TECH CRUNCH – Dec 6 – Badoo has recently reached 130M registered users and now brings in $100M a year. Badoo would be the 4th biggest social network if it was just a social network. But Badoo adapts to the local needs of its international user base. In the UK it’s used for casual dating, in the Czech Republic it’s a marriage site, and in Indonesia burqa-clad women find self-expression on the site. While it can be tempting to gate some crucial features behind a pay wall, Badoo decided to make all of its core functionality free. While it was growing to a scale where it could support itself, Badoo took $30M in funding. Now it doesn’t need to take additional funding rounds. To reach its $100M in yearly revenues, though, Badoo lets users pay to be more visible and learn who they should try to start a conversation with.
by Josh Constine
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Twoo.com and TheComplete.me are two new companies to watch in this space. (our clients)
Twoo.com and TheComplete.me are two new companies to watch in this space. (our clients)
Twoo.com is a pure copy of Badoo and they are already getting alot of horrible PR online. Just google twoo and you´ll see. They are also overspamming their users and when I contacted them about being an affiliate they had no idea what an “affiliate” was. Pretty strange.
Twoo.com is a pure copy of Badoo and they are already getting alot of horrible PR online. Just google twoo and you´ll see. They are also overspamming their users and when I contacted them about being an affiliate they had no idea what an “affiliate” was. Pretty strange.
It’s kind of crazy how Badoo is something different in each market. How do they do it?? I just don’t see how they will be sustainable. Facebook has a lot of diversity in what it offers, but it’s through apps, which are like mini-worlds within the larger Facebook context. Take Rounds for example – http://apps.facebook.com/chatrounds/conv/?publisherid=elena&campaignid=BC&bannerid=0
It’s kind of crazy how Badoo is something different in each market. How do they do it?? I just don’t see how they will be sustainable. Facebook has a lot of diversity in what it offers, but it’s through apps, which are like mini-worlds within the larger Facebook context. Take Rounds for example – http://apps.facebook.com/chatrounds/conv/?publisherid=elena&campaignid=BC&bannerid=0
I think Badoo’s inflated numbers are directly related to their popular facebook app and address book spamming. Once they have your e-mail address and send you an invite, you can be considered a member even if you don’t activate and join the site. I think they are def looking for a sale like Bebo to AOL. I think online dating/social networking sites is a tough slog, even for a site like POF.
I think Badoo’s inflated numbers are directly related to their popular facebook app and address book spamming. Once they have your e-mail address and send you an invite, you can be considered a member even if you don’t activate and join the site. I think they are def looking for a sale like Bebo to AOL. I think online dating/social networking sites is a tough slog, even for a site like POF.