Social apps made up around 10% of all app downloads in 2024, making them one of the most popular app categories. TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook| Business of Apps
Tinder is a dating app that matches users to others based on geographic proximity. It designed (and patented) the swipe interface, in which a user swipes right to ‘like’ or left to ‘pass’. If two users both like each other it’s a match, and they are then able to chat through the app. While deciding, Tinder users are able to view selected pictures of their potential match, alongside a short bio and linked Spotify and Instagram accounts if connected. With its basis on physical proximi...| Business of Apps
Tinder, Bumble, Hinge revenues, market share & app usage in dating app report. Don’t waste time searching the internet for dating app data.| Business of Apps
After a strenuous year fighting a lawsuit against the company she co-founded, Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe Herd joined Russian entrepreneur and Badoo founder Andrey Andreev to launch Bumble. Bumble was designed from the ground-up to be a different type of dating app, in which women message first. If no message is sent within 24 hours, the pair are unmatched. Herd saw this functionality as “pro-feminist”, empowering women to make the first move and their own choices. While not everyone ...| Business of Apps