🛋️ Sofa Surfing Has Arrived!

What if your next great conversation was just one tap away?

Meet Sofa Surfing: a brand-new way to jump into a live conversation, meet someone new, and discover broadcasters you might never have found otherwise.

Pick what you're into, grab a spot on the sofa, and we'll help you find someone to hang out with.

No planning. No awkward searching. Just tap, match, and start chatting.

🌊 How Does It Work?

Getting started couldn't be easier.

1. 🛋️ Find Sofa Surfing

Head to the Sofa Surfing category on the YouNow homepage and Tap to Join.

2. 💭 Tell Us What You're Into

Choose at least one interest you'd like to connect over.

Whether you're into Just Chatting, Gaming, Music, New Friends, or something else, your interests help us find people you might enjoy meeting.

3. 🚀 Go Surfing!

Ready?

Hit Go Surfing! and we'll start looking for your next match.

We'll first try to connect you with someone who shares one of your selected interests. If there isn't a matching interest available, we'll find another available person for you to meet.

And if nobody is available just yet, don't worry; we'll keep looking.

👋 Say Hello to Your Match!

Once we find someone, you'll both land on the Sofa Surfing sofa together.

Now it's time to get chatting!

You can:

• 💬 Chat and get to know each other

• 🎁 Send Gifts

• ❤️ Fan your new connection

• 🎥 Turn your camera and microphone on or off

• 👋 End the match whenever you're ready

Your audience can join in too, so you never know where the conversation might go!

🔄 One Match Is Never Enough

Had a great conversation? Awesome!

Ready to meet someone else? Even better.

Tap the ❌ button to end your current match and start searching for someone new.

Sofa Surfing is all about discovering new people, so you'll get the chance to keep exploring.

And to keep things fresh, you won't be matched with the same person again for a while.

👀 Just Watching?

You can join the fun even if you're not the one on the sofa!

While watching a Sofa Surfing match, you can interact with either broadcaster, send Gifts, and Fan the people you enjoy.

Found someone you really want to keep watching?

📌 Tag Along!

Tap Tag Along on your favorite streamer and you'll automatically follow them into their next Sofa Surfing match.

You'll stay with them while they wait for their next match, so you don't have to worry about losing track of someone you discovered.

You can tag along with one streamer at a time, and you can switch whenever you want.

🌎 Your Next Connection Could Be Anyone

That's the fun of Sofa Surfing.

Maybe you'll meet someone who shares your favorite hobby. Maybe you'll discover a broadcaster you've never watched before. Or maybe you'll simply end up having a completely unexpected conversation.

You never know who's going to be on the other side of the sofa.

So what are you waiting for?

🛋️ Pick your interests.

🌊 Start surfing.

👋 Meet someone new.

Sofa Surfing is now live on YouNow!