Raya is like the hipster, DJ-infested version of Fight Club. The first rule of Raya: You do not talk about Raya. The second rule of Raya: You do not talk about Raya, so much so that the app punishes you for even taking screen grabs. In fact, we're being a little bit naughty by just writing about it. The word has only leaked here and there, but as you read this, the likelihood is quite high that anyone associated with NYLON who has a Raya account is probably getting flayed by folks in black trench coats.
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Do not worry: The so-called Tinder for Illuminati has built its cache by flying under the radar. Well, not entirely radar-less, as there are plenty of handsome model types and TV show stars who must've gotten their invites from somewhere, and we have a hard time thinking there is some sort of famous person Listserv that exists. (Is there? Is there a famous person Listserv?)
Here's what we know: The app has been around for over a year—and though it bills itself as a connector for 'creative types,' it mostly has very beautiful folks with 5,000-plus Instagram followers. And you want to see its allure? Watch this: It's very, very hard to get on. (Now, how badly do you want to get on it? See? Exclusivity works.)
So why would the super famous need a dating app to meet new people? Who knows, celebrities are mysterious creatures, like cats.. even famous cats. (Note: No famous cats, thus far, on Raya.)
Now, there are regular citizens on Raya, so there is hope for all of us. However, the approval process is not exactly clear-cut. From what we can glean, you need to meet at least four out of the five following criteria in order to be accepted:
- Have a cool and/or creative occupation
- Have a significant Instagram following
- Have other friends on Raya who can recommend you
- Be hot
- Maybe be magical?
Fortunately, a few of us have been blessed to have encountered some of these denizens of Raya (or, hey, maybe even got accepted to Raya ourselves, though rule number one prevents us from actually admitting that), and after being slightly starstruck by the company, we started compiling a list of famous people that popped up. Which means, they are eligible and want to date you, me, each other, or maybe a famous cat.
While we have heard that these people have browsed Raya at one point over the past few months, they might not be there at this very moment. Or maybe we hallucinated them entirely. Just kidding—we definitely confirmed their presence in one way or another, but with the app's dedicated opacity, their mere presence may have vanished into a vapor made of lost dreams, smoke machines, and adorable photos of pit bulls. You never know when a celeb might find what they're looking for and delete their account, though. (Notable fact: These profiles were connected to legitimate celebrity social media accounts, so we're assuming they're the real deal.)
See the famous faces—looking for love just like the rest of us—we've seen while browsing Raya after the break, so you know who you might encounter should you get in.
Name: Cara Delevingne
Profession: Actor, Model
Instagram:@caradelevingne
What if you met Cara D. on a dating app? That would be, like, adopting a gryphon on Petfinder.
Name: Ruby Rose
Profession: Actor, Model
Instagram:@rubyrose
Ruby Rose is human catnip, and if you were a dating app, your entire marketing strategy should be: 1.) Get Ruby Rose on app 2.) ??? 3.) Profit.
Name: Sharon Stone
Profession: Actor
Instagram:@sharonstone
Next time your parents suggest that Internet dating is ruining romance, point out that if it is good enough for Sharon Stone, then it is good enough for us silly plebes.
Name: Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz)
Profession: Producer, Musician, DJ
Instagram:@diplo
Guys, in general, are super intimidated by Diplo—not only because he's good-looking, but he is also the coolest dude in the room.
Name: Joe Jonas
Profession: Musician
Instagram:@joejonas
True fact: We will follow Joe Jonas anywhere, even to the bottom of a boiling hot volcano filled with booger juice. (Please don't make us do that, Joe. We would, but please don't make us.)
Name: Alexander Wang
Profession: Fashion Designer
Instagram:@alexanderwangny
Being swiped right on by Alexander Wang is the dating version of winning the freaking lottery.
Name: Rivers Cuomo
Profession: Musician (Weezer)
Instagram:@rivers_cuomo
We mean, what could be a better tagline? Raya, the dating app used by the lead singer of Weezer.
