According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2023, 17.45 percent of male online dating service users had ghosted someone, compared with 19.2 percent of female online dating users. Additionally, a quarter of male respondents reported being ghosted, whilst 26 percent of female respondents stated the same. Ghosting is the practice of abruptly ending a relationship without any explanation or communication.
Share of online dating service users in the United Kingdom (UK) who have experienced ghosting in 2023, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
I've done this
17.45%
19.2%
I've had this done to me
25.72%
26.43%
I have both done this and had this done to me
7.55%
10.72%
I think I've had this done to me, but I am not sure
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Currys PC World. (February 16, 2023). Share of online dating service users in the United Kingdom (UK) who have experienced ghosting in 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466546/uk-online-dating-users-ghosting-gender/
Currys PC World. "Share of online dating service users in the United Kingdom (UK) who have experienced ghosting in 2023, by gender." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466546/uk-online-dating-users-ghosting-gender/
Currys PC World. (2023). Share of online dating service users in the United Kingdom (UK) who have experienced ghosting in 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466546/uk-online-dating-users-ghosting-gender/
Currys PC World. "Share of Online Dating Service Users in The United Kingdom (Uk) Who Have Experienced Ghosting in 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466546/uk-online-dating-users-ghosting-gender/
Currys PC World, Share of online dating service users in the United Kingdom (UK) who have experienced ghosting in 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466546/uk-online-dating-users-ghosting-gender/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Share of online dating service users in the United Kingdom (UK) who have experienced ghosting in 2023, by gender [Graph], Currys PC World, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466546/uk-online-dating-users-ghosting-gender/
