Bumble

Bumble, the dating app known for "women making the first move," was launched in Dec. 2014 by founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd. It's one of the most well-known apps alongside Tinder and Hinge. But things have changed at Bumble since launch, from nonbinary inclusivity to launching paid tiers of the app. Here's everything you need to know about Bumble.

All your Bumble questions, answered

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Rachel Thompson

Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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News

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More Bumble

Bumble takes a stand against flakes in new guidelines

Bumble's updated Community Guidelines aim to curb bad behaviors on the apps.

08/31/2023

By Anna Iovine

Bumble launches new features, including for compatibility

The goal is to foster a kinder, more curated dating experience.

08/10/2023

By Anna Iovine

Standalone Bumble for Friends app launches

The friend-finding portion of Bumble spins off into its own app.

07/26/2023

By Anna Iovine

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match screen on bumble for friends

'Wanderlove' is this summer's dating trend, Bumble says

Some people think they're more attractive while on vacation.

07/19/2023

By Anna Iovine

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person looking into black phone screen surrounded by famous sites like the eiffel tower and big ben

Barbie and Bumble's new feature showers people with compliments

"Your taste in movies? Sensational."

07/12/2023

By Meera Navlakha

Bumble x Barbie is shown on three phone screens in shades of yellow and pink.

Bumble x Barbie is shown on three phone screens in shades of yellow and pink.

Bumble BFF will be a standalone app

Now you can find new friends without downloading a dating app.

06/19/2023

By Anna Iovine

Bumble updates Spotify feature to encourage musical compatibility

Users who have their Spotify accounts linked to their profiles are more likely to get right swipes.

05/16/2023

By Anna Iovine

screenshots of bumble app spotify integration

screenshots of bumble app spotify integration

Bumble launches mental health and self-care badges

Choices include "Deep chats" and "Time offline."

05/01/2023

By Anna Iovine

bumble badges that read "deep chats," "mindfulness," "nutrition," "sleeping well," "therapy," and "time offline" in front of yellow background

bumble badges that read "deep chats," "mindfulness," "nutrition," "sleeping well," "therapy," and "time offline" in front of yellow background

Bumble says UK cyberflashing bill isn't enough

The proposed cyberflashing legislation is currently based on harmful intent, which would be hard to prove.

04/18/2023

By Anna Iovine

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Bumble app icon the display of an iPhone SE

Daters have a 'reality gap' about gender equality, Bumble says

People believe that gender equality is improving, but the rest of the data tells a different story.

03/03/2023

By Anna Iovine

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illustration of white woman in a suit walking on top of buildings

Bumble and Netflix collab on weekly trivia game

The game starts on January 30.

01/23/2023

By Anna Iovine

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cards for the bumble and netflix collaboration game, netflix nights in

Bumble reveals dating trends to expect in 2023

Spoiler alert: emotional needs are high on people's list of priorities.

11/16/2022

By Rachel Thompson

Love hearts pattern on a pink color background.

Love hearts pattern on a pink color background.

Bumble makes cyberflashing detection tool available as open-source code

The wider tech community can now adapt Bumble's 'Private Detector'.

10/21/2022

By Rachel Thompson

Bumble is bringing 'Ted Lasso' dating app Bantr to life

Starting this week, you too can go on Bantr. Believe it.

10/10/2022

By Anna Iovine

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phone displaying bumble app with text Bantr Live

Bumble to let nonbinary users message anyone first

The app is going beyond the "women make the first move" experience.

07/15/2022

By Anna Iovine

Bumble is campaigning to make cyberflashing illegal in England and Wales

"It is a form of sexual intimidation that can have devastating impacts on women and young girls."

11/02/2021

By Rachel Thompson

How do all the best dating app algorithms work?

Where do your matches come from, anyway?

10/09/2021

By Anna Iovine

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person looking at phone

Sexual assault survivors can get trauma support...through Bumble

Bumble was once accused of being slow to block abusers. Now it's taking a tremendous step forward by offering survivors trauma support services.

08/04/2021

By Anna Iovine

Nearly half of Americans don't know what 'fetishization' is, according to Bumble

Bumble just released stats about fetishization, and it's pretty damning.

05/27/2021

By Anna Iovine

Snapchat lenses come to Bumble to give your virtual dates some romantic atmosphere

Snap x Bumble is a great match.

05/20/2021

By Rachel Kraus

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Two people on Snapchat on a yellow background.

Capitol rioter arrested after his Bumble match turned him in

"We are not a match."

04/23/2021

By Matt Binder

Robert Chapman (not pictured in this photo) stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6 as part of a pro-Trump mob. His Bumble match turned him in.

Robert Chapman (not pictured in this photo) stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6 as part of a pro-Trump mob. His Bumble match turned him in.

Bumble bans fatphobic messages and body shaming

Offending users face permanent suspension.

01/28/2021

By Rachel Thompson

Bumble reinstates political filters after complaints from users

"It looks like I broke Bumble?"

01/14/2021

By Anna Iovine