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According to the Bertelsmann study "How lonely are young adults in 2024?", 46% of 16- to 30-year-olds in Germany feel lonely (35% moderately, around 10% severely). The 2024 Loneliness Barometer from the German Family Ministry shows the trend behind it: in 2020 the loneliness burden among 18- to 29-year-olds jumped to 31.8% — for the first time, young adults were more affected than people over 75. S'Up isn't building yet another feed, but the tool that brings people back together.
While TikTok and Instagram grab more and more time per user, real-life time with friends goes down. S'Up flips that around — no feed mechanics, no likes, just planning tools for real meetups.
Louis (HTWG Konstanz) and Sander (University of Konstanz) are building S'Up alongside their studies — bootstrapped, no VC, with a clear connection to Lake Constance as a test market for DACH expansion.
Sources: Loneliness Barometer 2024 (BMFSFJ) · Bertelsmann Stiftung — Loneliness among young adults 2024
All figures with sources and a PDF download in the S'Up Loneliness Report.
Co-founder · Web & Marketing
Studies at HTWG Konstanz, builds the website and leads the brand. Owns B2B strategy and press outreach.
Co-founder · iOS & Product
Studies at the University of Konstanz, builds the iOS app and owns product. Lead on BOB, the AI feature.
Hi-res founder photos on request — hello@s-up.social
"We didn't want yet another social network. We wanted the tool we'd been missing ourselves — when you're trying to meet up with five people and end up texting across three different WhatsApp groups at once."
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