platforms.

https://www.bloomberg.com Circulation: 47,820,000

Business of Apps online

B2B media brand for the app economy; frequent data-led coverage of dating apps’ growth, monetization and user trends. Reaches ~500,000 users per month.

https://www.businessofapps.com Circulation: 500,000

DatingAdvice.com online

Consumer/dating-industry publication (Digital Brands) featuring guides, expert columns and industry coverage; claims 2.4M+ monthly visitors and 3.4M+ pageviews.

https://www.datingadvice.com Circulation: 2,400,000

DatingNews.com online

Trade-style outlet focused on coaches, matchmakers, apps and macro trends in dating; part of Digital Brands. Similarweb listed it at ~217K visits in Feb 2025.

https://www.datingnews.com Circulation: 217,000

Global Dating Insights online

Trade publication dedicated to the online dating and matchmaking sector; hosts events and reports. About page states 30,000+ unique monthly visitors.

https://www.globaldatinginsights.com Circulation: 30,000

Online Personals Watch online

Long-running industry blog by Mark Brooks aggregating news and executive commentary across dating services and matchmakers. Est. ~115K monthly visits (Hypestat).

https://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com Circulation: 115,000

PocketGamer.biz online

Mobile-games/app-industry B2B site that also tracks consumer app categories like dating—useful for competitive and UA context. Est. ~632,400 monthly visits (June 2025, Semrush).

https://www.pocketgamer.biz Circulation: 632,400

Sensor Tower Blog online

Market-intel provider’s blog and research notes on app downloads/revenue; frequently analyzes dating category performance. Est. ~1.0M visits (June 2025, Semrush).

https://sensortower.com/blog Circulation: 1,000,000

Slixa Under Review online

Sex-work platform’s editorial arm (“Under Review”) covering safety, decriminalization, and escort-industry issues; useful for policy and culture angles. Domain estimated at ~616,360 visits in July 2025 (Semrush).

https://www.slixa.com/blog Circulation: 616,360

TechCrunch online

Startup/tech outlet that frequently breaks news on dating apps, product features and funding. Third-party data shows ~7.4M monthly visits (Crunchbase).

https://techcrunch.com Circulation: 7,404,936

The Drum online

Global marketing/advertising publication often covering dating-brand strategy, user trust/safety and category ad innovations. Media kit cites ~1M+ monthly unique page visits; 11.5M+ annual unique audience.

https://www.thedrum.com Circulation: 1,000,000

The Information online (subscription)

Subscription tech/business newsroom known for deep coverage of platform companies (including dating) and policy; reported 45,000 paid subs (2022).

https://www.theinformation.com Circulation: 45,000

Tryst Blog online

Escort platform’s editorial feed (industry updates, safety, advocacy) reaching a niche professional audience; Semrush shows ~61,430 monthly visits (Nov 2024) to tryst.page.

https://tryst.link/blog Circulation: 61,430

Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group online

Dow Jones’ WSJ | Barron’s Group reaches decision-makers; WSJ regularly covers Match Group/Bumble, regulation and consumer trends. Media kit cites 109M monthly unique website visits across brands.

https://www.wsj.com Circulation: 109,000,000

XBIZ Premiere print

XBIZ’s monthly B2B magazine focused on adult retail and pleasure products—useful for adjacent coverage of services, safety tech and policy. Media kit lists publication audience 25,000.

https://www.xbiz.com/magazines/xbiz-premiere Circulation: 25,000

XBIZ World print

XBIZ’s B2B magazine for online adult/digital media; intersects with advertising, payments and creator/escort economy. Media kit lists publication audience 10,000.

https://www.xbiz.com/magazines/xbiz-world Circulation: 10,000

YNOT.com online

Adult-industry B2B news and resources (since 1996) covering legal, platform and monetization issues relevant to escort and dating-service operators. Est. ~537,800 monthly visits (Hypestat).

https://www.ynot.com Circulation: 537,800