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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25 , 2021 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ✓ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31 , 2020 Or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from_ Commission File No. 001-34148 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) matchgroup Match Group , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 to 8750 North Central Expressway , Suite 1400 , Dallas , Texas 75231 ( Address of Registrant's principal executive offices and zip code ) ( 214 ) 576-9352 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol MTCH 59-2712887 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Global Market LLC ( Nasdaq Global Select Market ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer ☐ Non - accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company Emerging growth ☐ company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No As of February 22 , 2021 , there were 268,971,789 shares of common stock outstanding . The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of June 30 , 2020 was $ 25,004,429,888 . For the purpose of the foregoing calculation only , shares held by all directors and executive officers of the registrant are assumed to be held by affiliates of the registrant . Documents Incorporated By Reference : Portions of Part III of this Annual Report are incorporated by reference to the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders .