TASS – June 16 – Russian mobile phone operators have registered a surge in use of the Tinder dating app during the World Cup. The app saw a surge of ~350% during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea. One of Russia's four biggest mobile phone operators, MTS, reportedly saw an 11-fold increase in match-day Tinder use among long-term customers near stadiums and fan zones in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Saransk. Tele2, meanwhile, saw the popularity of the app increase 3.5 times, compared to the pre-World Cup average.
by Jonathan Brady
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