Worldwide Online Dating Statistics
"After reading these online dating statistics, my motivation towards online dating went up!"
Are you a skeptic about dating online?
The numbers behind online dating statistics are remarkably inspiring! There's no doubt it's a growing phenomenon all over the world!
Once, the only people you'd find using the Internet were computer-techies and geeks; now you can find pretty much anyone of any age and interest. Online dating has evolved from a progressive pastime to a mainstream phenomenon in the past couple of years.
Looking for love has long moved on from the days of tiny advertisements on the back pages of the newspapers. Now if you're still stuck in that old fashioned way of thinking, "let's just go down to the local bar", it may be of some interest to you to know that only 9% of women and 2% of men say that they've actually found a relationship at a bar.
| "I chatted with a guy
online and on the phone for a few weeks. We got married a little over 8
months after that. The wedding was 4 years ago this July. Best decision
either of us has ever made." (Sarah , Sweden) |
- Online Dating Statistics In The U.S.A
According to the US Census , 44% of American Adults are single, 40% have tried online dating, AND there are more than 120,000 marriages a year that occur as a result of online dating in the U.S.
Well it doesn't take a mathematician to figure out that these are pretty good numbers if you are looking for love!
Let me break it down even further: all the above concludes that in the US , there are over 100 million potential mates available. Of that number, about 40 million people are diving into the ocean of the World Wide Web and are floating inside Internet dating sites looking for you ;-)
More online dating statistics in the U.S shows that 48% of online daters are men and 67% of single men find women who smile frequently a bigger turn-on than a very attractive woman without a personality (very surprising! ;-)
According to a report released by Pew Internet & American Life Project, even those who have not tried an online dating site, 31% of American adults know someone that has, 26% know someone who's gone on a date, and 15% knows someone that has been in a long-term relationship or married someone they met online.
A majority of online daters say they have had positive experiences and believe their use of online dating sites helps them to find a better match.
Online dating statistics have proven by far that the web has brought smarter databases, a wider reach and faster results.
| "I tried online dating
a year ago and got a lot of responses. I don't think I'll ever try it
again… I found the girl I've always dreamed about! " (Jonathan, Winter Park,FL) |
- Online Dating Statistics In Canada
A report made in 2001 on digital dating from the University Of Toronto (written by Dr. Brym and Dr. Lenton) found four main social forces appear to be driving the rapid growth of online dating in Canada:
1. A growing proportion of the population is composed of singles, the main pool for online dating.
2. Career and time pressures are increasing, so people are looking for more efficient ways of meeting others for intimate relationships.
3. Single people are more mobile due to the demands of the job market, so it is more difficult for them to meet people for dating.
4. Workplace romance is on the decline due to growing sensitivity about sexual harassment.
Look at these amazing online dating statistics in Canada:
* 1.1 to 1.2 million Canadians have visited an online dating site.
* The potential for online dating services in Canada is an additional 2.5 to 2.8 million adults.
* 80% of Canadian users of online dating services are single.
* In Canada , compared to Internet users in general, online daters are more likely to be male, single, divorced, employed in the paid labor force, and urban.
* 37% more men than women use Online dating services. For every woman using online dating services, there are more than two men.
* Of those who met other online daters face-to-face, 63% had sex with at least one person they met online more likely for Canadians living in the East than those living in the West.
| "Well, I would like to let you know, I met the most amazing girl I've ever met on a dating website. Also, currently we're engaged (Yay!) and our first child is due in June (Yay!)"(David, Houston,TX ) |
- Online Dating Statistics In Europe
Nearly 50% of Europeans are engaged in Online Dating.
ComScore World Metrix, the leader in global digital media measurement, released an analysis of usage of the online personals category, revealing that European Internet users are far more engaged in online dating than those in North America . According to the analysis, 18 percent of European Internet users ( 38.2 million ) visit online personals sites each month!!
European web dating site growth is expected to
hit a 30% increase in 2008 , according to Jupiter
Research.
| "I met my husband
online..." (Barbara, Visalia, CA ) |
- Online Dating Statistics In China
Match.com, the online dating giant, has acquired one of the fastest social networking sites in China , eDodo, and France 's third-largest dating site, Netclub, increasing its world presence in the dating market to thirty-five countries, fifteen languages and six continents.
After a banner year of revenues exceeding three-hundred million, Match.com decided to expand into these new markets because of increased demand for online dating services in both countries.
IResearch determined that the web dating market
in China will double in the coming year, as there are more than
64 million singles in China today.
| "I have done lots of
online dating and, on the whole, had great experiences with it. It is
something you should TOTALLY pursue" (Francesca, Rome Italy ) |
- Online Dating Statistics In The Middle East
When speaking of emerging Internet markets China and India are at the forefront of discussions but the Middle East is a market that's knocking on the door.
According to InternetWorldStats.com, Muslim Middle Eastern countries with the largest populations of Internet penetration are Iran ( 7.5 million Internet users), Saudi Arabia ( 2.5 million ) and Egypt ( 5 million ).
ArabLounge.com and IranianPersonals.com are two of the properties owned by World Singles. Their online dating statistics show huge increases in Internet usage across the Middle East .
The really great thing about online dating statistics is that these numbers are consistently growing. With all those users, you're bound to find someone right for you in your area!
So gals, let's hit the road and start you on the path to love. After reading online dating statistics, learn how to write a knockout online dating profile.
