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Press

DudesChat in brief.

Writing about us? Here's everything you need — the facts, the boilerplate, the logo, and a fast line to the team.

Fast facts

  • What: DudesChat — a gay social and chat app for Dudes who like Dudes: gay, bi, curious.
  • Positioning: no porn — anywhere in the app. Nothing explicit in public; beyond that, members choose what they see and who they connect with. The tagline: "Meet Dudes. Match Moods."
  • Who's behind it: Theme Park AG, Zurich, Switzerland — operator of DudesNude, a sex-positive online community running since 2002 (same brand and team throughout; today under Theme Park's roof).
  • Trust model: every member is a verified, adult human — photo review plus an 18+ age check. No bots, no fakes, no AI posing as people.
  • Business model: member-funded freemium. Free to use; an optional subscription funds it. No ads, no data sale.
  • Launched: public web beta live since 30 July 2026 at app.dudes.chat. The iOS app has been on the App Store since 30 September 2026 (pre-order opened 8 September 2026); the Android app has been on Google Play since 12 October 2026.
  • Traction: 5,067 sign-ups since the 30 July web launch, nearly 900 of them on 30 September, the day the iOS app went live, and 2,342 in October alone, the month the Android app arrived. 3,454 are verified, active members in 93 countries; Zurich is the largest metro region, ahead of New York, followed by London, Berlin and Toronto (as of 1 November 2026). 1,595 sign-ups were rejected at review, three in ten, and stay out until they fix their profile. No influencer deals and no paid placements; apart from a small Google Search campaign running since September, growth is word of mouth (as of 30 October 2026). Launch day in detail: Launch day in numbers.

Launch timeline

Press releases

Boilerplate

Copy-paste ready:

DudesChat is a gay social and chat app for Dudes who like Dudes — gay, bi, curious. It is built by the team behind DudesNude, a sex-positive online community that has been running since 2002. DudesChat is a separate app — no porn, and nothing explicit in public — and verified by principle: every member is a real, adult human, confirmed by photo review and an 18+ age check. The app is member-funded — free to use, supported by optional subscriptions, with no ads and no data sale. DudesChat launched its public web beta on 30 July 2026; the iOS app has been on the App Store since 30 September 2026 and the Android app on Google Play since 12 October 2026. Operated by Theme Park AG, Zurich, Switzerland.

Naming & style

Brand assets

The logo is the flame — the mark from the app's loading screen — next to the wordmark, horizontal or stacked. Pick the file for the background it will sit on, and give it some room.

Logo

Mark and app icon

Brand colours: ember #c43d22 and flame #e85a35 on warm dark #2a1612. Typeface: Montserrat.

Please don't stretch, recolour, or restyle the logo or the mark. Need other formats, sizes, or screenshots of the app? Ask — we'll send them over.

Coverage

Where DudesChat has been written about. Newest first — we add each piece as it appears.

Company

Theme Park AG · Zentralstrasse 43 · 8003 Zurich · Switzerland · UID CHE-420.189.003. Full details in the Imprint.

Press contact

For interviews, background, assets, or fact-checking: use the contact form (topic: Press) — it routes straight to the team, and press enquiries get answered fast. You can also email support@mail.dudes.chat with "press" in the subject line.

Last revised: 2026‑11‑12

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