Bumble Building a Swipe-Free Interaction Model

Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Heard said on the company's Q2 2026 earnings call that Bumble is developing a new interaction model to replace the swipe, favoring what she called "more intentional, fewer, better, more considered signals." The shift will be gradual to protect the existing ecosystem. No timeline was given. Q2 revenue fell 15.2% year-over-year to $210.5 million.