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title: "Blued — Dating App Profile | DII | Dating Industry Insights"
url: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/blued
description: "One of world's largest LGBTQ+ platforms with millions of global members. Chinese-origin app serves extensive queer community with social features."
lang: en-GB
---

Image: Blued logo (https://img.logo.dev/name/Blued?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=128&format=png&fallback=monogram)

Dating App

# Blued

One of the largest LGBTQ+ dating and social platforms globally.

China Founded 2012

Parent Company Newborn Town (https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/companies/newborn-town)

## More from Newborn Town

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## Blued News Coverage

4 articles

### Malaysia Blocks Grindr and Blued. It's Political Theatre, Not Real Censorship.

Malaysia's MCMC has implemented domain-level blocks on Grindr and Blued websites, marking Southeast Asia's most direct LGBTQ+ platform censorship action this year The Asia-Pacific region accounts for …

Regulatory Monitor 3 Mar 2026
https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/malaysia-blocks-grindr-blued-websites

### Malaysia Blocks Grindr and Blued. The Regulatory Risk GRND Investors Keep Ignoring.

Malaysia's MCMC has blocked Grindr and Blued, affecting a market of 33 million people in the most explicit state-level ban on mainstream LGBTQ+ dating platforms in Southeast Asia Section 377 of Malays…

Regulatory Monitor 26 Feb 2026
https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/malaysia-blocks-lgbtq-dating-apps

### Apple's China Compliance: A Death Knell for Gay Dating Apps?

Apple removed gay dating apps Blued and Finka from China's App Store following government orders, cutting off millions of LGBTQ+ users BlueCity Holdings, Blued's operator, saw shares drop 8.3% after t…

Regulatory Monitor 10 Nov 2025
https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/apple-pulls-china-gay-dating-apps

### HeeSay's Community Pivot: A Survival Strategy, Not Innovation

HeeSay launched Community feature during Pride Month with 63-person Lip Sync Battle in Toronto attracting 400+ registrants LGBTQ+ dating app market fragmented with Grindr public, Scruff losing momentu…

Technology & AI Lab 18 Jun 2024
https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/heesay-community-feature-enhances-user-interactivity

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