Blued (app)
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| Original author(s) | Geng Le |
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| Initial release | 2012 |
| Stable release | 2.8.16
/ March 14, 2019 |
| Operating system | iOS and Android |
| Available in | English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Type | Social network |
| Website | Blued.com |
Blued is currently the largest gay social network app in the world.[1] Launched in 2012 in China, the app now has over 40 million users worldwide in 193 countries. The application is available on Android and iOS.[2] Its features include verified profiles, live broadcasting, a timeline, and group conversations. In 2016, the app valued at 600 million dollars.[3]
History
For 12 years, Geng Le (aka Ma Baoli), a married police officer in northern China, secretly ran Danlan.org, a website for gay people. In 2012, when his superiors discovered the website, Geng Le lost his family and job. Committed to the legitimisation of same-sex relationships in China, he created Blued, the first Chinese gay social network app.
Today, Blued employs over 200 staff at its headquarters in Beijing, China, and has recently opened new offices in London, UK, and India to overview the rapid expansion of the app overseas. Within 4 years, Blued has become the largest gay social network in the world with over 27 million registered users.[3][4]
Commenting on the global partnership between Blued and Hornet, Hornet president Sean Howell declared: “Gay apps have evolved over the past few years to more fully engage users, who demand a richer, mobile experience”.[5][6]
See also
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References
- ^ "Social app Blued's beta version has reached the UK". December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ "Blued - Official Website (EN)".
- ^ a b Hernández, J.C. (December 16, 2016). "Building a Community, and an Empire, With a Gay Dating App in China". New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ "Blued - Official Website (CN)". Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ McCormick, Joseph Patrick (December 18, 2016). "Gay dating apps Hornet and Blued enter global partnership". Retrieved December 22, 2016 – via pinknews.co.uk.
- ^ "Hornet and Blued, Enter Into First Global Cooperation". December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.[permanent dead link]
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