This statistic presents the reasons why users in the United States use online dating sites or apps. During the April 2017 survey, 61 percent of responding current or former dating website or app users said they used dating websites and apps to meet people who share their interests or hobbies.
Why do or did you use online dating sites or apps?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
To meet people who share my interests or hobbies
61%
To meet people who share my beliefs or values
44%
To find someone for a long-term relationship or marriage
42%
I have a schedule that makes it hard to meet interesting people in other ways
21%
To meet people who just want to have fun without being in a serious relationship
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Statista Survey. (May 5, 2017). Why do or did you use online dating sites or apps? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/709926/reasons-for-using-online-dating-site-and-app-in-us/
Statista Survey. "Why do or did you use online dating sites or apps?." Chart. May 5, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709926/reasons-for-using-online-dating-site-and-app-in-us/
Statista Survey. (2017). Why do or did you use online dating sites or apps?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709926/reasons-for-using-online-dating-site-and-app-in-us/
Statista Survey. "Why Do or Did You Use Online Dating Sites or Apps?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709926/reasons-for-using-online-dating-site-and-app-in-us/
Statista Survey, Why do or did you use online dating sites or apps? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709926/reasons-for-using-online-dating-site-and-app-in-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Why do or did you use online dating sites or apps? [Graph], Statista Survey, May 5, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/709926/reasons-for-using-online-dating-site-and-app-in-us/
