How many young men have given up trying to find a partner?
73%
73% of single men not using dating apps say they have given up trying to find a partner.
n = 7,014 single US men aged 18-35 · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Asked of men not currently using dating apps.
What it means
Withdrawal from apps and withdrawal from dating turn out to be close to the same thing for this group.
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 many young men have given up trying to find a partner?" Survey of 7,014 single US men aged 18-35, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/how-many-men-have-given-up-on-finding-a-partner
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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