“Grindr in a lot of places is the unique place for gay men to meet each other. There’s no gay bars, there’s no gay life. We’re very proud of that .”

–Joel Simkhai, founder and CEO of Grindr, speaking with Bloomberg. The gay dating and hookup app is used in 192 countries around the world, even though “it’s illegal to be gay in over 70 countries in this world.”

“We provide a great service, and that’s what it’s all about,” Simkhai said. “We’re all about our customers, all about giving them an experience that’s helpful for them, and we solve a problem.”

In future, Simkhai sees the app as becoming a “lifestyle brand” to help “solve gay men’s problems. There’s a lot of other problems we can solve.”

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