KTLA5 – Aug 31 – Dating app Vinylly matches singles through their taste in music and helps curate first date playlists.
Month: August 2020
Muslim Matchmaking Apps See Spike in Downloads During Pandemic
CBC.CA – Aug 31 – Muzmatch, a muslim matchmaking app, saw a 45% increase in downloads in March globally and 16% in Canada. Minder, a Muslim matchmaking app that launched in 2015, reported a 20% spike in downloads worldwide during the pandemic. Hawaya, a relatively new matchmaking app that launched in Canada in March, saw a 200% increase in swipes from its Canadian users between May to June.
by Kashmala Fida
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Top Niche Dating Apps in US
WTVQ – Aug 29 – Niche dating sites and apps, which are designed to make matches between people who share a specific interest or experience, are increasingly popular, with ~1,500 different sites available now. According to the analysis by Whistleout, The League – geared towards ambitious and driven people – leads the way as the most popular niche dating app in nine states. Faith-based apps are the most popular type of niche dating app in 17 states. Christian Mingle is the favorite app in eight states.
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Inside Bumble’s Sunny Yellow Texan Headquarters
VOGUE – Aug 25 – Bumble's Austin HQ was opened in 2017. Bumble's founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd, wanted to create a space that was a departure from other tech companies' offices.
Matrimony.com Profits to Improve From Q3 Onwards After Covid
TIMESNOWNEWS – Aug 28 – "Impact of increase in billing will translate into revenue growth from Q3 onwards and profits will improve," says, Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder and CEO, Matrimony.com. Weddings have slowed down, but the number of paying users was not impacted.
DNC to Warn Campaign Staffers of Possible ‘Sting’ on Dating Apps
FORBES – Aug 28 – The Democratic National Committee has warned campaign staffers to be careful on dating apps as officials said they've received reports that some political opposition groups are using dating apps to organize "sting" operations to get dirt on staffers and their campaigns.
Parent Company of Blued Buys Lesbian Platform
REUTERS – Aug 26 – BlueCity, the owner of China's biggest gay men dating app Blued, has bought a Chinese lesbian dating app LESDO, marking the first ever deal within the country's LGBT market. Launched in 2014, LESDO is an app for lesbians. It is believed to be the second most popular lesbian social app in China after Rela. BlueCity raised $84.8M in a Nasdaq IPO in July that valued it at $614M.
by Colin Qian & Brenda Goh
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MuslimMatch.com App Is Now Available in 9 Languages
PR NEWSWIRE – Aug 26 – MuslimMatch, the halal match making app for Muslims, went multilingual by adding French, German, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Bahasa, Malay and Spanish. Initially launched in English language during July 2018, the app has seen phenomenal growth in US, UK, other European countries and the Middle East.
BlueCity Sees 32% YOY Increase in Total Revenue in Q2
CGTN – Aug 26 – BlueCity, China's leading online LGBTQ platform, saw a 32.2% increase in total revenue YOY, with its net loss significantly improved. The Q2 revenue was 247.4M yuan ($35M). Q2 net loss was 3.3M yuan ($479K), a significant improvement compared with a net loss of 12.2M yuan ($1.8M) in Q2 2019. Monthly active users (MAUs) on the Blued mobile app reached 6.4M, up 11.2% YOY.
Say Allo Live Takes Speed Dating Online With 10 Dates In 15 Minutes
FORBES – Aug 26 – Say Allo dating app added Live, a virtual video speed dating service. Live enables its users to connect with up to 10 people over the course of 15 minutes during a speed dating session. Before a potential match is revealed, user profiles begin to "un-blur" slowly while the parties respond to questions designed to break the ice between two users. Say Allo's Live speed dating is secure, allowing no personal information to be shared before, during or after a video date.