Bumble is the dating app built to empower women, run by Bumble Inc. It has 2.4 million paying users (2025) and is expanding into social networking via Badoo.
AI is increasingly used to polish profiles and sustain conversations in dating apps, but a sizable share of singles remains wary of AI as a substitute for human connection. A Match Group survey shows popularity of AI tools for profile-building and messaging, while concern over genuine human bonds persists.
Bumble has announced changes allowing either user to send the first message and extending the reply window to 72 hours, as part of a broader move by dating apps to combat user fatigue and lift engagement.