Soul app is displayed on a smart phone in Beijing, China, on July 5, 2022. Photo: Simon Song
Soul app is displayed on a smart phone in Beijing, China, on July 5, 2022. Photo: Simon Song
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How lonely is China’s Gen Z? Tencent-backed social networking app Soul poses the question as it files for Hong Kong IPO

  • Soulgate’s market debut will be a test of whether investors have appetite for a business based on lonely hearts
  • Soul app is marketed as an ‘algorithm-driven virtual social playground where people can create, share, explore and connect’

Tracy QuYaling Jiang
Tracy Qu in Shanghaiand Yaling Jiang in Shanghai

Updated: 7:51am, 6 Jul, 2022

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Soul app is displayed on a smart phone in Beijing, China, on July 5, 2022. Photo: Simon Song
Soul app is displayed on a smart phone in Beijing, China, on July 5, 2022. Photo: Simon Song
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