Tinder is a geosocial networking and online dating application that allows users to anonymously swipe to like or dislike other profiles based on their photos, a small bio, and common interests. Once two users have “matched,” they can exchange messages. Tinder originally required access to a Facebook account to use the app, but it began allowing users to register with just a telephone number in August 2019.
Tinder was founded within startup incubator Hatch Labs by Sean Rad, Jonathan Badeen, Justin Mateen, Joe Munoz, Dinesh Moorjani, and Whitney Wolfe, the latter of whom left Tinder to create Bumble in 2014. Rad has said the impetus for Tinder’s creation was his observation that “no matter who you are, you feel more comfortable approaching somebody if you know they want you to approach them.” He believed a “double opt-in” system could be created to potentially alleviate the stress of meeting new people. Rad has also said Tinder filled a gap in the availability of social platforms for meeting strangers, rather than connecting with people a user already knows.
By May 2013, Tinder was one of the top 25 social networking apps online, based on frequency of use and number of users. By October 2014, Tinder users completed over one billion swipes per day, producing about twelve million matches per day. By this time, Tinder’s average user generally spent about 90 minutes a day on the app.
In November 2016, Tinder introduced more options for gender selection. In the app’s settings, users now have the option to type a word that best fits their gender identity. Users can choose whether this is displayed on their profile or not. This feature was released for the U.S., the U.K., and Canada.
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