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Soul is an AI virtual social playground where people can create, share, explore and connect. Through Soul’s gamified features, ‘soulers’ are able to form, cultivate and maintain authentic connections with one another. Soul’s mission is to build a ‘soul’cial metaverse for young generations.

It's difficult for the young generation to get married in China now, on the one hand, they have to work hard or left behind, such as the famous 996" culture, meaning people have to work six days a week, from 9 am to 9 pm, so they don't have time to meet new people. On the other hand, they have high standards since they receive high education. According to iimedia statistics, there are about 2.1 hundred million single young people in China. Most of them are trying to expand their social circle, so more and more companies enter the Chinese market, such as Momo，tantan, Tinder.

Soul is a dating app different from other dating apps in which consumers choose a date based on appearance. It focuses on personalities, lifestyles, and interests, enabling more in-depth interactions and more meaningful connections. Soulers can customize their own virtual identity in avatars to portray their cyber personalities and showcase their talents. Creating a safe, inclusive and wholesome environment is crucial to encouraging genuine interactions and forging deep connections. The environment includes online and offline activities. Online, users can use a variety of fun, powerful and creative tools to create content, share day-to-day lives and express themselves in rich media formats, ranging from customized emojis to casual audio and video stories. Offline, Soul organizes events and theme activities to increase face-to-face communication, such as virtual idol activity, Digital art exhibition, movie activities, etc.

There are five functions to help the user find friends and dates, increase interconnection.

1. Soul test: when users have to do a personality test when signing up. Soul's algorithm uses your answers to connect you to like-minded people by putting them on a Soul planet. You will get a virtual identity. The system even tags the most matching person on the planet in blue to attract your attention. At this time, you can send them a message. Furthermore, if users shake the phone, the planet will recommend a different person on the planet.

2. Soul matching: there is a soul matching button on the interface; you can find an online user with a similar personality. By pressing their profile, you can find a topic both of you will like, then start a new journey.

3. Voice matching: you can make a voice chat to a stranger, it will be a little awkward at first, but if the chat goes long enough, you can add her as your soul friend

4. Facekini matching: this is a new function, users go straight to video chat, but they will be a mask on their face. You can easily express yourself when meeting new people, without revealing your identity or true appearance. If one can make the other one laugh, the mask will automatically disappear.

5. Love alarm: Love alarm is the best for reality meetings; the alarm will alarm when your best matching are nearby or in the same city; users can press the Love alarm button to start talking with your best matching and might end with meeting in reality.

The founder of the Soul tries to create a safe and creative environment for the new generation, to comfort them and relieve their sense of loneliness. For now, there are about 1287 ten thousand users. To some extent, he has succeeded.

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Ting XIANG