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Tinder Facts: Did You Know?

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There are approximately 8,000 different dating apps worldwide.

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The Tinder app is used by around 50 million people across 190 countries, and in 40 different languages. That’s a lot of swiping!

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Dating apps are not just for young people. People of all ages are using apps to find hookups or romance online.

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Tinder showed their support for the rainbow community by running a competition and donating a wedding to the winning queer couple in 2017.

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Thanks to dating apps terms like ghosting, breadcrumbing, and catfishing have entered our lexicon to describe bad behavior on these platforms.

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Dating apps are big business: annual revenues from online dating in the US is over $2 billion.

Tinder (noun)

/ˈtɪndər/

An online dating app that lets you view photos and a short bio of potential matches. Swipe right for “like” and left for “next.” If both parties swipe right, you can begin a chat to just say ‘hey,’ flirt, exchange digits, sext, set up a date or a hookup, or you can do all or none of the above. With 2 billion views per day, Tinder is now one of the world’s most popular dating apps out there.

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