Name: Cody Simpson
Profession: Musician
Instagram:@codysimpson
Cody Simpson, you sweetheart, we adore you.
Name: Flume (Harley Edward Streten)
Profession: Musician, Producer
Instagram:@flumemusic
You've got to love a guy who can make you dance.
Name: Moby (Richard Melville Hall)
Profession: Musician, Producer
Instagram:@moby
What can we say? Moby has always been an early adopter.
Name: John Cusack
Profession: Actor, Screenwriter
Instagram:@johncusack
Seriously, marry me, John Cusack, marry me—we are soul mates forever, I promise.
Name: Patrick Schwarzenegger
Profession: Model, Actor
Instagram:@patrickschwarzenegger
We swiped right on Patrick. He did not swipe right on us.
Name: Fred Durst
Profession: Musician (Limp Bizkit)
Instagram: @freddurst
Fred
Freakin'
Durst.
Name: Teri Hatcher
Profession: Actor
Instagram:@officialterihatcher
Secretly—or not secretly at all—we hope Teri Hatcher is just breaking hearts of 20-somethings everywhere. (She probably is.)
Name: Samantha Ronson
Profession: Musician, DJ
Instagram:@samantharonson
Is she the coolest human on earth? There's only one way to find out. Swipe right.
Name: Elijah Wood
Profession: Actor
Twitter:@elijahwood
He's such a little hobbit. Who wouldn't want some Elijah in their life?
Name: Bob Saget
Profession: Actor, Stand-Up Comic
Instagram:@bobsaget
Solid dad humor is a turn on.
Name: Eddie Huang
Profession: Restaurateur, Writer, TV Host
Instagram:@mreddiehuang
Just imagine the dinners!
Name: Eric Wareheim
Profession: Actor, Writer, Director
Instagram: @ericwareheim
How does one pick up the weirdest, funniest person alive?
Name: Hannibal Buress
Profession: Actor, Stand-Up Comic, TV Host
Instagram:@hannibalburess
All we'd be talking about is what the Broad City ladies are really like.
Name: Matthew Perry
Profession: Actor
Twitter: @matthewperry
His profile name was 'Matthew.'
Name: Phoebe Dahl
Profession: Fashion Designer
Instagram:@pheobe
What if Phoebe Dahl matched with Ruby Rose? Awkward.
Name: Raven-Symoné
Profession: Actor, TV Host
Instagram:@ravensymone
She's problematic. We like problematic.
Name: Ryan Lochte
Profession: Olympic Athlete
Ruby Dating Site App Free
Instagram:@ryanlochte
'GUYS. RYAN LOCHTE IS ON RAYA. LOOK!'
Name: Zach Braff
Profession: Actor
Instagram: @zachbraff
Downside: He'll always be asking you, 'And how did that make you feel?' Upside: Back rubs.
Name: Zedd (Anton Zaslavski)
Profession: Musician
Instagram: @zedd
We wonder, would he play his own music during a date?
Name: Bonnie Wright
Instagram:@codysimpson
Cody Simpson, you sweetheart, we adore you.
Name: Flume (Harley Edward Streten)
Profession: Musician, Producer
Instagram:@flumemusic
You've got to love a guy who can make you dance.
Name: Moby (Richard Melville Hall)
Profession: Musician, Producer
Instagram:@moby
What can we say? Moby has always been an early adopter.
Name: John Cusack
Profession: Actor, Screenwriter
Instagram:@johncusack
Seriously, marry me, John Cusack, marry me—we are soul mates forever, I promise.
Name: Patrick Schwarzenegger
Profession: Model, Actor
Instagram:@patrickschwarzenegger
We swiped right on Patrick. He did not swipe right on us.
Name: Fred Durst
Profession: Musician (Limp Bizkit)
Instagram: @freddurst
Fred
Freakin'
Durst.
