How many young single men have no female friends?
60%
60% of single American men aged 18-35 have no female friends at all.
n = 7,014 single US men aged 18-35 · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Follow-up questions distinguished close female friends from female acquaintances.
What it means
The survey defined a female friend narrowly: a woman the respondent is not dating, not related to, and not trying to date, but who is part of his social life.
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 single men have no female friends?" Survey of 7,014 single US men aged 18-35, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/how-many-young-single-men-have-no-female-friends
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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