The 2025 Meetup progress report—greater reliability, smoother communications, higher engagement, and more
2024 at Meetup was marked by many changes. Upon joining the Bending Spoons portfolio in January, the team saw an opportunity to take a fresh look at the entire Meetup ecosystem to determine what was working and what could be done better. We spoke with customers, evaluated the data, and organized and attended events. At the conclusion of our research, three key areas of improvement emerged—and became the priorities that guided our roadmap for the remainder of the year: 🎯 Boosting platform reliability 🎯 Streamlining communication tools 🎯 Improving group and event discoverability to drive greater engagement Since then, the Meetup team has been working hard towards our ambitious goals. As we ramp up our work in the new year, I’m proud to share an update on our progress to date and what we’re working on next. 🎯 Boosting platform reliability As Meetup has expanded to over 300,000 groups in more than 10,000 cities worldwide, so has its technical debt—a term used to describe the adverse effects of a complex and bloated backend system. If left unchecked, this deb