Grindr
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LGBT-focused social network
location-based service
mobile application
online dating service
social networking service
Grindr is a location-based social networking and online dating app primarily used by gay, bi, trans, and queer people to meet and connect.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grindr LLC | 2 |
| Grindr canonical | 1 |
| Grindr Unlimited | 1 |
| Grindr XTRA | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4614148 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grindr Context triple: [Tinder, hasCompetitor, Grindr]
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A.
Foursquare
Foursquare is a location-based technology company best known for its mobile apps and platform that let users discover places, check in, and power location intelligence for businesses.
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B.
Foursquare
Foursquare is a global Pentecostal Christian denomination known formally as the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
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C.
Burbn
Burbn was a location-based photo-sharing startup that served as the precursor to and foundation for what became Instagram.
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D.
Tinder (historically, via Match Group prior to spin-off)
Tinder (historically, via Match Group prior to its spin-off) is a leading location-based dating and social discovery app best known for popularizing the swipe-based matching interface.
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E.
Find My
Find My is Apple's device and item tracking service that lets users locate lost or stolen Apple products and compatible accessories across their devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grindr Target entity description: Grindr is a location-based social networking and online dating app primarily used by gay, bi, trans, and queer people to meet and connect.
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A.
Foursquare
Foursquare is a location-based technology company best known for its mobile apps and platform that let users discover places, check in, and power location intelligence for businesses.
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B.
Foursquare
Foursquare is a global Pentecostal Christian denomination known formally as the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
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C.
Burbn
Burbn was a location-based photo-sharing startup that served as the precursor to and foundation for what became Instagram.
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D.
Tinder (historically, via Match Group prior to spin-off)
Tinder (historically, via Match Group prior to its spin-off) is a leading location-based dating and social discovery app best known for popularizing the swipe-based matching interface.
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E.
Find My
Find My is Apple's device and item tracking service that lets users locate lost or stolen Apple products and compatible accessories across their devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT-focused social network
ⓘ
location-based service ⓘ mobile application ⓘ online dating service ⓘ social networking service ⓘ |
| availableIn | multiple countries worldwide ⓘ |
| businessModel | freemium ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developer |
Grindr LLC
ⓘ
linked to:
Grindr
|
| distributionPlatform |
Apple App Store
ⓘ
linked to:
App Store
Google Play Store ⓘ |
| genre |
dating app
ⓘ
social networking app ⓘ |
| hasContentPolicy | community guidelines for user behavior ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
filters for user preferences
ⓘ
grid-based display of nearby users ⓘ private messaging ⓘ user profiles with photos ⓘ |
| hasPaidTier |
Grindr Unlimited
ⓘ
linked to:
Grindr
Grindr XTRA ⓘ
linked to:
Grindr
|
| hasSafetyFeature |
block users
ⓘ
privacy controls ⓘ report users ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major geosocial apps for gay men
ⓘ
influencing later location-based dating apps ⓘ |
| offers | paid subscription tiers ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Grindr LLC
ⓘ
linked to:
Grindr
|
| platform |
Android
ⓘ
iOS ⓘ |
| primaryUserGroup |
bisexual people
ⓘ
gay people ⓘ queer people ⓘ trans people ⓘ |
| requires |
GPS-enabled device
ⓘ
internet connection ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
discussions about online privacy and data security
ⓘ
research on LGBTQ+ digital culture ⓘ |
| supportsCommunicationMode |
location sharing
ⓘ
one-to-one chat ⓘ photo sharing ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage |
English
ⓘ
multiple other languages ⓘ |
| targetAudience | LGBTQ+ community ⓘ |
| usesFeature |
geolocation
ⓘ
real-time proximity-based matching ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Grindr Description of subject: Grindr is a location-based social networking and online dating app primarily used by gay, bi, trans, and queer people to meet and connect.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tinder (historically, via Match Group prior to spin-off)
linked to: Grindr
linked to: Grindr
linked to: Grindr