Is Tinder down right now? Outages explained
TINDER went down on December 15, 2021, leaving thousands of people unable to log in to their accounts.
The outage comes amid a .
Is Tinder down?
Users started reporting problems around 6.30pm EST, according to .
So far, 58 percent of the reports are related to the app while 22 percent are having trouble receiving messages and another 20 percent are reporting problems with the website.
This is not the first issue Tinder has had in the last several months.
According to the outage tracker, Tinder encountered issues on October 4, 2021, October 1, 2021, September 26, 2021, and August 27, 2021.
The app encountered a reported five issues in August 2021 alone.
Users reported that their accounts were deleted as a result of the fault. The side effect was not permanent and their accounts have been restored.
Why is Tinder not working?
At this time, it remains unclear why the app is not working.
Users of Microsoft, Hulu and even Amazon Web Services are said to be experiencing issues
The company has yet to acknowledge the outage and it remains unclear when the app will be back up and running.
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How many people use Tinder?
Tinder is one of the world's most popular dating apps.
It's famous for its "swipe" mechanic, which lets users match based on whether they like the look of each other.
In the third quarter of 2020, the app had 6.6million paying subscribers – and many times more users.
Tinder says users make up to 1.6billion swipe a day. Over half of users log on every single day.
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