Hornet (app)

Hornet
Initial release2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, web
Websitehornet.com Edit this at Wikidata

Hornet is a location-based social networking and online dating application for gay, bisexual, and non-heterosexual men, as well as other men who have sex with men (MSM).[1][2][3] In 2018, it was seen as "Grindr's chief competitor in the gay app market".[4] As well as featuring other men, the app contains city guide books and LGBT-specific news.[5]

The app is intended to be used in countries where coming out as LGBT is problematic (see LGBT rights by country or territory), but can be used in most countries in the world.[6] Many users of Hornet also use another similar MSM apps,[7] with Grindr, Scruff and Jack'd being the most popular in the United States.[8]

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  4. ^ Papacharissi, Zizi (12 June 2018). A Networked Self and Love. Routledge. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-351-75818-5. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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  6. ^ "The Top LGBTQ+ Dating Sites and Apps: 14 Best Gay Dating Sites". Observer. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ^ Phua, Voon Chin (1 October 2020). "The Use of Hornet and 'Multi-Apping' in Turkey". Sexuality & Culture. 24 (5): 1376–1386. doi:10.1007/s12119-019-09687-3. ISSN 1936-4822. S2CID 209523249.
  8. ^ Goedel, William C.; Duncan, Dustin T. (8 May 2015). "Geosocial-Networking App Usage Patterns of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: Survey Among Users of Grindr, A Mobile Dating App". JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 1 (1): e4353. doi:10.2196/publichealth.4353. PMC 4869243. PMID 27227127.