December is the time of the year for lists and recaps and gay dating hookup app Grindr did just that. It tells us some semi interesting facts about typical or not queer destinations we (don’t) go to. Why am I looking at ‘Grindr Unwrapped 2024‘ for Trip By Trip? While Danny is not a user, I am. And certainly when I’m travelling I like to at least look at the local fauna and flora. And I’m far from alone in doing that. Almost all of my LGBTQIA+ friends – I don’t talk sex with my straights friends so I wouldn’t know about them – go on dating and hookup apps when travelling.

“The spreadsheets are in, the twink we keep locked in IT has emerged, and the data he’s shown us is hornier than ever. Grindr Unwrapped 2024 is here, and it’s waiting for you to take it in”, the accompanying press release says. 

“This year’s verdict: y’all have been busy. Millions of you hammering the switchboards, lining up dick appointments, and unlocking private albums with reckless abandon. Your thumbs deserve a standing ovation—or maybe just a night off—but knowing you, they’ve already penciled in more cardio for midnight.”

Stats

“In 2024, you didn’t just log on—you went feral. 130 billion chats, 10 billion taps, and 2 billion private albums. That’s not flirting, that’s foreplay on a global scale. Somewhere, a data server is fanning itself. And us? We’re clapping. With one hand. The other… well, let’s just say your energy is contagious.”

“Grindr Unwrapped 2024 is a look into how you connected, kinked, and crowned your queens this year. We surveyed over 10,000 of you on the moments that defined 2024. From the gay gasp heard around the world to the babygirl who had you in a chokehold—we saw it all.”

Fan favourites

• Most Popular Tag Searched: Hung.
• Highest Percentage of Open Relationships: South Korea, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark.
• Sex Position of the Year: Missionary (25%).
• Gay Gasp of the Year: Olympic French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati.
• Mother of the Year: Charli XCX.
• Babygirl of the year is Troye Sivan, who went on ‘Sweat‘ tour with Charli XCX.

When and where?

Soho in London is the most popular gaybourhood, followed by Chueca in Madrid, West Hollywood (WeHo) in Los Angeles, The Castro in San Francisco and Le Marais in Paris. 

The ‘most roamed to destinations’ are New York in the United States, London in the United Kingdom, Paris in France, Miami in Florida and Los Angeles in California.

Most tops are to be found in Jordan, Greece, the USA, Singapore and Peru. South Africa, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Denmark are on top of the bottom list. 

Finland (37%), Austria (36%), Germany (35%), Australia (34%) and Hungary (33%) count many versatile MSM. 

The highest percentages of sides are to be found in Singapore, the Philippines, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. 

Greece, the US, Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago and South Africa lead the way for bears. Tje US, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and Canada are the realm  of daddies.

Twinks in contrast are popular in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, the UK and Brazil. The Benelux countries have always been twink loving countries. 

Fem tops rule in the UK, Ireland, the US, Australia and Mexico. Hung bottoms on the other hand are popular in France, Canada, Germany, Brazil and Switzerland. 

In the US, Finland, Australia, Canada and Norway, Grindr users want to see nudes the most. Italy, Germany, the UK, France and Israel love feet. 

LGBTQIA+ and travel

• Grindr Unwrapped: Belgium and the Netherlands are lands of leather men and twinks.
• The best cities to visit as a gay solo traveller.
• EUROPEAN UNION | Pride events do raise awareness for LGBTQIA+.
• Gay Hong Kong.
• Mr Gay Europe 2026 contest to cruise with VACAYA at summer’s end.
• How gay friendly are trending travel destinations Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina with Republika Srpska, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine?.
• ILGA WORLD | Despite more legal protections for LGBTI people, stark opposition has been a recurring theme in debates in every UN member State.
• UPDATE | 64 countries where gay sex is illegal.
• RAINBOW EUROPE MAP AND INDEX 2024 | These are the LGBTQIA+ friendly and LGBTQIA+ unfriendly countries in Europe.
• Spartacus Travel Awards pinpoint Brussels and Taiwan as top LGBTQIA+ destinations.
• SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX 2024 | Malta, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal the most gay friendly destinations; Belgium now 21st.
• Pride movement in Europe expecting increased hostility.
• QUEER ANDORRA | Entre Nous, the only gay bar in the village.
• Europeans more accepting of LGBTQIA+ people than their political leaders.
• Queer Iceland & Rainbow(baiting) Reykjavík.
• Heading for the sun in gay destination Torremolinos.
• Manchester’s gaybourhood around Canal Street.
• 13 US states still officially punish gay sex.
• Sang Young Park, an insight on queer life in South Korea.
• Pride in Valladolid, Yucatán and queer encounters in Mexico.
• FLORIDA SOLO ROAD TRIP | Eye-opening encounters in Miami.
• FLORIDA SOLO ROAD TRIP | Key West.
• FLORIDA SOLO ROAD TRIP | Fort Lauderdale.
• FLORIDA SOLO ROAD TRIP | National Pulse Memorial and Museum in Orlando.
• Queer in a hostile world: more likely to be arrested for looking gay than for actual homosexual acts.
• Travel guide for people with HIV.
• LGBTQ+ get-together on Majestic Princess.
• HOW TO | Travel to the Eurovision Song Contest.
• Gays failing at being gay? ‘LGBTQ Mix & Mingle’ on Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas lacked enthusiasm.
• Gay Tel Aviv: pinkwashing or genuine?.
• To be or not to be out and proud LGBTQ when travelling?.
• A plea for LGBTQ travel in post-communist Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
• Gay Taipei with misterb&b.
• VIDEO | Looking for intimacy in a crowd of strangers in Japan and South Korea.
• Are you travelling to a hostile destination?.