Tinder
American online dating app
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| May 2025 | Tinder developers added a paid option to filter users by height. |
| February 14 2024 | Tinder ceased operations in Belarus. |
| January 2024 | Match Group appointed Faye Iosotaluno as the new chief executive officer of Tinder. |
| 2023 | Tinder introduced Tinder Matchmaker, a feature allowing friends and family to suggest potential partners for users. |
| May 2023 | Match Group announced plans to withdraw Tinder from the Russian market by June 30, 2023, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2022 | Tinder announced a partnership with the campaign group No More to protect users against domestic violence, with a focus on educating users about safe dating practices, particularly aimed at protecting women. |
| 2022 | Tinder reached a significant milestone with 10.9 million subscribers and 75 million monthly active users, and recorded more than 65 billion matches worldwide. |
| August 2022 | The Cut revisited the ongoing issue of trans user bans, with one trans woman suggesting OkCupid as a more LGBTQ+ friendly alternative. |
| 2021 | Tinder partnered with and invested in Garbo, a nonprofit background check company, to add a feature enabling users to run background checks on their matches. This move was controversial due to potential discrimination against individuals with criminal records. |
| December 2021 | Tinder announced plans to create Tinderverse, a metaverse shared virtual reality, and began testing Tinder Coins, an in-app reward currency. |
| December 1 2021 | Match Group settled the lawsuit with Rad, Mateen, and other Tinder executives for $441 million regarding the company's 2017 valuation dispute. |
| September 2021 | Renate Nyborg became Tinder's first female CEO, replacing CEO Lanzone who stepped down to join Yahoo. |
| August 2021 | Morgan Stanley valued Tinder at $42 billion, using a 40x EBITDA multiple similar to competitor Bumble. |
| August 2021 | Tinder introduced an ID verification service to combat catfishing on the platform. |
| March 2021 | Tinder announced a background check service through Garbo to help users verify potential matches' history of violence or abuse. |
| February 2021 | Tinder launched mobile accessories under the brand Tinder Made and distributed COVID-19 testing kits to matches to encourage responsible dating during the pandemic. |
| December 11 2020 | Tinder announced a partnership with artist Megan Thee Stallion for the Put Yourself Out There Challenge, offering $10,000 to users who created unique profiles. |
| November 4 2020 | Tinder reported higher than expected third-quarter earnings, with a 15% user base growth and 16% subscriber count increase since the third quarter of 2019, reaching 6.6 million global subscribers. |
| September 2020 | The Pakistani government announced a ban on Tinder and four other dating apps, citing concerns about immoral or indecent content that did not comply with Pakistani law. |
| September 1 2020 | Tinder was banned in Pakistan due to what the government considered 'immoral content'. |
| August 2020 | Tinder revealed plans for its Platinum subscription plan and Jim Lanzone took over as CEO. |
| June 2020 | Match Group and Bumble reached an undisclosed settlement to resolve all ongoing litigation. |
| March 2020 | Tinder temporarily made its Passport feature free to all users worldwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, previously only available to subscription holders. |
| January 2020 | Tinder enabled a panic button and anti-catfishing technology to improve U.S. users' safety, requiring users to take selfies to verify their profile photos and download the Noonlight app for emergency services. |
| 2019 | Reuters and The Independent published articles criticizing Tinder's lack of action in addressing the systematic banning of transgender users. |
| October 2019 | PinkNews reported ongoing issues of trans user bans, highlighting the contradiction that while Tinder offers 50 gender options, users were still being banned for their gender identity. |
| September 12 2019 | Relaunched Swipe Night, an interactive series where users make decisions following a storyline, with plans for international launch in multiple countries and languages. |
| August 7 2019 | Tinder's subscriber growth led to Match Group's best single-day share gain, adding more than $5 billion to the company's market capitalization. |
| May 10 2019 | Reported plans to develop Tinder Lite, a lighter version of the app targeting growing markets with limited data usage, bandwidth, and storage space. |
| 2018 | Tinder released data revealing it records 1.6 billion daily swipes, with 26 million resulting in matches, representing an approximate 1.63% match rate. |
| December 2018 | Tinder dismissed its vice president of marketing and communication, Rosette Pambakian, after she reported a sexual assault incident. |
| August 2018 | Sean Rad, Justin Mateen, and eight other Tinder executives filed a lawsuit against Match Group and IAC, alleging manipulation of the company's 2017 valuation to deny them billions in compensation. |
| August 21 2018 | Launched Tinder University, a feature enabling college students to connect with other students on their campus and nearby schools. |
| August 6 2018 | Tinder reached over 3.7 million paid subscribers, representing an 81% increase compared to the same quarter in 2017. |
| March 2018 | A trans woman filed a lawsuit against Tinder for removing her profile without explanation, amid reports of widespread account bans for transgender users within hours of account creation. |
| March 2018 | Match Group filed a lawsuit against Bumble, claiming patent infringement and theft of trade secrets. |
| 2017 | Texas Tech University's Department of Communications Studies conducted a study exploring Tinder's connection to infidelity, surveying 550 students about their experiences with the app and relationships. |
| December 2017 | Vice published an article documenting continued patterns of trans users being reported and banned, featuring an account from YouTuber Kat Blaque, who noted every one of her Tinder accounts had been banned. |
| July 2017 | Tinder merged with Match Group, marking a pivotal moment in the company's corporate structure and leading to significant market capitalization growth. |
| 2016 | Researchers conducted a behavioral study analyzing Tinder users in New York City and London, creating multiple profiles to examine user interaction patterns and matching behaviors. |
| December 2016 | Former Match Group and IAC CEO Greg Blatt allegedly sexually assaulted Rosette Pambakian in a hotel room after a company party. |
| August 2015 | Journalist Nancy Jo Sales published an article in Vanity Fair describing Tinder as operating within a culture of users seeking sex without relationships. |
| August 2015 | Business Insider reported that transgender Tinder users were being systematically reported and banned from the platform, highlighting issues of discrimination against trans individuals. |
| July 2015 | Bank of America Merrill Lynch valued Tinder at $1.35 billion, estimating $27 per user based on an estimated user base of 50 million. |
| April 2015 | Tinder launched its first sponsored advertisement, promoting the Budweiser #Whatever, USA campaign. |
| June 30 2014 | Whitney Wolfe filed a sexual harassment and sex discrimination lawsuit against Match Group and Tinder's leadership, alleging discrimination and retaliation by Sean Rad and Justin Mateen. |
| March 2014 | IAC increased its majority stake in Tinder, signaling a significant valuation of the company in the billions of dollars. |
| 2012 | Tinder was launched as an online dating and geosocial networking application, introducing the innovative 'swipe right' or 'swipe left' profile interaction mechanism. |
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