New at Meetup

We’ve made the platform a more engaging and inspiring space for fostering human connections, while preserving the core functionality that has anchored the community since Meetup’s earliest days.

We’ve rolled out several improvements to make Meetup more intuitive, reliable, and efficient for organizers. Here’s a quick summary the top updates!

Product lead Chiara Vivaldi reflects on the past year at Meetup, with a look towards the team’s top priorities for the coming months.

With our new personalized event recommendation model, we’re helping members discover events that are better aligned with their interests! Learn about how recommendations work and discover 4 helpful organizer tips to boost visibility for groups and events.

We recently introduced several improvements to Meetup’s direct messaging experience, including greater clarity about message delivery, more consistent notifications, and an updated user interface.

As of October 11, 2024, several of Meetup’s advanced features are reserved exclusively for Meetup+ members—while the core experience remains accessible to everyone.

Meetup Starter provides new and would-be organizers with a beginner-friendly community- and event-management tool.

Collecting membership dues with Stripe is a great way boost your group’s membership and offset your organizing costs. Now, Stripe is available to all organizers.