India is a lucrative market for many Internet companies and LGBTQ dating app Grindr seems to be one of them. The company is looking to expand operations in the country as Killer Features have learnt. As per a LinkedIn job listing, Grindr is looking for a regional manager in India to expand its business.

"The company has intentions to improve the user experience on the app in India, as it is one of their fastest-growing regions," the company said in an email to Killer Features. While it didn't share specific numbers with us, it said that there are over 3 million daily active users worldwide.

We talked to a couple of users of the app to gauge what direction it can take in the country.

"As far as experience is concerned in Indian context I personally feel it's the same throughout the world. Weirdo's, stalkers, fake profiles, people selling services are the common thing and at times everyone bites the bullet. I have used Grindr in Middle East, Asia, but I feel safer when I use it here in India possibly because I can identify which profile is fake and which is not," said Delhi based user Aleem who has been using Grindr since the inception.

He said that like most of the apps Grindr only gets better when you spend extra money. "Grindr Extra is very expensive. Even if I want to opt for it, I hesitate. Maybe they can reduce the pricing," Another Mumbai based user told us.

There is a rising problem of the fake profiles as well.

"Grindr should work on weeding out fake profiles. Tinder has been fairly successful in doing this since it is linked to your Facebook. Not that there are no fake accounts on Tinder, but they’re far lesser than what you find on Grindr. Also, since Tinder has the ‘match’ feature, you chat with people who’re interested in you and who you’re interested in. Grindr could do with introducing some such feature. Sometimes, you end up finding too many unsolicited pictures in your inbox when you’re not even interested in chatting," said Akshay (name changed) one of the users we chatted with.

Although he said that surprisingly people respect the privacy more often than not and they are not really judgmental about your preferences.

When Killer Features asked about the legal implications in the country because of Section 377, the company said,

"Grindr has been doing a lot of advocacy work in India already - through programs like Grindr for Equality - and while they are aware of the challenges they might face, the team is dedicated to showing their value for the community in India."

Meanwhile, the constitutional bench of the Supreme court is soon going to have a hearing on the validity of the section 377 which was previously upheld.