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Ten Facts About Online Dating

Ten Facts About Online Dating

Surprising online dating facts.

I love all the new research on online dating. It fascinates me to see what everyone is doing and thinking.

What can I say? I’m just curious about others who do this and how my experiences compare to theirs.

Here are 10 facts about online dating
Online dating fact #1
The industry makes over $1.8 BILLION each year, and match making generates over $260 million a year.

Online dating fact #2
1 of 3 online daters has a relationship with someone they met online.
1 of 3 people don’t find anyone online.

And 1 of 3 just give up.

One third of the online daters quit before finding a date. One third have a relationship of some kind. And one third don't have a relationship.

Online dating fact #3
On match, 44% of the member have kids.

90% of singles with no kids want to date other singles with no kids.

Online dating fact #4
Men who say they make over $150,000/year get 150% more messages than guys who say they make only $50,000/year.

Online dating fact #5
When Tiger Woods got busted, it made people paranoid they might get caught and some sites saw a 50% drop in membership.

Online dating fact #6
Women fear meeting a serial killer and men fear meeting someone fat.

Online dating fact #7
Of the people using online dating sites, 50% are 18-34 and 20% are 35-44.

Online dating fact #8
48% of breakups that started online also END online via email.

Online dating fact #9
Members of Match go on 6 million dates a year.

Online dating fact #10
On eHarmony, 236 of their members get married every day and that is 2% of the marriages each year.

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