The Experiments That Made Hily a 40M+ User App

In this episode, we’re joined by Liubomyr Pivtorak, Chief Product Officer at Hily, one of the world’s fastest-growing dating apps with over 40 million users worldwide.

Liubomyr has spent the last 10 years in B2C mobile, including 8 years in the hyper-competitive dating industry, leading products that scaled to 10M+ and 30M+ users globally.

He’ll take us behind the scenes of how Hily grew in a red ocean market, competing against giants like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble — by running 100+ in-app experiments every quarter and obsessing over data, user behavior, and retention.

You will discover:

✅ The experiment-driven framework that powers Hily’s growth (100+ experiments every quarter)

✅ How to grow in a red ocean market like dating apps

✅ What actually worked vs what failed — real growth experiment stories

✅ The data-driven mindset behind scaling from millions to tens of millions of users

✅ How to compete with giants like Hinge, Bumble, and Tinder using smarter experiments

Learn More:

Try Hily → https://hily.com

Connect with Liubomyr → https://www.linkedin.com/in/liubomyrp/

You can also watch this video here: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/live/rUiISNtS3ss

Get training, coaching, and community: https://appmasters.com/academy/

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