Bumble Went Public 5 Years Ago. If You'd Put in $1,000 Then, Here's How Much You'd Have Now.

By William Dahl – Feb 10, 2026 at 12:49PM ESTKey PointsFive years ago, Bumble shares went public at an IPO price of $43 per share.Shares rocketed 76% higher that day.The company's paying users have tripled since then, but you wouldn't know it from the share price.We’re bullish on these 10 stocks ›NASDAQ: BMBLBumbleMarket Cap$360MToday's Changeangle-down(1.72%) $0.06Current Price$3.25Price as of February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM ETPre-IPO filings outlined a path to glory. Here's what happened next.Shares of Bumble (BMBL +1.72%) went public on Feb. 11, 2021. Shares of the Austin-based online dating company roared 76% higher on the day of its initial public offering (IPO), giving it a valuation of $14 billion. At the time of its IPO, the company's prospectus noted 40 million monthly users on its free-to-use Bumble and Badoo dating apps. Its "freemium" business model was a bet that by allowing users to send likes and messages to other profiles for free, the company would eventually grow its ranks of paying users by building brand trust and offering premium features to subscribers. From Jan. 29, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2020, Bumble brought in $376.6 million in revenue, with $231.5 million coming from its Bumble app and $145.1 from Badoo. In that nine-month stretch, it reported a net loss of $84.1 million. Image source: Getty Images. Despite the net loss, there were encouraging signs. The company's Badoo app, launched in 2008, was profitable just two years later. The Bumble app, launched in 2014, began monetizing in 2016. And Bumble's paying users had grown to 1.1 million in the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2020, compared to 844 million the year prior. So, what would $1,000 invested then be worth today? In the five years since, shares of Bumble have tumbled 92.5% from its IPO price. ExpandNASDAQ: BMBLBumbleToday's Change(1.72%) $0.06Current Price$3.25Key Data PointsMarket Cap$360MDay's Range$3.18 - $3.3752wk Range$3.01 - $8.64Volume1.1MAvg Vol2.9MGross Margin66.81% After its IPO surge, shares lost momentum and slid downward over the next five years, closing at $3.24 per share last week. Anyone investing $1,000 at the IPO price would have owned 25.5 shares worth just $75 today. While paying users across its apps hit 3.57 million as of its most recent earnings report, compared to 1.1 million in the months leading up to its IPO, that was a 16% decrease in paying users year over year. Total revenue decreased by 10% year over year. Bumble's painful slide over five years is a reminder of how risky IPOs can be and that the path to profitability laid out by executives and analysts is in no way guaranteed.Read NextAug 11, 2023 •By Leo SunIs It Too Late to Buy Bumble Stock?Jul 24, 2023 •By Prosper Junior BakinyIs Bumble Stock a Buy Now?Apr 7, 2023 •By Brett SchaferIs Bumble Stock a Match Made in Wall Street Heaven?Mar 29, 2023 •By Prosper Junior BakinyIs Bumble Stock a Buy Now?Mar 4, 2023 •By Leo Sun3 Things About Bumble That Smart Investors KnowFeb 24, 2023 •By Brett SchaferWhy Bumble Stock Shot Up More Than 10% This WeekStocks MentionedBumbleNASDAQ: BMBL$3.25 (+1.72%) $+0.06*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.