How do dating apps affect how young men feel about dating?
52%
52% of young men who used dating apps in the past year feel more discouraged about dating as a result.
n = 7,014 single US men aged 18-35 · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
Feel more discouraged about dating52%
Feel more cynical or resentful about relationships37%
0%50%100%
Asked of men who used dating apps in the previous 12 months.
What it means
A majority of app users come away more discouraged than they started.
Methodology
- Sample
- 7,014
- Population
- single US men aged 18-35
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- The female friend gap
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "How do dating apps affect how young men feel about dating?" Survey of 7,014 single US men aged 18-35, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/how-dating-apps-affect-how-young-men-feel-about-dating
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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