Name: Teri Hatcher
Profession: Actor
Instagram:@officialterihatcher
Secretly—or not secretly at all—we hope Teri Hatcher is just breaking hearts of 20-somethings everywhere. (She probably is.)
Name: Samantha Ronson
Profession: Musician, DJ
Instagram:@samantharonson
Is she the coolest human on earth? There's only one way to find out. Swipe right.
Name: Elijah Wood
Profession: Actor
Twitter:@elijahwood
He's such a little hobbit. Who wouldn't want some Elijah in their life?
Name: Bob Saget
Profession: Actor, Stand-Up Comic
Instagram:@bobsaget
Solid dad humor is a turn on.
Name: Eddie Huang
Profession: Restaurateur, Writer, TV Host
Instagram:@mreddiehuang
Just imagine the dinners!
Name: Eric Wareheim
Profession: Actor, Writer, Director
Instagram: @ericwareheim
How does one pick up the weirdest, funniest person alive?
Name: Hannibal Buress
Profession: Actor, Stand-Up Comic, TV Host
Instagram:@hannibalburess
All we'd be talking about is what the Broad City ladies are really like.
Name: Matthew Perry
Profession: Actor
Twitter: @matthewperry
His profile name was 'Matthew.'
Name: Phoebe Dahl
Profession: Fashion Designer
Instagram:@pheobe
What if Phoebe Dahl matched with Ruby Rose? Awkward.
Name: Raven-Symoné
Profession: Actor, TV Host
Instagram:@ravensymone
She's problematic. We like problematic.
Name: Ryan Lochte
Profession: Olympic Athlete
Ruby Dating Site App Free
Instagram:@ryanlochte
'GUYS. RYAN LOCHTE IS ON RAYA. LOOK!'
Name: Zach Braff
Profession: Actor
Instagram: @zachbraff
Downside: He'll always be asking you, 'And how did that make you feel?' Upside: Back rubs.
Name: Zedd (Anton Zaslavski)
Profession: Musician
Instagram: @zedd
We wonder, would he play his own music during a date?
Name: Bonnie Wright
Profession: Actor
Instagram:@thisisbwright
Friends: How else can you date Ginny Weasley?
Raya is the world's most exclusive dating app, with clients like Ruby Rose, Cara Delevingne and Matthew Perry..
Raya is the world's most exclusive dating app, with clients like Ruby Rose, Cara Delevingne and Matthew Perry.
Which celebrities have used the exclusive dating app Raya? Picture: AAPSource:AAP
Raya is far from your average dating app.
Officially launched in 2015, Raya — billed as an 'online membership-based community for dating, networking and making new friends' — quickly became known as the exclusive app for influencers, artists and A- to C-list celebrities looking to find love, a fling — or maybe even an agent, reports New York Post's Page Six.
Matthew Perry and Ben Affleck recently weathered some online scrutiny for being on the app, but they're far from the only celebs to give the exclusive service a try.
Check out 15 celebrities who've signed up for Raya over the years. Happy swiping!
MATTHEW PERRY
Matthew Perry joined Raya in 2016 and recently came under fire for communicating with a 19-year-old girl. Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
Matthew Perry found himself at the centre of a minor controversy when TikTok user Kate Haralson released a video the Friends star sent to her after matching on Raya in May 2020.
Ms Haralson, who was 19 when she matched with Perry, 51, told Page Six, 'A lot of people were saying I'm a bully and mean for posting this, and it made me feel kind of bad, but at the same time, I feel like a lot of guys in Hollywood are talking to all these young girls and it's something that I think a lot of people should be aware of.'
BEN AFFLECK
In October 2019, Page Six exclusively reported that Ben Affleck was on the app. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
In October 2019, Page Six exclusively reported that Ben Affleck was on the app. He confirmed his membership in May 2021 after responding to a user who unmatched with the celeb because she assumed his account was fake.
'Nivine, why did you unlatch me?' the award-winning actor asked in a video he later sent her. 'It's me.'
