Tinder owner's revenue forecast disappoints as COVID-19 hits Asia

FILE PHOTO: The dating app Tinder is shown on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken September 1, 2020. Picture taken September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/Illustration//File Photo

(Reuters) -Match Group Inc projected fourth-quarter revenue below market estimates on Tuesday as COVID-19 hit the Tinder owner's business in Asia and delayed the launch of new features on the recently bought video-chatting app Azar.

A Delta variant surge during the quarter had prompted fresh restrictions in several Asian countries, halting a recovery in the company's key growth markets.