<s>
Bumble	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
dating	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
Bumble	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Whitney	O
Wolfe	O
Herd	O
shortly	O
after	O
she	O
left	O
Tinder	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wolfe	O
Herd	O
has	O
described	O
Bumble	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
feminist	O
dating	O
app	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
monthly	O
user	O
base	O
of	O
42	O
million	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
is	O
the	O
second-most	O
popular	O
dating	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
after	O
Tinder	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitney	O
Wolfe	O
Herd	O
,	O
an	O
early	O
VP	O
of	O
Marketing	O
of	O
Tinder	B-Application
,	O
founded	O
Bumble	B-Application
shortly	O
after	O
leaving	O
Tinder	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wolfe	O
Herd	O
sued	O
Tinder	B-Application
for	O
sexual	O
discrimination	O
and	O
harassment	O
and	O
settled	O
for	O
just	O
over	O
$1	O
million	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
partnership	O
was	O
established	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
recruited	O
fellow	O
Tinder	B-Application
departees	O
Chris	O
Gulczynski	O
and	O
Sarah	O
Mick	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
interface	O
and	O
help	O
launch	O
Bumble	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
three	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
released	O
BFF	O
mode	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
find	O
platonic	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Spotify	B-Application
that	O
would	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
a	O
Spotify	B-Application
account	O
to	O
their	O
profile	O
to	O
show	O
their	O
music	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
its	O
plan	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
career	O
networking	O
app	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
Bizz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Anti-Defamation	O
League	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
remove	O
users	O
who	O
display	O
hate	O
symbols	O
in	O
their	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
Bumble	B-Application
Bizz	O
which	O
also	O
uses	O
a	O
woman-first	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
private	O
equity	O
firm	O
The	O
Blackstone	O
Group	O
purchased	O
a	O
majority	O
stake	O
in	O
Bumble	B-Application
's	O
parent	O
company	O
MagicLab	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sister	O
apps	O
were	O
valued	O
at	O
$3	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sister	O
apps	O
earned	O
$162	O
million	O
in	O
net	O
revenue	O
for	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
own	O
lifestyle	O
magazine	O
called	O
Bumble	B-Application
Mag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
MagicLab	O
was	O
renamed	O
Bumble	B-Application
as	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
both	O
Bumble	B-Application
and	O
Badoo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
has	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
users	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
raised	O
$2.2	O
billion	O
through	O
its	O
IPO	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
a	O
valuation	O
of	O
over	O
$7	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
Nasdaq	O
exchange	O
,	O
with	O
shares	O
initially	O
valued	O
at	O
$43	O
but	O
increasing	O
to	O
$76	O
on	O
its	O
opening	O
day	O
,	O
valuing	O
the	O
company	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
$13	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
Fruitz	O
-	O
a	O
French-owned	O
freemium	O
dating	O
app	O
popular	O
with	O
Gen	O
Z	O
and	O
used	O
across	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
users	O
who	O
report	O
abuse	O
are	O
eligible	O
for	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
free	O
courses	O
from	O
Bloom	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
provider	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
assault	O
survivors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formerly	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
users	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
log	O
in	O
via	O
Facebook	B-Application
when	O
signing	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
added	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
using	O
only	O
a	O
phone	O
number	O
,	O
following	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
involvement	O
in	O
a	O
controversy	O
with	O
Cambridge	O
Analytica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
users	O
who	O
sign	O
up	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
information	O
from	O
their	O
account	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
profile	O
with	O
photos	O
and	O
basic	O
information	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
college	O
and	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Dot	O
criticized	O
Bumble	B-Application
for	O
lacking	O
options	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
identify	O
as	O
genderqueer	O
or	O
transgender	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
competitors	O
OkCupid	B-Application
and	O
Tinder	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
released	O
a	O
"	O
backtrack	O
"	O
feature	O
in	O
2015	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
undo	O
accidental	O
left	O
swipes	O
by	O
shaking	O
their	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
immediately	O
receive	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
three	O
backtracks	O
by	O
sharing	O
Bumble	B-Application
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
refills	O
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
rolled	O
out	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
also	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
eventually	O
release	O
a	O
dual-profile	O
