“30% of Americans have used online dating.”
What we found.
In Pew’s 2022 U.S. survey, 30% of adults said they had tried a dating site or app at some point. The figure includes former users.
Includes the claim, verdict, source, and review date.
The calculator measures a different pool
The calculator uses ACS person records and a not-currently-married filter. Pew’s ever-use question asks about a person’s lifetime. Do not use it as a measure of dating availability.
About the population calculator
The calculator does not estimate app use, active dating, match rates, or platform availability.
Read the calculator methodology →Sources (3)
- 01 / Main source · Pew Research Center
The who, where and why of online dating in the U.S. ↗
Published result and exact ever-use definition.
- 02 / Main source · Pew Research Center
From Looking for Love to Swiping the Field: Online Dating in the U.S. ↗
Report PDF and methodology appendix.
- 03 / Method details · U.S. Census Bureau
2024 ACS 1-year PUMS Data Dictionary ↗
Calculator marital-status and person-weight definitions.
Updates and corrections
We review this page when: Review when the cited publisher issues a correction or a newer directly comparable release changes the population, definition, denominator, or result.
Initial evidence review published with source, denominator, definition, and review trigger.
Corrected the traceable external-source date; the August 1 date belongs to this Pool Report review, not the cited source.
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