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Online Dating Stats From Around The Globe!

 

  • 15 million singles in the UK are registered for online dating
  • 80% of people know someone who has found love online
  • In 2007, 20 million people visited or used an online dating site. In 2012, that had increased to 40 million people
  • Worldwide, there has been a 57% increase in the use of online dating sites
  • One in ten singles currently use online dating sites around the world
  • 14% of women and 17% of men say their biggest online dating pet hate is no profile picture
  • According to a survey by WeLoveDates, 55% believe the 'About Me' section is more important than pictures when it comes to online dating sites
  • 24% of people using online dating said their biggest reason for using the service was because they could be selective
  • 13% of menand 8% of women lie on their online dating profiles, with age being the most common thing to lie about
  • 35% of singles are dissatisfied with their single status, and 75% of singles in the UK haven't had any type of relationship in the last 18 months
  • 97% of women and 86% of men value honesty in a partner
  • 81% of women and 68% of men value a good sense of humour in a partner
  • 70% of women and 65% of men prefer to have a first date in the daytime
  • One of the world's biggest dating sites claims 271 weddings a day in the USA - that's 4.77% of all the marriages that took place in the country in 2011
  • People who meet in the real world wait, on average, 42 months before getting married. Those who met online wait just 18.5 months on average
  • 1 in 5 relationships now begin online
  • 40 million people fron the US have tried online dating
  • Percentage of male online dating members is 52.4%
  • Percentage of female online dating members is 47.6%
  • 53% of people say they have dated more than one person simultaneously
  • At 26, Women have more online pursuers than men
  • By 48, Men have twice as many online pursuers as Women
  • Men lie most about: Age, Height, Income
  • Women lie most about: Weight, Physical Build, Age
  • 33% of women have sex on the first dating encounter

 

Sources for these stats: Visual.ly and Statistic Brain

 

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