The online dating statistics given below reveal some startling facts about this new trend. These fac...

1. Online Dating Statistics
The online dating statistics given below reveal some startling facts about this new trend. These facts
also make you aware of the dangers lurking behind the safety veil of Internet.
The activity of online dating or online dating service is meant to provide Internet as a dating
medium. Earlier it was only the PC that accounted for the major chunk of traffic to dating sites.
Inflow of traffic via cellphones is rapidly increasing. In order to use a dating service, one has to first
provide personal information. Thereafter, one can search for the partner on the basis of criteria they
set. There is a provision for uploading photos, chatting, using webcasts & message boards, etc. for
online customers.
Quick Facts
It is observed that use of poor grammar while chatting is a big turn off.
Only 10% of the users of online dating services get a reply.
Most people readily reply to responses other than hi and hello. The response rate for what's up is
42% while it is 53% for how's it going.
Women generally lie about their weight.
Statistics on Online Dating
Around 20 million people use some or other online dating service. Here are some commonly
observed trends regarding online dating.
Amongst the different services provided through Internet, dating is the third most popular; it is
followed by music and games.
In the past decade, rate of growth of online dating services was 154% per year.
Twenty million Internet users visit dating sites once a month. Only a small percentage of these 20
million users visit dating sites more than once.
Out of the total adults above 45 years of age, 40% are single.
In the United States of America, 31% of the population either uses online dating services or at least
knows people who are using them.
According to recent surveys, 280,000 marriages which take place every year are attributed to online
dating services. The number of people who wish to find their love online is continuously on a rise.
In the United States of America, 58% women and 48% men use the online dating services.
The men to women ratio in America is 860:1000. Therefore, men have a better chance of finding

2. their partner than women.
As per the statistics obtained from dating service providers, men are more interested in intelligent
women with high self-esteem and who have a positive outlook towards life. The criteria of mere looks
has fallen behind.
Around 51% men who went for online dating had 6 dates in a single year. Fifty-eight percent women
who used online dating services had 4 dates in a single year.
The online chatting statistics also reveal some interesting information about dating. The way in
which an Internet user greets (with words like 'hi', 'hello') people had a great impact on the
response.
In the year 2011, $932 million were spent on marketing of online dating services.
Online dating remained at the top in the list of services offered on Internet; its estimated growth is
10%.
On the flip side, the past 2-3 years have also witnessed a rise in the number of bogus accounts and
scams. Free-to-subscribe dating sites were mainly responsible for this problem. Out of the total
number of accounts created in these years, 10% turned out to be bogus.
Out of the total number of singles who seek online dating services, only 33% manage to get into a
relationship. Out of the remaining 66% people, 33% lose hope and close their account while the
other 33% continue searching for the right partner.
Dangers of Online Dating
Although Internet appears to be an easy way to find love, the dangers associated, may sometimes
exceed the benefits. Giving your personal information to a complete stranger can be dangerous.
There are people who are on a lookout for naive and innocent teenagers so as to take advantage of
them. Apart from teenagers, women are also targeted by these online 'predators'. Lying is one of the
most common things that one resorts to while deceiving the naive Internet users. One can lie about
anything like age, height, etc. Dangers of virtual dating have materialized in the form of murders,
rapes and abductions.
The statistics associated with online dating reveal that the number of people trying to find love
online is rising in number. However, these facts also warn us about the dangers of careless use of
Internet. Therefore, one has to stay careful before putting any personal information on the Internet.