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Grindr Unwrapped: Which countries have the most hung bottoms, fem tops and side users?

Grindr Unwrapped 2024 has arrived, and the findings are incredibly juicy. Over the last few years, the popular LGBTQIA+ dating app has treated users to its annual year-in-review that details the sex, dating, travel, gaming, and pop culture trends that define queer life. For the 2024 roundup, the statistics revealed intriguing information about the various sub-groups in the community. According to the data, the highest percentage of “fem tops” were found in the UK, Ireland, the US, Australia, and Mexico. The highest percentage of ‘hung bottoms’ were located in France,…

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“She’s so funny”: Fans think this Sabrina Carpenter song samples the Grindr notification

Sabrina Carpenter has cemented her gay icon title. Throughout 2024, the talented singer-songwriter has dominated the pop culture sphere with her chart-topping singles, ‘Espresso’ and ‘Please Please Please.’ On 23 August, Carpenter continued her music takeover when she dropped her sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet. Since its release, the record has received universal acclaim from fans and critics, with many praising the body of work for its exploration of genres, Carpenter’s vocals and its clever lyrical content. However, one song off Short n’ Sweet that has captured the attention of…

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Grindr announces one of the biggest changes in the app’s history

Grindr is releasing a brand new feature in their mission to deliver a “gayborhood in your pocket”. To mark their 15th anniversary, the app has launched Roam, a new core travel feature that allows users to “temporarily place your profile in a new location ahead of a trip”. Users will be able to change their geographic region for up to one hour, allowing the traveler to socialise with members of that community. This differs from Grindr’s current Explore feature, which allows users to check out other profiles in different regions…

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Which countries have the highest percentage of twinks, foot and leather lovers?

The verdict is in! Grindr has revealed people’s habits for 2023 – including where there are the most top, bottom and versatile users. Grindr’s annual Unwrapped report, released on 19 December, has once again delved deep into anonymised aggregated data from its global user base. The data, compiled alongside its community survey results, have divulged international trends from the dating app and top pop culture moments of 2023. Trinidad & Tobago had the highest percentage of tops this year registered in the app, followed by Kenya, China, Myanmar and Greece,…

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Grindr loses nearly half its staff after issuing return-to-office ultimatum

Grindr has lost around 45 per cent of its staff after joining a growing number of companies enforcing a strict return-to-office policy. Around 80 of its 178 employees are believed to have resigned after a mandate that employees work in person at assigned “hub offices” two days a week or be fired was announced last month, according to the Communications Workers of America (CWA) labour union. Staff reportedly had two weeks to choose between relocating to their respective team’s “hub city” – either New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco…

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Grindr: 25% of users are on the app to network, company says

Grindr is being used for a lot more than finding sex, with a quarter of users on the LGBTQ+ dating app actually there to network. George Arison, the company’s Chief Executive, told The Wall Street Journal that he has “hired or had a professional relationship with several people I’ve met on the app over the years”. “We encourage people to network on Grindr,” he continued. The company confirmed to Insider that about 25 per cent of Grindr’s users are there to network, with this ranging from young professionals to seasoned…

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Grindr: The popular LGBTQ+ dating app has launched a desktop version

Grindr has announced a new desktop option.  Since its release in 2009, the popular dating app has become one of the biggest social media platforms for the LGBTQ+ community.  While users can log on to thee platform anywhere around the world, it has only been made available in a mobile app form… until now.  On 11 May, Grindr announced a new desktop version of the popular platform, Grindr Web.  “Now you can browse and chat from the comfort of your own laptop or on the go via your mobile browser,”…

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Stephen Port: Failures in Met Police’s murder investigation “could happen again”, inspection finds

The Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) failures to capture serial killer Stephen Port “could happen again” as the force has not learned enough from the case, according to a new report.  From June 2014 to September 2015, Port murdered at least four men – Anthony Walgate, 23, Gabriel Kovari, 22, Daniel Whitworth, 21, and Jack Taylor, 25 – before being arrested on 15 October 2015. Port met his victims online (including gay dating app Grindr) before leading them to his home in Barking, London where they were given lethal doses of…

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Grindr’s stock skyrockets after becoming a public company

Grindr has already reached massive numbers since making its grand debut on the stock market. Back in May, the popular LGBTQ+ dating app announced that it would become a public company after agreeing on a $2.1 billion merger deal with Tiga Acquisition Corp (TAC). “It has been the longstanding goal of Grindr’s current ownership and management that Grindr be led by members of the LGBTQ+ community,” the company said in a statement. “Working together, Grindr’s board and management have identified and been in discussions with a potential new chief executive…

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Grindr’s new CEO faces backlash from users over his past conservative tweets

Grindr users have called out the dating app’s new CEO for his past conservative tweets.  Back in May, the popular LGBTQ+ dating app revealed that it would become a public company after agreeing on a $2.1 billion merger deal with Tiga Acquisition Corp (TAC). To usher in their new business venture, Grindr announced openly gay businessman George Arison as the company’s new CEO in September. “Grindr, with George at the helm, will succeed and grow as a public company at the same time as it deepens its support for the…

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