Badoo

Badoo
Type of site
Dating
Available in47 languages
Headquarters,
United Kingdom
Country of originRussia
OwnerBumble Inc.
(formerly MagicLab)[1]
Created byAndrey Andreev
ParentBadoo Trading Limited
URLbadoo.com
CommercialFreemium
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedNovember 2006 (2006-11)[2]
Current statusActive

Badoo is a dating-focused[3] social network founded by Russian entrepreneur Andrey Andreev in 2006.[4] It is headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus and London, United Kingdom,[5] with offices in Malta, Russia and the United States. It operates in 190 countries[6] and is available in 47 languages, making it the world's most widely used dating network.[7] The app is available on iOS, Android, and the web. Badoo operates on a freemium model, whereby the core services can be used without payment.

  1. ^ LaPorte, Nicole (July 15, 2020). "Bumble hits 100 million users—and has new plans to take over the dating world". Fast Company.
  2. ^ "Badoo FAQ". Badoo. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved November 15, 2006.
  3. ^ "Badabing Badaboom – Badoo Hits 150 Million Users, Boosted By Mobile". TechCrunch. AOL. 4 May 2012.
  4. ^ "The reclusive CEO of dating app Badoo on his app's redesign, Bumble, and why he won't IPO any time soon". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  5. ^ Badoo – Terms of Use Accessed August 2009.
  6. ^ Toglia, Michelle (2016-03-25). "Here's How Dating App Badoo's Photo Verification Will Wipe Out Catfishing". Bustle.
  7. ^ "The Dating Game". BBC News. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-27.