feature	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
curate	O
a	O
profile	O
for	O
dating	O
or	O
friendship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Bumble	B-Application
app	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
combat	O
ghosting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
photo	O
verification	O
tool	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
were	O
the	O
same	O
people	O
in	O
their	O
profile	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
dating	O
app	O
to	O
include	O
photo	O
verification	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
enabling	O
in-app	O
voice	O
and	O
video	O
calls	O
on	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Bumble	B-Application
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
Bizz	O
and	O
Bumble	B-Application
BFF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
strategy	O
reported	O
"	O
an	O
84	O
percent	O
increase	O
in	O
video	O
calls	O
that	O
were	O
placed	O
between	O
users	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
coronavirus	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
users	O
can	O
now	O
expand	O
their	O
distance	O
filters	O
to	O
match	O
with	O
anyone	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
paid	O
service	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
Boost	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
three	O
premium	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
had	O
a	O
reported	O
40	O
million	O
users	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
27	O
million	O
downloads	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
dating	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
monthly	O
user	O
base	O
of	O
5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
reported	O
that	O
85%	O
of	O
users	O
were	O
"	O
looking	O
for	O
marriage	O
or	O
a	O
boyfriend/girlfriend	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
4%	O
of	O
men	O
and	O
under	O
1%	O
of	O
women	O
were	O
"	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
hookup	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
has	O
also	O
reported	O
that	O
its	O
users	O
spend	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
62	O
minutes	O
on	O
the	O
app	O
daily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
had	O
more	O
than	O
800	O
million	O
matches	O
and	O
10	O
billion	O
swipes	O
per	O
month	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
Lifestyle	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amid	O
the	O
coronavirus	O
pandemic	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
reported	O
a	O
10.9	O
%	O
increase	O
in	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
quarter	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
IPO	O
filing	O
Bumble	B-Application
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
2.4	O
million	O
paying	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
has	O
been	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
feminist	O
Tinder	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
founder	O
has	O
confirmed	O
this	O
identity	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
app	O
"	O
100	O
percent	O
feminist	O
,	O
"	O
although	O
she	O
has	O
attempted	O
to	O
distance	O
the	O
app	O
from	O
Tinder	B-Application
in	O
interviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
posted	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
its	O
blog	O
and	O
blocked	O
a	O
user	O
for	O
sexist	O
behavior	O
after	O
he	O
had	O
an	O
outburst	O
at	O
a	O
female	O
user	O
who	O
asked	O
him	O
what	O
he	O
did	O
for	O
a	O
living	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
has	O
had	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
[	O
for	O
communications	O
to	O
be	O
initiated	O
by	O
the	O
woman ]	O
is	O
really	O
off-putting	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Bumble	B-Application
's	O
incessant	O
push	O
notifications	O
are	O
worded	O
just	O
dramatically	O
enough	O
as	O
to	O
be	O
anxiety	O
inducing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
offering	O
to	O
refund	O
purchases	O
,	O
even	O
those	O
made	O
by	O
mistake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
was	O
sued	O
for	O
not	O
offering	O
refunds	O
of	O
purchases	O
,	O
despite	O
offering	O
a	O
cancel	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lawsuit	O
is	O
Schlossberg	O
v	O
.	O
Bumble	B-Application
Trading	O
Inc	O
,	O
et	O
al.	O
,	O
case	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
pay	O
$22.5	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
settlement	O
over	O
plaintiffs	O
 '	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
auto-renewal	O
processes	O
were	O
unfair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
class	O
action	O
lawsuit	O
,	O
filed	O
in	O
California	O
,	O
said	O
Bumble	B-Application
charged	O
consumers	O
without	O
their	O
consent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
admitted	O
no	O
wrongdoing	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Bumble	B-Application
temporarily	O
suspended	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
filter	O
matches	O
by	O
political	O
preference	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
"	O
prevent	O
misuse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
came	O
after	O
several	O
women	O
allegedly	O
used	O
Bumble	B-Application
to	O
gather	O
information	O
from	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
stormed	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Capitol	O
,	O
then	O
forwarded	O
that	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
FBI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
users	O
for	O
being	O
perceived	O
to	O
"	O
protect	O
terrorists	O
"	O
by	O
suspending	O
the	O
filter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumble	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
reinstating	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
filter	O
by	O
political	O
preferences	O
later	O
that	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
