Tinder trivia | 50 facts about the dating app

Tinder is one of the most popular dating apps in the world, and many people use it in order to “match” with a male or female depending on their preferences.

But how many things do you know about Tinder? Well, if not so much, we are here to help you!

1. Tinder is a geosocial networking and online dating application.
2. That means you can check profiles from people that are kinda close to you.
3. Tinder allows users to anonymously swipe to like or dislike other profiles based on their photos, a small bio, and common interests.
4. Once two users have “matched,” they can exchange messages, and maybe arrange a physical meeting.
5. Tinder launched in 2012 within startup incubator Hatch Labs^.
6. It started as a joint venture between IAC and mobile app development firm Xtreme Labs.
7. By 2014, Tinder was registering about one billion “swipes” per day.
8. Tinder originally required access to a Facebook account to use the app, but it began allowing users to register with just a telephone number in August 2019.
9. It is accessible through a mobile app or a web browser for computers
10. In September 2016, Tinder invested in Vina, a social network for women to meet and nurture new friendships.
11. Swiping in the evening is apparently the peak swiping time, particularly around 9 pm.
12. You’re also more likely to match with someone earlier in the week as opposed to over the weekend.
13. The app is available to use in roughly 196 countries
14. Users who have a warm smile in their pictures are 14% more likely to match up with someone.
15. There are hundreds of millions of rejects on Tinder a day, which actually makes sense since it is anonymous, and you won’t get notices or… punished!
16. Users spend an average of about 35 minutes on the app.
17. The average person logs onto Tinder 11 times in one day.
18. Turns out the top countries that use Tinder are the United States, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.
19. There are over 50 million people using Tinder.
20. 1.6 billion swipes happen daily.
21. Users who allow Spotify to post what music they’re listening to have about 84% more matches than those who do not.
22. 96% of users report that the education listed is a key component in which the way they swipe.
23. Most of the people who use Tinder are… already in a relationship!
24. Apparently, a respectable 42% of Tinder users are already in a relationship.
25. According to The Talko, Tinder gives users a score as to how attractive they are.
26. If you’re swiping yes on everyone, the app will think you’re a scammer.
27. But if you never swipe yes, you’ll never get a match, and the app will apparently show you fewer profiles.
28. More men are actually on the app.
29. But women spend more time swiping.
30. They’re also way pickier than men.
31. Women only swipe right, which means yes, 14% of the time, whereas men swipe right 46% of the time.
32. There are many Tinder bots in the app.
33. When you check into a new location on the app, Tinder pushes your profile to the front.
34. According to The Talko, a study was done at the American Psychological Association that showed Tinder users are likely to be insecure and have low self-esteem.
35. The more time we spend scrolling through our screens, the more we compare ourselves to others and in turn, feel depressed about our own lives. Obviously, this isn’t true for everyone on Tinder, but it’s still interesting.
36. In 2017, Tinder had a contest to support the LGBTQ community.
37. Tinder was giving away $100,000 for a dream wedding to an LGBTQ couple who met on the app.
38. Back in the day, it was called Matchbox.
39. It was only accessible to students on a college campus, much like Facebook.
40. Tinder was the first of its kind to pioneer the “swipe method.”
41. The lolTinder which was created in order to increase one’s chances on the app by instantly messaging any match.
42. The creators of Tinder—interestingly both from Jewish-Iranian families—met at the University of Southern California (USC).
43. The creators of Tinder dropped out of university in order to fully go after their dreams of making it big in the tech world.
44. On average, users spend a total of 35 minutes on the app per session.
45. One of its original founders, Whitney Wolfe Herd, left the company in 2014 and filed a lawsuit against the other executives for sexual harassment and sex discrimination.
46. She would eventually settle with the company for over $1 million-plus stock shares.
47. It was her who came up with the idea of the name “Tinder.”
48. Inspired by the flame logo, she derived the name from childhood memories of using tinder to start fires at her father’s cabin in Montana.
49. Before there was Tinder, there was Momo. Momo is China’s Tinder.
50. Valentine’s Day brings people out of the closet in either an act of love or desperation, as there is a matching increase of 60% on Cupid’s favorite day of the year.