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                            May 12, 2023

       Haiping Li
       Partner
       Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
       46/F, Tower II, Jing An Kerry Centre
       1539 Nanjing West Road
       Shanghai 200040, China

                                                        Re: Hello Group Inc.
                                                            SC TO-I filed May 
5, 2023
                                                            File No. 005-88567

       Dear Haiping Li:

              We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. In 
some of our
       comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better 
understand your
       disclosure.

               Please respond to these comments by providing the requested 
information or advise us as
       soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our 
comments apply to your facts
       and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.

                                                        After reviewing your 
response to these comments, we may have additional comments.

       Schedule TO-I

       Notice of Repurchase of Notes -- Right of Withdrawal, page 13

   1.                                                   Please provide us your 
legal analysis of your compliance with Rule 13e-4(f)(2)(i) given
                                                        your advice to security 
holders to withdraw tendered securities by June 13, 2023, which
                                                        predates your offer's 
expiration date of June 29 at 5 p.m.
               We remind you that the filing persons are responsible for the 
accuracy and adequacy of
       their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or 
absence of action by the staff.
 Haiping Li
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
May 12, 2023
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         Please direct any questions to Daniel Duchovny at 202-551-3619.



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