Consumer Technology

Grindr

Emerging50% confidenceProfile verified Jul 18, 2026
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A location-based social networking and dating app for the LGBTQ+ community, monetizing through subscription and advertising products across a large global user base. Grindr reported Q1 2026 revenue up 38% year-over-year to $130 million and lifted full-year guidance to at least $535 million in revenue and $227 million in adjusted EBITDA, with Morgan Stanley upgrading the stock in June 2026 on the strength of its upcoming AI-powered EDGE premium subscription tier and a planned telehealth expansion.

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Leading Indicators

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Sources

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Evidence

3 sources · 47% avg. source confidence

  • Grindr corporate site — Grindr corporate overview40% source confidence
  • Yahoo Finance — Grindr (GRND) stock profile38% source confidence
  • Simply Wall St — Morgan Stanley upgrades Grindr on AI-powered EDGE tier and telehealth pivot62% source confidence

Insider Filing Activity

16Form 4 filings, trailing 90 days0 since last week's snapshot

Counts filing frequency only — transaction direction/size wasn't parseable from the sampled filings · sourced from SEC EDGAR · as of Jul 28, 2026

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Dependency Map

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The Story So Far (last 6 months)

Jun 2026: Grindr (GRND) stock profile→Jun 2026: Morgan Stanley upgrades Grindr on AI-powered EDGE tier and telehealth pivot

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Grindr's Timeline

A sourced, dated history of Grindr's key moments — founding to present.

  1. 2026-Q1 · Revenue up 38%; guidance raised on AI/telehealth strategy

    Grindr reported Q1 2026 revenue of $130 million (up 38% year-over-year) and raised full-year guidance to at least $535 million in revenue and $227 million in adjusted EBITDA, driven by its upcoming AI-powered EDGE premium tier and a planned telehealth expansion; engineers reported being 1.5x more productive using AI tools than nine months earlier, and the company said it likely won't hire its full originally-planned 2026 headcount as a result.