Apps, including dating ones, have helped LGBT people connect and learn, especially in places where being gay is illegal. Grindr is the world’s largest LGBT social network app with users in nearly 200 countries. Photo: Corbis

Chinese owner to be involved in Grindr’s operations after deal

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It is unclear how both firms will boost each other’s prospects but the deal comes as China is cultivating a lucrative market catering to LGBT community

Celine Ge

Published: 3:38pm, 25 May, 2017

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

Apps, including dating ones, have helped LGBT people connect and learn, especially in places where being gay is illegal. Grindr is the world’s largest LGBT social network app with users in nearly 200 countries. Photo: Corbis

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Celine Ge

Celine Ge is a Hong Kong-based business reporter with the Post chasing after news on consumer and services companies. She studied journalism at Hong Kong Baptist University before attending King’s College London for a masters in international political economy.