This statistic illustrates the findings of a survey on the reason for using online dating sites or apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by relationship duration. During the survey period it was found, that 86 percent of responding current users of online dating sites or apps, who had been single for up to six months, stated, that they were looking for a romantic relationship. Furthermore, during a survey conducted in the United States it was reported, that 43 percent of polled American users of dating sites or apps stated, that they used such online services in order to find friendly contact.
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Statista Survey. (June 1, 2017). What are you looking for when using dating websites or apps? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/726109/reasons-for-using-online-dating-sites-or-apps-in-the-uk-by-relationship-duration/
Statista Survey. "What are you looking for when using dating websites or apps?." Chart. June 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726109/reasons-for-using-online-dating-sites-or-apps-in-the-uk-by-relationship-duration/
Statista Survey. (2017). What are you looking for when using dating websites or apps?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726109/reasons-for-using-online-dating-sites-or-apps-in-the-uk-by-relationship-duration/
Statista Survey. "What Are You Looking for When Using Dating Websites or Apps?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726109/reasons-for-using-online-dating-sites-or-apps-in-the-uk-by-relationship-duration/
Statista Survey, What are you looking for when using dating websites or apps? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726109/reasons-for-using-online-dating-sites-or-apps-in-the-uk-by-relationship-duration/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
What are you looking for when using dating websites or apps? [Graph], Statista Survey, June 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/726109/reasons-for-using-online-dating-sites-or-apps-in-the-uk-by-relationship-duration/
