Annual Report · 2026

The State of Halfway Meetups

Free to cite under CC BY 4.0. Methodology: aggregated anonymized session data from midmeetup.com Jan–Dec 2026.

Key findings

• +47%

  YoY growth in 'halfway between' searches

• 62 mi

  Median midpoint distance from each participant

• Coffee

  Most-booked vibe (overtook brunch in Q3 2026)

• Saturday 11am

  Peak meetup time window

• LA ↔ San Diego

  Most-searched city pair (3 years running)