Tinder, Grindr Use Spikes Due to Conventions

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7.29.2016

There may be disunity in the Democratic Party when it comes to Hillary Clinton but The Daily Mail reports that Dems have come together around one common issue: they want to hook up. According to The Mail, usage of both Grindr, a gay hookup app, and Tinder, a straight hookup app, have spiked in Philadelphia this week:

Analysis provided by leading 'hookup' apps Tinder and Grindr has revealed a massive spike in activity coinciding with this week's convention in Philadelphia.

The number of people using gay dating tool Grindr shot up by 148 per cent in the vicinity of the Wells Fargo Center, where the Democrats gathered to officially nominate Hillary Clinton for President.

According to The Mail, 57% of those logging in to Grindr were new to the Philly area.

Bed-swapping Dems also accounted for a 54 per cent increase in the number of people using Tinder in Philadelphia this week.

The wildly popular matchmaking app presents users with a succession of photos and lets them swipe left or right to indicate whether or not they like each profile.

It's not just Dems that were hooking up at their convention; according to the data, Republicans were also busy getting busy:

Grindr use saw less of a spike around the Quicken Loans Arena but it still rose to the occasion by 66 per cent.

Messages contained 27 mentions of RNC and six referred to Donald Trump. New users popped up from Norway, Russia, Hong Kong and Australia.

Tinder use, meanwhile, rocketed by 82 per cent in Cleveland compared to the previous week as attendees had a Grand Old Party between the sheets.

A spokesperson for Tinder said that while the political parties may promise to bring Americans together, Tinder is actually delivering.