Chinese dating app promises a full refund if users aren’t married within three years

A Chinese dating app is promising users a full refund if they do not get married within three years, tying its money-back offer to marriage rather than simply finding a match.

It could not be independently confirmed when or where the company announced the promise.

Liangpei AI was identified in media reports dated 10 November 2026 as the Chinese matchmaking start-up offering to return membership fees if users did not marry within three years. The platform launched in July and charged an annual membership fee of 2,000 yuan, approximately 28,100 rupees. The refund promise formed part of the company’s effort to change how dating platforms operate.

Liangpei AI used a one-to-one matchmaking approach, according to media reports dated 10 November 2026. That distinguished it from conventional dating apps where users could chat with several prospective partners at once. Zeng, speaking to Chinese media, characterised conventional dating services as offering little more than directories of people online.

China’s online dating industry was valued at 22.6 billion yuan in 2024, equivalent to around 317.5 billion rupees, according to figures cited in media reports dated 10 November 2026. The market had approximately 280 million users, providing the backdrop to Liangpei AI’s paid matchmaking service and its marriage-linked refund promise.