In what year did Tinder launch?
Answer2012
Tinder popularized the now-familiar swipe-based profile format for dating apps.
Source: Wikipedia - Tinder (app) (2012) en.wikipedia.org
Tech · Facts & sources
Profile facts & stats
5 sourced facts about online profiles and social/professional networking, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
Going deeper
About how many swipes does Tinder record across its app every day?
Answerabout 1.6 billion swipes
Only a small fraction of all those swipes actually turn into a match.
Source: Wikipedia - Tinder (app) (2018) en.wikipedia.org
About how many paying subscribers does Tinder have today?
Answer8.9 million subscribers
Those paid subscriptions generate billions of dollars in annual revenue.
Source: Wikipedia - Tinder (app) (2025) en.wikipedia.org
In what year did Myspace launch, becoming the first social network with worldwide reach?
Answer2003
Myspace let users heavily customize their own profile pages, a novelty at the time.
Source: Wikipedia - Myspace (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
About what share of Tinder swipes actually result in a match?
Answerabout 1.63%
That works out to about 26 million matches a day, out of 1.6 billion total swipes.
Source: Wikipedia - Tinder (app) (2018) en.wikipedia.org
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