Grindr

Grindr Inc.
Company typePublic
NYSE: GRND
Industry
FoundedMarch 25, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-25) in Los Angeles, California
FounderJoel Simkhai
Headquarters
West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Areas served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
  • Grindr (app)
  • Gaymoji by Grindr
  • Bloop
  • Grindr for Equality
Websitewww.grindr.com

Grindr (/ˈɡraɪndər/ ⓘ) is a location-based social networking and online dating application targeted towards gay and bisexual men, and transgender people.[1][2]

It was one of the first geosocial apps for gay men when it launched in March 2009, and has since become the largest and most popular gay mobile app in the world.[3][4][5] It is available on iOS and Android devices in both free and premium versions (the latter called Grindr XTRA and Grindr Unlimited). As of September 2023, Grindr has approximately 13.5 million monthly active users.[6]

The app allows users to create a personal profile and use their GPS position to place them on a cascade, where they can browse other profiles sorted by distance and be viewed by nearby and faraway users depending on one's filter settings. Selecting a profile photo in the grid view will display that user's full profile and photos, as well as the option to chat, send a "tap," send pictures, video call, and share one's precise location.

  1. ^ "About us". Grindr. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Wang, Haidong; Zhang, Lu; Zhou, Ying; Wang, Keke; Zhang, Xiaoya; Wu, Jianhui; Wang, Guoli (October 16, 2018). "The use of geosocial networking smartphone applications and the risk of sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis". BMC Public Health. 18 (1): 1178. doi:10.1186/s12889-018-6092-3. ISSN 1471-2458. PMC 6192100. PMID 30326887. S2CID 53027082.
  3. ^ Horvat, Srećko (2016), The Radicality of Love, Wiley, p. 24, ISBN 978-0-7456-9117-6, the largest and most popular all-male location-based social network
  4. ^ "The Co-Founder Behind Gay Social App Grindr Opens Up About Success, Sanity and Happiness". April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "CEO OF GRINDR ON THE POWER OF SIMPLICITY AND BECOMING AN UNINTENTIONAL ACTIVIST". January 24, 2014. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "Grindr". Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.