Foursquare has lost its popularity for a long time. Decision to close the City Guides application took it. The company announced the date it would close and said it will turn its focus to Swarm, which is based on location sharing.

Dennis Crowley, founder of Foursquarestated that closing the application will lead to the loss of important data for users.

Foursquare’s $100 million in revenue didn’t keep City Guides from closing

In 2014, it was split into two separate services for discovery and research and location sharing between friends. City guideswent through a period where users competed with each other to gain status at locations. However, with the rise of other social media platforms, the usage of this app started to decline.

Although Foursquare still generates over $100 million in revenue The City Guides application is closed reported. App Final decision on December 15, 2024 took it. The closure of the City Guides app has deep meaning for both its founder and users.

Crowley is the future Swarm app While he says he is looking forward to new developments regarding Swarm, it is expected that Swarm will become more prominent and strengthened with new features in this process.