

Only a few years ago, online dating was something many of us assumed that only desperate or creepy people did, and no one dared admit to searching for or having met their partner online.

By 2014, Tinder was registering about one billion "swipes" per day. Tinder was launched in 2012 within startup incubator Hatch Labs, a joint venture of IAC and mobile development firm Xtreme Labs. Tinder originally required access to a Facebook account for the user of Tinder but, as of August 2019, Tinder allows users to register using a telephone number and without access to a Facebook account. The information available to users is based on pictures, a short biography, and, optionally, a linked Instagram, Facebook or Spotify account.

Tinder is a location-based social search mobile app and Web application most often used as a dating service, that allows users to use a swiping motion to like (swipe right) or dislike (swipe left) other users.
