Grindr Inc
investors.grindr.comWhat Do They Do?
Runs a location-based social networking app that helps gay, bisexual, and other LGBTQ adults connect, communicate, and discover local experiences.
10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026Our mission is to build the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket™, and, through our success, to make a world where the lives of our global…View ↗
As a company built by gay people for gay people, Grindr fulfills crucial needs for its users. While the broader global landscape of social…View ↗
Our flagship product, the Grindr platform, is primarily a mobile application (with some post-account-creation uses available for some users…View ↗
How Do They Make Money?
Users pay for subscriptions that provide premium features during the subscription period, or buy add-ons for short-term use. Advertisers pay for ads shown to users, with charges based on the number of ad units delivered.
10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026The Grindr mobile application is free to download and provides certain services and features to Grindr’s users at no cost. We also offer a…View ↗
In addition to our revenue generated from subscription fees and premium add-ons, we also generate indirect revenue, representing 16.7%…View ↗
Direct revenue consists of subscription revenue. Subscription revenue is generated through the sale of subscriptions that are currently…View ↗
The pricing and terms for all advertising arrangements are governed by either a master contract or insertion order. The transaction price…View ↗
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10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026
FY2025 revenue by product or service ↗
$439.9M
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10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026
$439.9M ↗
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Direct revenue
Mix
10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026 |
83%
FY2022: 84%
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Direct revenue, FY2025
$366.3M Sources
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Mix |
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Indirect revenue
Usage-based
10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026 |
17%
FY2022: 16%
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Indirect revenue, FY2025
$73.6M Sources
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Usage-based |
Who Are Their Customers?
People use the Grindr app for dating, relationships, friendships, travel information, and local discovery. Advertisers buy access to reach the app’s users, directly or through advertising platforms.
10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026As a company built by gay people for gay people, Grindr fulfills crucial needs for its users. While the broader global landscape of social…View ↗
Our flagship product, the Grindr platform, is primarily a mobile application (with some post-account-creation uses available for some users…View ↗
In addition to our revenue generated from subscription fees and premium add-ons, we also generate indirect revenue, representing 16.7%…View ↗
Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?
Yes. It kept 22 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2025 and turned 32 cents into free cash flow.
10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026
$126.3MView ↗
10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026
$94.8MView ↗
10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026
$140.8MView ↗
How Are They Changing?
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Sep 4, 2026
Settles UK users’ historical privacy group action
Agreed to pay £13.0 million by December 31, 2026, and £13.0 million by March 31, 2027.
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8-K, filed Sep 4, 2026
Since 2020 Grindr has overhauled its privacy program with a keen focus on the unique needs of its community. Grindr is and remains a safe…View ↗
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Aug 6, 2026
Raises full-year 2026 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA guidance
Raised expected full-year 2026 revenue to approximately $540 Million and Adjusted EBITDA to approximately $232 Million.
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8-K, filed Aug 6, 2026
Increases expectation of full-year 2026 Revenue to approximately $540 Million and Adjusted EBITDA to approximately $232 MillionView ↗
Growing. Revenue grew 3.0x in 4 years, from $145.8M in FY2021 to $439.9M in FY2025, about 32% a year.
Health and wellness services
The latest report adds Woodwork, a telehealth subscription service, to Grindr’s offerings; the older report described the Grindr App as its core product.
10-K for FY2022, filed Mar 17, 2023 10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 2, 2026Our core product, the Grindr App, has become an integral part of the daily lives of millions of members of the LGBTQ community around the…View ↗
In May 2025, we launched Woodwork by Grindr as part of our first gayborhood expansion initiative focusing on the health and wellness space.…View ↗
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