The 20,000 Bay Area users make San Francisco one of Grindr's busiest hubs, behind New York, Los Angeles and London. 'I'd always be sitting in rooms and wonder, 'Is that guy gay?' And now you can find out in a more comfortable, modern way,' said 33-year-old Joel Simkhai of Los Angeles, a former online marketer who created Grindr in spring 2009.Īs of this month, Grindr has 500,000 users worldwide, Simkhai says, and 2,000 more join daily. No more wondering whether the object of your desire is desirous of you. No more accidentally hitting on straight guys.
