Essentially, as its Russian founder has explained before, Badoo is a “nightclub on your phone,” where people, “as adults, are looking to do adult things.” The site first was launched in Spain, where it soon expanded to neighboring Portugal, France, and then, hopped the pond to Brazil and Mexico and now, claims users in 180 countries.

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Last fall, The Economist proclaimed it as having “a shot at becoming one of Europe’s leading internet firms.” But now, says GigaOm, the site appears poised to grow rapidly in the United States,particularly after its official American launch just last month.

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