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Study Finds 1 in 4 Teens Use Dating Apps With No Major Mental Health Impact

Posted on July 24, 2025


1 in 4 Teens Use Dating Apps With No Major Mental Health ImpactNORTHWESTERN NOW – A Northwestern Medicine study tracking 149 teens aged 13-18 over six months found that 23.5% used dating apps, including Tinder, Yubo, Hinge, Bumble, and Pdbee. Despite higher initial rates of risky behavior among users, there were no significant differences in depression or social anxiety between users and non-users at follow-up. Most teen users identified as sexual or gender minorities, suggesting these apps may offer social support. The study used the Effortless Assessment Research System to passively track real-time keyboard activity and was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Morgan Stanley Foundation.

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Parents Warned Over Yubo App Aimed at Children and Teens

Posted on January 12, 2023

Yubo logo 2022DAILY RECORD – According to National Online Safety (NOS), a provider of online safety e-learning and school resources, Yubo has weak security features that may give young people access to inappropriate content. Aimed at those aged under 25, Yubo, which has 60M users, has been described as Tinder for children.

by Stephen Pitts & Lucy Farrell
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Gen Z Social App Yubo Rolls out Age Estimating’ Technology

Posted on May 26, 2022

Yubo logo 2022TECH CRUNCH – Yubo, a social livestreaming app popular with Gen Zs, is adopting a new age verification technique that uses live image capture technology to identify minors using its app, in order to keep them separated from adult users. Founded in 2015, Yubo users hang out in livestreaming rooms where they can socialize, play games and make new friends. The company today has seen 60M sign-ups, which is up from the 40M it reported in 2020 when it closed on its $47.5M Series C funding round; 99% of them are Gen Z users, ages 13 to 25. Yubo is seeing increasing revenue via its à la carte premium features and subscriptions, which grew from €7M in 2019 to now €25M as of last year.

by Sarah Perez
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‘Tinder for Teens’ App Contains Sexual Harassment and Racism: Report

Posted on February 23, 2022

Yubo logo 2019NEW YORK POST – A popular teen dating app named Yubo has come under fire after an investigation found it to be a cesspool of sexual harassment, racism and other sordid activities. "What I have heard about this site is sickening," said Chris Philp, Britain's minister for tech and the digital economy. A Times reporter spent 10 days posing as a 15-year-old on Yubo, which she noted didn't require an age verification. During her investigation, she claimed that users would frequently proposition her and ask for nude pics.

by Ben Cost
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You’ve Got a Friend in New Social-Media Apps

Posted on March 8, 2021

Bumblebff iconWALL STREET JOURNAL – Mar 6 – Dating apps are taking a platonic turn. An analysis by venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz showed friend discovery is the fastest-growing category of mobile social apps in the U.S. Citing data from Apptopia, with friendship apps like Itsme, Wink and Yubo being the fastest-growing apps nationwide. Bumble BFF accounted for 9% of its total monthly active users as of Sep 2020. That traffic seems to have come mostly organically. Match Group has also been chasing friendships and other platonic connections. It estimates this market is twice the size of dating. Match Group paid $1.7B in cash and stock for South Korean social-media company Hyperconnect in its biggest acquisition ever. Hyperconnect is already generating profits and did $200M in revenue in 2020, up 50% YOY. Hyperconnect owns two video apps in Azar, which is the highest grossing one-to-one video chat app in the world; and Hakuna, which offers group live video, audio and avatar-based streaming.

by Laura Forman
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How Yubo Thrives in the US While Being Almost Unknown in France

Posted on January 4, 2021

Yubo logo 2019MADDYNESS – Dec 31 – Little known in France, the French social network Yubo, once nicknamed the "Tinder for teens", already has 40M users, half of which are in the US and only 4% in France. On Yubo, young people aged 16 to 21 can interact by chat or live-streaming. Over the past few months, Yubo has acquired 3.5M new members in the US alone and experienced 1200% growth in Latin America. The app did not rely on an aggressive marketing strategy, it grew organically by word of mouth.

by Anne Taffin
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Yubo, Tinder for Youngsters, Raised $47.5M

Posted on November 18, 2020

Yubo logo 2019TECH CRUNCH – Nov 18 – French startup Yubo, which focuses on young people under 25, has managed to attract 40M users. A fraction of them hang out every day in live-streaming rooms, meet new people and spend money for more features. Yubo expects to double its revenue this year to $20M. The app has recently closed a Series C funding round of $47.5M (previously raised $19.5M) With this funding round, Yubo will expand its team. There are currently 30 employees in Paris, London and Jacksonville. Yubo will open an office in New York.

by Romain Dillet
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Yubo, Tinder for Teens, Is Growing in Popularity

Posted on August 13, 2020

NECN – Aug 11 – Yubo, has become a dating app for young teens. It was launched in France in 2015 and in 2018 rebranded from Yellow, it’s original name, to Yubo. The app gained popularity in the U.S. during Covid-19. The app claims 25M users worldwide (60% from North America).

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Yubo Raises $12.3M for Its Social App for Teens

Posted on December 13, 2019

Yubo logo 2019TECH CRUNCH – Dec 12 – French startup Yubo has raised a $12.3M funding round led by Iris Capital and Idinvest Partners. Existing investors Alven, Sweet Capital and Village Global are also participating. The startup has managed to attract 25M users since its launch in 2015. Yubo is a social media app for young people under 25 with one focus in particular on helping teenagers meeting new people and creating friendships. In 2019, the startup has generated $10 million in revenue. Yubo will use this funding round to also improve safety. The company already partners with Yoti for age verification.

by Romain Dillet
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Digital Identity Startup Yoti Raises £8M

Posted on August 3, 2019

Yoti logoTECH CRUNCH – Aug 2 – Yoti, the London startup offering a digital identity platform and app that lets users prove who they say they are when accessing services or making age-verified purchases, has raised £8M in additional funding. The startup had raised £65M in total since being founded in 2014. Yoti has formed a variety of partnerships including Heathrow Airport, which is working with Yoti to explore biometric travel for passengers; NCR, which is using Yoti to improve age-verification at self-checkouts; and Yubo, which is deploying Yoti to verify the age of users and to "safeguard" young people online.

by Steve O'Hear
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