# The Grindr 1 Percent Is Getting Its Own Gated Community

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-grindr-1-percent-is-getting-its-own-gated-community/
- Published: 2026-11-10T12:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T12:24:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Wired
- Original article: https://www.wired.com/story/the-grindr-1-percent-is-getting-its-own-gated-community/
- Topics: Software, Technology

## Key points

- Grindr Edge will cost $120 a month.
- Membership will be capped at 1 per cent of global monthly users.
- The launch comes amid complaints about privacy, safety and monetisation.

## Summary

Grindr plans to launch Edge, a high-priced subscription tier that will limit membership to 1 per cent of the app’s global monthly users. The move creates an invite-like premium community for people willing and able to pay more, as the company seeks new revenue from its dating service.

Edge costs $120 a month and is due for worldwide release on 17 November, following early access and pilot programmes in several countries. Its AI-powered features include personalised recommendations, compatibility and reply insights, and a way to revisit past connections. Grindr says 1.4 million of its 16 million users currently pay for the app. The launch comes amid complaints about ads, privacy and safety, including a $35 million settlement over alleged sharing of users’ HIV-related information, which involved no admission of liability.

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