Grindr has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a UK lawsuit over sharing users’ HIV status
The settlement covers roughly 12,000 UK users who allege their data was shared with advertisers without consent
Grindr denies wrongdoing but will pay £13 million by the end of 2026 and another £13 million by March 2027
The data sharing occurred before 2020, when Grindr was owned by a Chinese gaming company
Norway’s data protection authority separately fined Grindr $7 million in 2021, a penalty upheld on appeal in 2025
Grindr has agreed to pay £26 million ($35 million) to settle a lawsuit brought by roughly 12,000 UK users who alleged the dating app shared their sensitive personal information, including HIV status and test dates, with advertising companies without consent. The suit was filed in April 2024 at the High Court of England and Wales by the London firm Austen Hays and was settled on September 2, 2026, after roughly two years of litigation. Grindr, headquartered in West Hollywood, California, denies any wrongdoing but will pay to resolve the claims.
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