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'''Raya''' is a private, membership-based, social network application for [[iOS]], first launched in 2015.<ref name="au">{{cite web|url=https://rayatheapp.com|title=Raya|author=|first=|date=January 2020|work=Raya App|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> The application was initially a [[Online dating application|dating app]], but added features to promote professional networking for members of the [[Entertainment|entertainment industry]].<ref name="cut">{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/08/are-you-ready-for-illuminati-tinder.html#|title=Inside the Secret Dating App for Famous People|date=14 August 2015|work=New York Magazine|access-date=26 January 2016|author=Hines, Alice}}</ref><ref name=nytraya>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/style/raya-dating-app.html|title=Can 'Illuminati Tinder' Save Us All?|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Kevin|last=Roose|date=27 June 2018|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> Membership in Raya costs $7.99 per month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Channing Tatum is reportedly looking for love on Raya, the exclusive dating app for the rich and famous that accepts 8% of applicants. Here's what you should know about how it works.|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-raya-elite-celebrity-dating-app-rich-famous-2019-12|last=Hoffower|first=Hillary|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> To join Raya, users must be referred by an existing member, and then their application is voted on by a membership committee. The acceptance rate for Raya membership applications is approximately eight percent. In addition to subscription fees, the company also charges for sponsored placement of user requests.<ref name=nytraya />
'''Raya''' is a private, membership-based, social network application for [[iOS]], first launched in 2015.<ref name="au">{{cite web|url=https://rayatheapp.com|title=Raya|author=|first=|date=January 2020|work=Raya App|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> The application was initially a [[Online dating application|dating app]], but added features to promote professional networking for members of the [[Entertainment|entertainment industry]].<ref name="cut">{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/08/are-you-ready-for-illuminati-tinder.html#|title=Inside the Secret Dating App for Famous People|date=14 August 2015|work=New York Magazine|access-date=26 January 2016|author=Hines, Alice}}</ref><ref name=nytraya>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/style/raya-dating-app.html|title=Can 'Illuminati Tinder' Save Us All?|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Kevin|last=Roose|date=27 June 2018|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> Membership in Raya costs $7.99 per month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Channing Tatum is reportedly looking for love on Raya, the exclusive dating app for the rich and famous that accepts 8% of applicants. Here's what you should know about how it works.|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-raya-elite-celebrity-dating-app-rich-famous-2019-12|last=Hoffower|first=Hillary|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> To join Raya, users must be referred by an existing member, and then their application is voted on by a membership committee. Raya claims the membership applications rate is approximately eight percent. In addition to subscription fees, the company also charges for sponsored placement of user requests.<ref name=nytraya />


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 05:09, 31 August 2021

Raya
Developer(s)Raya App, LLC
Initial releaseMarch 2015
PlatformiPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Size24.6 MB
Available inEnglish
TypeDating
Websitewww.rayatheapp.com Edit this on Wikidata

Raya is a private, membership-based, social network application for iOS, first launched in 2015.[1] The application was initially a dating app, but added features to promote professional networking for members of the entertainment industry.[2][3] Membership in Raya costs $7.99 per month.[4] To join Raya, users must be referred by an existing member, and then their application is voted on by a membership committee. Raya claims the membership applications rate is approximately eight percent. In addition to subscription fees, the company also charges for sponsored placement of user requests.[3]

History

Raya was conceived by Daniel Gendelman in 2014 and went live in February 2015.[3] The app is available on Apple devices.[3] In 2016, Raya acquired Chime, a video messaging startup.[5]

Format

Users link their profile to their Instagram account, and must create a photo montage set to music for their profile.[6]

Notable members

Raya is noted for its celebrity user base, which includes: Hasan Piker,[7] Chet Hanks,[8] Hannibal Buress,[9] Channing Tatum,[8] Joe Jonas,[8] Keke Palmer, Sharon Stone,[9] Moby,[9] Lily Allen, John Mayer,[8] Paul Bissonnette, Cara Delevingne,[7] Matthew Perry, Raven-Symoné,[9] Elijah Wood,[9] Emily Atack, Tom Felton, Kiernan Shipka,[8] Amy Schumer,[8] Whitney Cummings, Ben Affleck,[10] Lil Dicky, Melissa Villaseñor, Patrick Schwarzenegger,[9] Nikki Glaser,[11] Katherine Timpf,[12] Clairo and Simone Biles.[8]

Secrecy

Raya is not advertised, and asks its celebrity users not to mention it by name. If a user screenshots a profile, the app warns them that they may be removed from the platform.[13] In May 2021 a user of Raya who met actor Matthew Perry through a match on the app created a controversy by sharing her conversation with the actor on TikTok. The TikTok video went viral but has been in the meantime deleted. The user who had shared the video has been removed from Raya for violation of the privacy policy of the app.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Raya". Raya App. January 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Hines, Alice (August 14, 2015). "Inside the Secret Dating App for Famous People". New York Magazine. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Roose, Kevin (June 27, 2018). "Can 'Illuminati Tinder' Save Us All?". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Hoffower, Hillary. "Channing Tatum is reportedly looking for love on Raya, the exclusive dating app for the rich and famous that accepts 8% of applicants. Here's what you should know about how it works". Business Insider. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Constine, Josh (March 23, 2018). "How Raya's $8/month dating app turned exclusivity into trust". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 14, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Raya Dating App: What It's Like Inside The Exclusive Community". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Twitch streamer Hasan reveals failed pickup attempt of Cara Delevingne on celeb dating app (June 24, 2021)". Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Celebrities Who Have Used the Dating App Raya to Try and Find Love: Channing Tatum, Kiernan Shipka and More (August 4, 2021)". Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "28 Famous People On Raya, The Secret Dating App for Celebrities". Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "What is Raya? The exclusive dating app Ben Affleck got ghosted on (May 5, 2021)". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Douchey Guys on Dating Apps (feat. Whitney Cummings) - You Up w/ Nikki Glaser (August 27, 2019)". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Jackson, Dory (May 3, 2021). "Fox News' Kat Timpf Marries Cameron Friscia: 'It's the Best Feeling in the World'." People. Retrieved on May 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Inside the Secret Dating App for Famous People". The Cut. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  14. ^ Stolworthy, Jacob; Brodsky, Rachel (May 8, 2021). "Matthew Perry: Dating app user who matched with Friends star says she's been removed from service". Independent. Retrieved July 4, 2021.


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