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Members on this app are very active, with over 4 million monthly active users. Collectively, 500+ million minutes are spent on the app weekly. In the USA, Caucasians make up more than half of the members at 55%, followed by Latinos at 16%, then African-Americans at 9%. For the rest of the world, Caucasians still dominate at 42%, this time followed by Asians at 28%, then Latinos at 9.5%. Per user, an average of 100+ minutes is spent on the app weekly.
To sign up, visit the Hornet website or download the Hornet app. The app is available on iOS and Android. To complete the registration, provide all required information.
Hornet offers the following methods to verify your account:
Messaging on Hornet is available for everyone forever. Though this is a big advantage, this could also pose security risks because anyone can just send you messages. Our rating would've been a perfect 5 if only Hornet applied a filter for messages sent by non-friends that you could accept or reject. A message request filter, if you will. Unfortunately, there isn't an inbox where you can find all your messages compiled for your convenience. The names of the users you've conversed with are on the bottom right of your homepage, and you have to click through every single one. A tiny chat box will appear from the bottom of the screen. You can't view your messages as full screen.
Even though you can start browsing through the website with only your email on record, you are still sent a handy reminder by the Hornet team. "Guys with completed profiles get way more attention! Make sure your profile is up-to-date including photos, text and other info." You are then given a link that redirects to your profile settings where you can edit your full name, username, headline, age, role (top/bottom/vers, etc.), weight, height, ethnicity, relationship, looking for, STD status. Although recommended, none of these are mandatory. Which means you can come across a few incomplete, seedy profiles on Hornet.
The mobile app has a better design than the PC version. Overall it's smoother and easier to navigate. The Stories section (with all the articles, photos and videos) is still there but relegated to a secondary tab. The highlights here are your matches (according to filters or location) and your messages. It's user-friendly and mobile-optimized. If you choose to sign up for Hornet, using it on the mobile app is your best bet.
In comparison to other providers Hornet is in the upper midfield.
| Duration / Credits / Coins | Costs | Total |
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With the premium membership, you can unlock the full features of Hornet. You can use the advanced search settings instead of just @user or #tag. Membership packages are in 1-month, 3-month, and annual increments. Transactions are auto-renewed but you can cancel anytime.
Hornet's main website looks like an online magazine with official news and entertainment articles. Though they have an in-house editorial staff, some of these articles and stories are actually submitted by Hornet members themselves. Anyone can apply to be a community writer and submit "witty, heartfelt, and outrageous stories or experiences". In addition to the written word, members can also submit pictures and videos. Before submitting your story, you have to pitch it to Hornet by posting a brief description in their Stories Discussion forum. They can then decide whether it's right for the website or not.
Events are, well, the upcoming LGBT events near your area. It's more like a bulletin post rather than the Facebook Event you're probably accustomed to. Only the details of the event are posted with no sort of interactivity available (i.e. Facebook's Going/Interested/Not going). It's up to you to personally show up to these events. If you attend, you are not protected by Hornet's terms and privacy policy anymore, so practice common sense in choosing events.
An app called Vespa was "an extensive and carefully curated database of places and events in 300 cities in 70 countries" for the gay millenial generation. Vespa was the leading city gay guide and it was acquired by Hornet in 2016, then renamed to Hornet Places. Just as well, because news outlets revealed that Vespa's founder and CEO Christof Wittig was appointed as the new CEO of Hornet. On the same page as Events but a different tab, you'll find Places. These are listed areas near your location by LGBT men for LGBT men. Places include testing centers, gyms, spas, dive bars, underground piano bars, disco clubs, and more.
They say it's easier to make a move, especially when the feeling is mutual. Thus, in the hopes of encouraging more people to be more forward with their flirting, "Who Checked You Out?" lets you know who's interested and took a look at your profile.
| Signing Up: | 4.0 / 5 |
| Making Contact: | 4.0 / 5 |
| Profile Quality: | 2.0 / 5 |
| App: | 3.0 / 5 |
Hornet, as a social network, is a glittering success. It has plenty of members evenly distributed throughout the world (its key markets are France, Russia, Brazil, Turkey, and Taiwan), it provides original and refreshing content, and it facilitates connections not limited to the romantic kind. Thanks to its features, you can easily make new friends abroad. However, it is quite lacking on the online dating side. On the desktop, the website is more focused on showing you who just recently signed up rather than cultivating your relationship with the guys you've already exchanged messages with. For similar online dating services with more upfront motives, check our Casual Dating service category.
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