Overlook Grammy noms, these best-of lists, and your Spotify streaming knowledge.
An important year-end report within the LGBTQ+ group is right here –– and it’s from Grindr.
Once I noticed the Grindr Unwrapped factor I actually thought they have been gonna inform me what number of males ignored me this yr lol thank god it was simply foolish popular culture stuff cuz I don’t want these different stats I’m depressed sufficient. pic.twitter.com/GobdOupC3d
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Every year, the orange-demon app blesses us with some top-line numbers about its attractive customers and the 2023 version of their “homosexual yr in evaluation” was particularly enlightening.
In response to Grindr, the app noticed greater than 100 billion chats, the sharing of over 1 billion personal albums, and greater than 13 billion faucets. (Now why can’t we get a response!?)
Stunning nobody, “discreet” was the preferred profile tag whereas “hung” was the most-searched for. (No stories on the variety of “Sup?” messages despatched, sadly.)
Most significantly, Trinidad & Tobago ranked because the nation with the best share of tops, with Kenya, China, Myanmar, and Greece trailing intently behind.
On the opposite hand finish, South Korea had essentially the most quantity of bottoms, adopted by Japan, Vietnam, Denmark, and Finland respectively.
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Nonetheless, the tea doesn’t cease there.
The most well-liked time for chatting on Grindr this yr was Sundays at 6 p.m., which is, understandably, the easiest way to cope with the weekend scaries.
The app additionally spilled on a few of its homosexual customers’ most beloved kinks: Italy has the best quantity of ft lovers, pit lovers flock to Germany, pups run rampant in Venezuela, and leather-based owns the sport within the Netherlands.
Curiously sufficient, United Kingdom gays have been the least prone to get freaky because the nation with the best p.c of “vanilla” tags.
There have been some not-so-surprising info about sending nudes, too.
Customers in the USA have been the most probably to have “Sure Plz” to risque pics of their profile, whereas Kenya had essentially the most quantity of customers with “No.”
And for these seeking to dive into some homosexual tribalism, Netherlands had the best share of twinks whereas the U.S. housed the largest quantity of daddies.
In the meantime, France, Canada, and the U.S. had essentially the most geeks, whereas Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nigeria reported a pervasive quantity of bears.
fuck twink loss of life, the REAL plague dealing with our nation is bear loss of life!!!
Nonetheless, this yr’s report wasn’t fully about intercourse.
Nobody has extra higher opinions about popular culture than the homosexual group, so it is smart that “Padam Padam” and Rigidity by Kylie Minogue dominated this yr’s music classes, snagging each Finest Music and Finest Album.
However the most-used profile track on the app belongs to “WAP” by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion… which says A LOT about y’all who’re there only for “networking.”
Grindr additionally celebrated a few of our favourite LGBTQ+ allies, like Beyoncé who was named Mom of the 12 months and Jennifer Coolidge, whose iconic White Lotus character scored IJBOL Second.
(That stands for “I simply burst out laughing,” for the older-than-35 crowd uninitiated.)
And so far as man sweet goes, Henry Cavill received Hottest Man of the 12 months –– beating out Lil Nas X and Troye Sivan –– whereas Harry Types edged out Pedro Pascal and Jacob Elordi to say 2023’s Largest Babygirl.
But, essentially the most stunning knowledge of all belongs to France, which has the best share of hung bottoms, and Eire, with essentially the most quantity of femme tops.
In order that’s the place you’ve all been hiding!
You possibly can learn the total report right here.
