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Where the bear community gathers online — apps, servers, shows and media, with what is live and where. For regions without bear venues, these are the front door.

Apps to meet bears10
Scruff dating-app 30000000 members
Major LGBTQ+ dating and social app with strong bear community presence. More community-focused than Grindr — events, tribes (Bear, Daddy, Otter, Leath
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Growlr dating-app 10000000 members
The original dedicated gay bear dating app. Over 10 million members globally. Features: geolocation matching, live streaming (GROWLr Live — free to us
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Bearwww dating-app 1000000 members
Free dating app tailor-made for gay and bisexual men across the full bear spectrum. Over 1 million global members. No ads — rare for a free app. Commu
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Chunkr dating-app 1500 members
Brand new gay dating app launched April 2026 on iOS. Created by software engineer Justin. Privacy-first alternative with both classic grid AND a uniqu
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Bear Nation dating-app 📍 USA
Bear-specific social and dating app with community features. Profile-based matching, event browsing, and community chat rooms. Smaller and more commun
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Bears Looking dating-app
Bears Looking — dating, chat, events and friends app for gay bears, cubs, otters, chubs and chasers. Founded 2024. Features nearby location, global be
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BiggerCity dating-app
The premier app for gay men of size (Chubs and Bears) and their admirers (Chasers). 26+ years serving the community — one of the oldest gay community
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Recon dating-app
The global leather, kink and fetish community platform. Strong crossover with the bear leather community — Bears in gear, rubber, pup play and other k
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SIRPLUS dating-app 📍 Canada
SIRPLUS — dating app for GBTQ men over 40: bears, daddies, silver foxes. Founded 2022 by Patrick Lightheart and Jason Lambert, based in Toronto. Focus
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W | Bear dating-app 📍 Spain
W | Bear — gay social networking and dating app built specifically by and for the gay bear community. Describes itself as "the world's most
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Communities & servers14
Gay Chubs Bears and Friends discord-server 3121 members
21+ server for folks who are/like bears and chubs. Emphasis on building a close group rather than anonymous drop-ins — active members share a face pic
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Gaymer Bears (21+) discord-server 2668 members
Active 21+ Discord server dedicated to bears and bear-adjacent members of the LGBTQ+ community. 2,668 members. Safe, inclusive, fun atmosphere. Events
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Bear Event Telegram Channels (pattern record) web-community
Telegram groups and channels are a common pattern at bear events worldwide. Typically created by event organisers or attendees for: real-time updates
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Bear Nerd web-community 📍 Brazil
Brazilian community (since 2010) for gay bears who are nerds — games, series, films, anime from a bear perspective. Portuguese-language.
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Bears of Faerie game-community
Gay bear Free Company in Final Fantasy XIV Online, based on the Faerie server. Founded 2022 as a player community of gay bears — now describes itself
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BiggerVegas web-community
Annual multi-day social event for gay men of size and their admirers — one of the world's largest gatherings for the chub/chaser/bear community.
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Gay Bears Feed (Bluesky) web-community
Gay Bears — curated Bluesky feed aggregating bear community content. Bluesky has grown to 44M+ users as of May 2026 and hosts significant bear communi
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Gaymer Awards (LGBTQ+ gaming) web-community
Annual awards celebrating LGBTQ+ gaming and streaming. Returning to WOW Presents Plus in 2026 — nomination submissions open. Features bear streamers p
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Kinky Gay Bears (KGB) game-community
Steam community group for gay bear gamers and admirers. Abbreviation KGB. Welcoming to bears, admirers, chasers, furries and pups. Anti-hate, apprecia
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Ottawa Bears Discord Server discord-server 📍 Canada
Discord server created by Ottawa Bears during COVID-19 as a digital alternative to physical gatherings. Weekly Sunday video chat at 3:30pm. Text and v
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Ottawa Bears Sunday Video Chat (organiser)
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Strange Flesh game-community
Strange Flesh — indie gay bara-style beat-em-up browser game featuring bear/muscle characters. Created by Joe Ferno. Released 2013, still accessible o
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The Bear Sanctuary discord-server
18+ gayming bear Discord server. Rebranded from The Bear Bar. Safe, non-toxic space for gay bears and gaming. Moderately active.
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Ursos do Mundo (Chubby Gays in the World) web-community
International Portuguese-language Telegram channel for bears and chubby gay men.
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XIV Gaymer Bears game-community
LGBTQ+ Discord community for Final Fantasy XIV players with a focus on gay bears and their admirers. Well-moderated casual environment. Offers help wi
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Watch & listen9
Where The Bears Are youtube-channel 📍 USA 22000 members
Where The Bears Are — comedy/mystery web series described as "The Golden Girls meets Murder She Wrote with big hairy gay men." Premiered on
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BarryElBeardo twitch-channel
Handsome bear gaymer who streams horror games 4 days a week. Signature mix of jump scares and bear charm. Featured by Bear World Magazine and Gayming
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Bear Cub & the Beast podcast
Bear Cub & the Beast — podcast for the global bear community. Hosted by a bear couple. Conversational format covering community topics, interviews
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Bear Talk Brisbane Style podcast 📍 Australia
Bear Talk Brisbane Style — Australian gay bear podcast hosted by Damo and Samson. Stories about bear life in Brisbane, Australia and New Zealand. Cove
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Bear World Magazine Podcast podcast
Official podcast of Bear World Magazine — the world's only LGBTQ+ lifestyle magazine for the bear community. Regular episodes covering bear event
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Bear World TV youtube-channel
Bear World TV (BWTV) — weekly video content from Bear World Magazine. News, travel, bar reviews, community coverage, and BWTV original series. Launche
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Bear World TV — Weekly Episode
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Bears in the Wild podcast
Podcast hosted by bear rapper Big Dipper. Conversations about bear culture, body positivity, and queer community life. One of the few bear-specific po
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Benjamin Koll — Digital Bear Universe youtube-channel 📍 Spain
Bear musician Benjamin Koll's digital presence — YouTube channel with music videos, aftermovies, and bear event content; Patreon and OnlyFans for
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King Henny the VIII twitch-channel
Variety gaymer bear streaming multiplayer games (Valorant, Marvel Rivals) and hosting a weekly community music stream where Discord members submit Spo
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Bear media & press2
Bear World Magazine bear-media 26000 members
Bear World Magazine — the world's most popular online publication for the gay bear community. Founded 2011. Covers events, culture, interviews, t
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The Bears Network bear-media 📍 USA
The Bears Network — blog, podcast and media platform focused on bears of color and big men. Covers pop culture, interviews, news, sex, entertainment,
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