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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-058172"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BMBL"
cik: "0001830043"
company_name: "Bumble Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T15:57:12.087002+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blackstone and founder Whitney Wolfe Herd to sell 12.5M shares of Bumble; preliminary paying users up 13.4% YoY

## Summary
- Selling stockholders (Blackstone and Whitney Wolfe Herd) commence public offering of 12.5M shares of Class A common stock; underwriters have 30-day option for additional 1.875M shares.
- Company will not receive any proceeds from the offering; will bear costs other than underwriting discounts.
- Preliminary paying users for Jan-Feb 2023: Bumble App 2.279M (+30.7% YoY), Badoo App 1.143M (-10.4% YoY), total 3.422M (+13.4% YoY).
- Preliminary data is subject to adjustment and not necessarily indicative of full Q1 2023 results.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-058172
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BMBL
- cik: 0001830043
- company_name: Bumble Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312523058172/0001193125-23-058172-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312523058172/d407174d8k.htm

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