Badoo

Badoo is an internationally offered online community.

The site thrives on the question "What do I want to do today? " And will allow you to find people with the same interests as the user.

The site was developed by the Russian entrepreneur Andrey Andreev and exists since 2006. The company is headquartered in London's Soho. In April 2011 Badoo reached 114 million registered users. In addition to the Web version of the Community Badoo also offers its own smartphone applications for iPhone, Windows Phone and Android devices. The iPhone app is the most commonly used Flirt app for the iPhone, while Android users prefer two other applications before the Badoo app. Nearly a year later, School of Business Administration Zurich and brand consulting BV4 Brand Value Rating Agency, it was ranked at number six of the most valuable social media brands in the world with a brand value of 3.7 billion U.S. dollars, according to a study of HWZ. The site is funded through a Freemiummodell, ie basic functions of the contact are free, optimized search functions are chargeable.

Badoo is blocked in the United Arab Emirates and Iran.

Criticism

In the case of the Swiss Jacqueline Lüthi incorrectly photos Lüthi were used for a foreign profile. Badoo did not react to Lüthi's requests to stop the use of images; only interference by the Kassensturz Swiss television brought success.