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Whitney Wolfe Herd, an early VP of Marketing of Tinder, founded Bumble shortly after leaving Tinder. According to Forbes, by 2017 the company was valued at more than $1 billion, and the company reported having over 55 million users in 150 countries as of 2019.
According to a June 2016 survey, 46.2% of its users are female. As of January 2021, with a monthly user base of 42 million, Bumble is the second-most popular dating app in the U.S. Wolfe Herd has described Bumble as a "feminist dating app". The app is a product of Bumble Inc.īumble was founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd shortly after she left Tinder. In heterosexual matches, only female users can make the first contact with matched male users, while in homosexual matches either person can send a message first. Profiles of potential matches are displayed to users, who can "swipe left" to reject a candidate or "swipe right" to indicate interest. Bumble is an online dating and networking application.
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