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They're not. Their stock prices are cratering. Bumble just had a widely publicized, horrifically tone-deaf rebranding while trying to expand their market. There have been layoffs.

A recent news story on it: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/business/dating-apps-tind...

The problem is that they're losing young people, who seem to feel a lot less pressure to go meet somebody and pair off. They see the existing dating apps as having been designed for a Gen X sentiment, and that doesn't apply to them.

They're still fumbling about for a new hook. They may well find it. But for the moment I don't think it's accurate to say that they're "doing fine".




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