Who Owns Bumble?
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Ownership Chain
Bumble
Multi-mode social app (including Bumble BFF) for finding friends, networking, and dating; free to use with optional premium subscriptions.
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Bumble Inc.
Bumble Inc. is a publicly traded online dating and social networking company that operates the women-first Bumble app along with other relationship and friendship platforms such as Badoo and Bumble For Friends.
Blackstone Inc.
Blackstone Inc. is a New York-based public alternative investment management firm and the world's largest alternative asset manager, specializing in private equity, real estate, credit, hedge fund solutions and related strategies.
Bumble
Multi-mode social app (including Bumble BFF) for finding friends, networking, and dating; free to use with optional premium subscriptions.
Starts at $0 / per user / monthly
Bumble Inc.
Bumble Inc. is a publicly traded online dating and social networking company that operates the women-first Bumble app along with other relationship and friendship platforms such as Badoo and Bumble For Friends.
Blackstone Inc.
Blackstone Inc. is a New York-based public alternative investment management firm and the world's largest alternative asset manager, specializing in private equity, real estate, credit, hedge fund solutions and related strategies.
Major Shareholders
Bumble
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackstone Inc. and affiliated funds Largest shareholder of Bumble Inc. (which operates the Bumble app at bumble.com), with approximately 37.4 million Class A–equivalent shares, or about 28.9% of that class, based on Schedule 13D/A filings as of the November 26, 2025 event date. | Institutional | 28.9% | Nov 2025 |
Whitney Wolfe Herd (via Beehive Holdings entities) Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd is a major beneficial owner through direct holdings and Beehive Holdings entities, together controlling about 21.9 million Class A–equivalent shares, or roughly 16.3% of the Class A stock, per amended Schedule 13D filed for an August 13, 2025 event date. Due to high-vote shares and units, her voting power is higher than this economic percentage. | Founder | 16.3% | Aug 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Passive institutional investor holding about 11,164,004 Bumble Inc. Class A shares, or approximately 10.73% of that class, based on a Schedule 13G/A with event date September 30, 2025 and filed October 6, 2025. | Institutional | 10.7% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Owns roughly 5,943,004 Bumble Inc. Class A shares, representing about 5.8% of the class, according to a Schedule 13G/A for an event date of June 30, 2025, filed July 16, 2025. | Institutional | 5.8% | Jun 2025 |
Accel Partners Venture firm Accel Partners remains a significant but sub‑5% shareholder, reported at approximately 4.48% of Bumble Inc. shares outstanding in late‑2025 institutional holder summaries. | Institutional | 4.5% | — |
Bumble Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackstone Inc. and affiliates Private‑equity funds and affiliates of Blackstone reported beneficial ownership of about 37.4 million Bumble shares, representing roughly 28.9% of the Class A common stock, in a Schedule 13D/A with event date November 26, 2025. | Institutional | 28.9% | Nov 2025 |
Whitney Wolfe Herd (through Beehive Holdings entities and direct holdings) Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd and affiliated Beehive entities reported beneficial ownership of approximately 21.9 million Class A‑equivalent shares (including exchangeable units), or about 14.6% of the class, in a Schedule 13D/A with event date November 5, 2025. Certain of these holdings carry ten votes per share, giving her outsized voting influence relative to her economic stake. | Founder | 14.6% | Nov 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. The Vanguard Group disclosed beneficial ownership of 11,164,004 Bumble shares, representing about 10.73% of the outstanding Class A common stock, in a Schedule 13G/A for an event date of September 30, 2025 (filed October 6, 2025). | Institutional | 10.7% | Sep 2025 |
Blackstone Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Stephen A. Schwarzman Co‑founder, Chairman and CEO of Blackstone Inc.; beneficial owner of roughly 19% of the company’s economic interest through common stock and partnership units, giving him effective control despite dispersed public ownership. | Founder | 19.0% | Dec 2024 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Largest institutional shareholder; percentage based on aggregated Vanguard holdings reported in Q3 2025 Form 13F filings. | Institutional | 9.6% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Second‑largest institutional owner via various BlackRock funds and accounts as reported in Q3 2025 institutional holdings. | Institutional | 6.8% | Sep 2025 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Major U.S. bank and asset manager; percentage reflects consolidated JPMorgan-held BX shares in Q3 2025 filings. | Institutional | 6.8% | Sep 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Global investment bank and wealth manager; ownership from Q3 2025 institutional holder disclosures. | Institutional | 4.4% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Corporation Large index and custody manager (State Street Global Advisors); holds BX primarily through index and institutional mandates. | Institutional | 4.3% | Sep 2025 |
Geode Capital Management, LLC Quantitative asset manager that sub‑advises several Vanguard index funds; stake size from Q3 2025 filings. | Institutional | 2.6% | Sep 2025 |
Capital World Investors Division of Capital Group managing American Funds; ownership based on latest reported institutional holdings in 2025. | Institutional | 2.2% | Sep 2025 |
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