GROWLr to Launch Live Video Dating to Respond to Pandemic

The Meet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), a leading provider of interactive livestreaming solutions, today announced the rollout of Live Video to users of its gay dating mobile application, GROWLr. GROWLr is expected to be the first major North American gay dating app to release a livestreaming video feature that allows any user to go live.

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GROWLr To Launch Live Video Dating to Respond to Pandemic (Graphic: Business Wire)

“In today's climate, livestreaming allows people to feel connected while maintaining proper dating distance,” said Geoff Cook, Chief Executive Officer. “GROWLr is the world’s largest bear-specific social network, the premier dating destination for bears and their admirers. Our users are always seeking new ways to make meaningful connections and GROWLr Live provides immediate intimacy that other LGBT dating apps don’t offer.”

“Since the outbreak, we’ve seen explosive, overnight growth of our other live video platforms, MeetMe, LOVOO, Skout and Tagged. For example, in just the last week we saw a 33% increase in time spent in video and a 38% increase in video chats per day compared to the week before COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Today, more than one million people are now either watching or broadcasting in The Meet Group’s livestreaming dating platform every day.”

“GROWLr already has an amazing sense of community and we think GROWLr Live will only enhance how users connect. The Meet Group expects to begin to rollout GROWLr Live within the next two weeks, with free one-on-one video chat to follow by the end of April.”

About The Meet Group

The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET) is a leading provider of interactive livestreaming solutions designed to meet the universal need for human connection. Our ecosystem of livestreaming apps enables users around the world to interact through one-to-many livestreaming broadcasts and text-based conversations. Our top apps, MeetMe, LOVOO, Skout, Tagged and Growlr, deliver live interactions and meaningful connections to millions of users daily. Headquartered in New Hope, PA, we have offices in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dresden, and Berlin. The Meet Group is committed to safety. You can find a description of current safety practices here: https://www.themeetgroup.com/safety-practices/. For more information, visit themeetgroup.com, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.