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Tinder Algorithm Simulator

Trace the shift from Elo-style ranking to a multi-signal recommendation stack and see how different behaviours change visibility.

Y
You
1500
D
Dimitris
1650
S
Sofia
1480
E
Elena
1720
N
Nikos
1350
K
Katerina
1550
Step 1 / 10The ELO Rating System

Early Tinder ranking behaved like an Elo-style ladder. Profiles accumulated a hidden score, and attention from already desirable accounts moved that score more than attention from lower-ranked ones.

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