Tinder usage up 348 percent since start of PyeongChang 2018
Love is in the air in PyeongChang.
In an effort to ease some of the pressure felt in representing one's country at the Olympics, athletes are on the prowl for the right match. So much so that Tinder - the popular location-based dating app that helps you find a partner - has seen a drastic, 348 percent spike in usage since the start of the games, Tinder confirmed to Reuters' Liana B. Baker.
The app confirmed that male bobsledders and female snowboarders are the most popular Olympic athletes on Tinder. The others getting the most love, aka right swipes, are hockey players, alpine and freestyle skiers, lugers, and skeleton racers.
The app's most active athletes thus far hail from the United States, Sweden, and Great Britain, the app added.
"Every Olympics we hear that Tinder is 'on fire' in the villages, and we notice our usage increase significantly when people from around the world gather for an event," a Tinder spokesperson said.
The Tinder surge is nothing new at the Olympics, as Rio 2016 and Sochi 2014 both saw its athletes frequent the app at an extremely high rate.