DEMI LOVATO
Demi Lovato revealed in her documentary Simply Complicated that she signed up for the app following her split from Wilmer Valderrama. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Demi Lovato revealed in her documentary, Simply Complicated, that she signed up for the app following her split from Wilmer Valderrama in 2016. She later deleted the app, and was rejected from the highly selective service after attempting to rejoin.
CHANNING TATUM
Channing Tatum joined Raya following his split from UK singer Jessie J. Picture: AAP Image/Julian SmithSource:AAP
Channing Tatum joined Raya following his split from UK singer Jessie J in November 2019. The Magic Mike actor's profile reportedly read at the time, 'And yes, I used to be a stripper. Sorry,' along with the shrug emoji.
D'Angelo's Brown Sugar was reportedly his profile song.
JOHN MAYER
John Mayer joined the app in 2016. Picture: Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
John Mayer joined the app in 2016, and reportedly turned his profile pic into a slide show of photos set to a Neil Young song.
LIZZO
In April 2019, Lizzo revealed to Busy Phillips on Busy Tonight that she joined Raya in hopes of matching with John Mayer. Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
In April 2019, Lizzo revealed to Busy Phillips on Busy Tonight that she joined Raya in hopes of matching with John Mayer.
She's since moved on to directing her attentions at Chris Evans on Instagram.
NICK KROLL
Nick Kroll met his wife, landscape artist Lily Kwong, on Raya in 2018. Picture: Rob Kim/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
Nick Kroll met his wife, landscape artist Lily Kwong, on Raya in 2018. The couple kept a low profile until announcing that they were expecting in October 2020. One month later, they confirmed their marriage on Instagram.
They welcomed their son in January 2021, though they have yet to announce the little one's name.
CHELSEA HANDLER
Comedian Chelsea Handler called Raya 'her favourite app' during the pandemic. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Comedian Chelsea Handler called Raya 'her favourite app' during the pandemic, as she needed to 'get some action' to make it through with her sanity intact.
'It's very circular,' she told Glamour in October 2020. 'You go through the same group of people, like, every six months. But it's been so long in this pandemic that I'm like, ‘Listen, I need to make sure my body still works.' So I'm trying to get something going.'
DREW BARRYMORE
During her September 2020 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Drew Barrymore discussed her experience on the dating app. Picture: AAPSource:News Corp Australia
During her September 2020 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Drew Barrymore discussed her experience on the dating app.
'I did terribly, too,' she told Andy Cohen. 'I got stood up, and I didn't match with anyone. And my friends gave me this sort of bloated sense of false confidence. They were like, ‘You should try it. You will do great.' It was a car wreck.'
JOHN CUSACK
John Cusack reportedly added 35 different women he met on Raya to a WhatsApp group chat in 2019. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
John Cusack reportedly added 35 different women he met on Raya to a WhatsApp group chat in 2019.
He later called the chat a 'weird glitch,' insisting it was accidental.
COURTNEY LOVE
Rocker Courtney Love was an early user of the dating app. Picture: Nicholas Hunt/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
An early user of the service, Courtney Love was spotted on the app in December 2015.
KELLY OSBOURNE
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Kelly Osbourne's Raya profile was previously leaked on Instagram. Picture: Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
Another early supporter, Kelly Osbourne's Raya profile was leaked on Instagram in summer 2015.
KEKE PALMER
Keke Palmer tried Raya and decided it wasn't for her. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
Keke Palmer told Harpers Bazaar in March 2020 that her brief experience on Raya felt more like 'networking' than dating, and that she prefers to date people who aren't in the entertainment business.
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During his single days, Joe Jonas searched for love on Raya. Picture: Christian GillesSource:News Corp Australia
Before marrying Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas was spotted looking for love on the celeb-heavy app.
ALEXANDER WANG
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Designer Alexander Wang was spotted on the app in 2016. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
Designer Alexander Wang was spotted on the app back in 2016.
This article originally appeared on Page Six and was reproduced with permission