Bumble Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Bumble's CEO is Whitney Herd, appointed in Jan 2014, has a tenure of 11.33 years. total yearly compensation is $6.05M, comprised of 10.8% salary and 89.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.68% of the company’s shares, worth R$33.64M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.2 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
Whitney Herd
Chief executive officer
US$6.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 10.75% |
| CEO tenure | 11.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.7% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 4.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$568m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$6m | US$650k | -US$557m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$592m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$37m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$7m | US$650k | -US$4m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$89m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$87m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$98m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$16m | US$650k | -US$80m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$26m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$853k |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$1m | US$650k | US$182m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$160m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$144m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$148m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$20m | US$638k | -US$110m |
Compensation vs Market: Whitney's total compensation ($USD6.05M) is above average for companies of similar size in the BR market ($USD285.06K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Whitney's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Whitney Herd (34 yo)
11.3yrs
Tenure
US$6,045,648
Compensation
Ms. Whitney Wolfe Herd serves as Chief Executive Officer at Bumble Inc. since March 2025. She serves as Brand Partner at Amplo Management, L.L.C. She is a Founder of Bumble Inc. in 2014, has been its Direc...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 11.3yrs | US$6.05m | 0.68% R$ 33.6m | |
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Communications & Corporate Affairs Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Product Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
0.2yrs
Average Tenure
51.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: B2MB34's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 5.3yrs | US$6.05m | 0.68% R$ 33.6m | |
| Independent Director | 4.6yrs | US$401.79k | 0.015% R$ 715.7k | |
| Independent Chair of the Board | 5.2yrs | US$626.79k | 0.0073% R$ 358.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$386.79k | 0.021% R$ 1.0m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$326.79k | 0.015% R$ 715.7k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$396.79k | 0.038% R$ 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$336.79k | 0.16% R$ 8.0m | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$326.79k | 0.0080% R$ 392.1k |
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: B2MB34's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/13 18:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Bumble Inc. is covered by 27 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Vikram Kesavabhotla | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Daniel Salmon | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |