Bumble
Bumble is an online dating and networking application launched in 2014. Profiles of potential matches are displayed to users, who can "swipe left" to reject a candidate or "swipe right" to indicate interest. In heterosexual matches, only female users can make the first contact with matched male users, while in homosexual matches either person can send a message first. The app is a product of Bumble Inc.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
Traded as | Nasdaq: BMBL |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Whitney Wolfe Herd |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Lidiane Jones (CEO) |
| Products |
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| Brands | Badoo |
| Revenue | US$0.9bn (2022) |
| US$−103 million (2022) | |
Net income | US$- 114 million (2022) |
| Total assets | US$3.69 bn (2022) |
| Total equity | US$3.69 bn (2022) |
Number of employees | 950 (2022) |
| Website | bumble |
| Footnotes / references | |
Bumble was founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd shortly after she left Tinder. Wolfe Herd has described Bumble as a "feminist dating app". As of January 2021, with a monthly user base of 42 million, Bumble is the second-most popular dating app in the U.S. after Tinder. According to a June 2016 survey, 46.2% of its users are female. According to Forbes, by 2017 the company was valued at more than $1 billion, and the company reported having over 55 million users in 150 countries as of 2019.