Tinder Launches 'Super Like' Feature And Teams Up With World-Famous Supermodels Erin Heatherton, Nina Agdal

Tinder, the world's most popular app for meeting new people, has just released Super Like, a brand new feature that is available to users in Australia and is expected to roll out globally later this year.

Tinder users have traditionally had the now-iconic choice of swiping right or swiping left on a person's profile. Now Tinder's introducing the option of swiping up on a profile, which indicates a "Super Like", or heightened level of interest. (This can also be achieved by tapping on the new blue star icon.) Each user will be granted only a limited number of Super Likes to force selective use. Users will be able to determine whether someone has Super Liked them by the presence of a blue footer on a given profile. The receiver is still in control of whom they want to match with, but the existence of a Super Like can influence that decision.

"A 'like', or 'Swipe Right' has long served as an anonymous way to express interest in someone, similar to a glance across the room," said Sean Rad, CEO of Tinder. "Because they're so limited in number, a Super Like, or a 'swipe up', sends a more powerful signal, conveying an especially high level of interest. People like to know that someone finds them special, and we think this will lead to even better matches. In this and future product releases we're focused on maintaining the incredible fun of the Tinder community while providing our users with better tools for making great connections."

The dynamic Super Like marketing campaign had people wondering what was #BehindTheStar, with a video produced by Culprit Creative and VFX by Ingenuity Studios, the team behind Taylor Swift's Bad Blood video, supermodel Erin Heatherton stars as Tinder's superhero Super Like, alongside supermodel Nina Agdal as they join forces to find the perfect match.

Supermodel Erin Heatherton, a longtime fan of Tinder, collaborated with Tinder on the marketing campaign and has since continued to collaborate with the company on new product and marketing ideas.

"Erin has a deep understanding of our audience, particularly millennials, and we look forward to working with her on new Tinder opportunities going forward," said Rad.

"I've always been passionate about connecting with people, so the opportunity to collaborate with the talented team at Tinder is so rewarding," said Heatherton. "What I like most about Tinder is that it has given women the power to decide who has the ability to communicate with them. Super Like enhances these powers by allowing them to invite the people they want to engage with."

For the Australian launch, Tinder users will receive one (1) Super Like to give at their discretion per day.

About Tinder
Launched in 2012, Tinder is the world's leading social app for meeting new people. With its global reach, people in all 196 countries around the world are swiping right to connect with others, making it a top 10 lifestyle app in more than 70 countries. In 2015, the company introduced Tinder Plus, giving users access to premium features, Rewind and Passport. Each day, 26 million matches are made on Tinder with more than eight billion matches made to date.

SOURCE Tinder