The $3.5 Billion Love Industry: How Tinder & Bumble Monetized Hope

The dating industry has been monetizing human connection for centuries — from arranged marriages to Tinder swipes. 💸

In this episode of The Social Proof Podcast, David Shands breaks down the $3.5 billion dating app economy and reveals what entrepreneurs can learn from it: how every era found a way to profit from human emotion — and why the best businesses solve timeless problems.

👀 You’ll learn:

How matchmaking became a business before technology existed

The rise of Match.com, Tinder, and Bumble

Why dating apps profit more when you don’t find love

The key lesson every entrepreneur can apply to their industry

📱 It’s not about love — it’s about leverage.

Watch now and rethink how you see “connection” in business.

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