aid: hornet
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/hornet.png
name: Hornet
description: >-
  Hornet is a queer social networking platform operated by Queer Networks, Inc., serving
  the global LGBTQ+ community with more than 100 million users worldwide. The Hornet app
  combines profiles, feeds, live video, one-on-one video chat, messaging, and location-based
  discovery into a privacy-first digital home for gay men and the broader queer community.
  Backed by 500 Global (and previously part of BlueCity Holdings), Hornet operates as a
  consumer social/media company rather than an API provider — it publishes no public
  developer API, OpenAPI, or SDKs — so this API Evangelist profile captures the company's
  public identity, policy surface, and domain-security posture rather than developer
  artifacts. Hornet is number one in several key markets including France, Brazil, Turkey,
  and Taiwan, and monetizes through premium subscriptions and queer-audience advertising.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hornet/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: consumer-app-no-public-api
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Social
- Social Network
- Dating
- LGBTQ
- Community
- Media
- Mobile Apps
- Consumer
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://hornet.com
- type: About
  url: https://hornet.com/about/
- type: Blog
  url: https://hornet.com/stories/
- type: Support
  url: https://hornet.com/about/support/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://hornet.com/about/privacy-policy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://hornet.com/about/terms-of-service/
- type: Login
  url: https://next.hornet.com/login
- type: Careers
  url: https://hornet.com/about/jobs/
- type: Advertise
  url: https://hornet.com/about/advertise
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/hornet-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence