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Tinder (app)
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<p>Tinder is an <a href="/facts/Online_dating_application/fL0YfbxM">online dating</a> and <a href="/facts/Geosocial_networking/BuCVEaQc">geosocial networking</a> application launched in 2012. On Tinder, users "<a href="/facts/Pointing_device_gesture/D5Psb3hN">swipe</a> right" to like or "swipe left" to dislike other users' profiles, which include their photos, a short bio, and some of their interests. Tinder uses a "double opt-in" system, also called "matching", where two users must like each other before they can exchange messages. </p><p>In 2022, Tinder had 10.9 million subscribers and 75 million <a href="/facts/Monthly_Active_Users/GuCc4RaI">monthly active users</a>. As of 2021, Tinder had recorded more than 65 billion matches worldwide. </p>