

Paktor was founded by Joseph Phua and Ng Jing Shen. The word 'Paktor' originates from the Cantonese word for 'dating' (Chinese character 拍拖). In late 2013, Paktor launched a subsidiary called GaiGai, an offline dating service that focuses on match-making and dating events. Founded in Singapore, the app was launched in June 2013, and has over 5 billion swipes to date (October 2015). Paktor is a location-based dating and networking mobile application that connects mutually interested users and allows them to chat individually or as a group. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Going web seems to be a natural progression for mobile chat apps nowadays - in January, WhatsApp announced that it is now available on web, albeit for Android users only. It’s a lot more convenient, especially if you’re already seated in front of your laptop - you don’t have to toggle between your phone and computer every time you want to check/scroll through the app. The functions on the web version are also similar to what you would experience on the mobile app: you can use the web app to discover new friends on Paktor, clicking ‘X’ if you don’t like what you see, and ‘√’ if you do.
