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Facts & Figures
You are free to use any of the industry statistics below.
In addition to this Dateclub.com regularly polls its 70,000 members to gain statistical information relating to singles lifestyles and dating. The results of some of this research can be seen on the Latest Poll Results window on the right.
If you would like us to conduct a bespoke poll on your behalf then click here to request this.
Alternatively e-mail the Press Office.
Statistics
- In December 2002, 26 million people worldwide visited online dating sites, says ComScore Media Matrix, a unit of ComScore Networks.
- Traffic to dating sites has increased 100% year-on-year reveal the latest figures from Hitwise.
- According to Jupiter Media Matrix, 45% of British women now use the internet.
- The British government has said that if the singles population continues to grow at the current rate, the UK economy will be facing a major housing and benefits crisis within the next 10 years.
- A 2002 study by Professor Richard Scase of Canterbury Business School revealed that approximately two million people in Britain currently use a dating service to find a partner - and the study concluded that figure would double within the next five years.
- Recent research from Bath University revealed that online relationships have a better than average chance of success in the real world. Jeffrey Gavin, the lecturer that headed the project, said: "Contrary to popular belief, chat rooms don't lead to shallow and impersonal relationships, they lead to really close relationships because people express themselves more freely on the internet."
- Dr Adam Johnson, a psychologist from the Open University, agrees: "The specifics of internet communication help explain the comparative success of online dating. Not being able to see the other person means we don't have to worry about controlling our physical appearance and can concentrate on the actual communication."
- A recent Sydney University study of undergrads estimated that half had their first meaningful relationship online.
- A recent investigation by US media overseer Jupiter Matrix, discovered that 15.3 million Americans visited dating websites in December 2001, compared with four million in June 2002.
The following are taken from the Office of National Statistics Census, 2001:
- From a population of 58.7 million, 24% are single and another 10% are separated or divorced. So that's a UK singles population of at least 34%.
- In 2001, the number of divorces granted in the UK increased by 1.4% (157,000 from 155,000), the first time it's increased since 1996. An estimated one in three UK marriages end in divorce.
- There are fewer men than women at all ages over 21.
- It is predicted that by the year 2010, single households will out number married ones in the UK.
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Latest Polls
Up to 70,000 Dateclub members take part in our online surveys, here are the latest results:
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Would you admit to using an online dating agency?
Yes 77% No 23%
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Would you feel safer meeting someone on the Internet before an actual meeting?
Yes 93% No 7%
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Would you agree that using the internet helps you to overcome any inhibitions and express yourself more freely?
Yes 95% No 5%
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Would you agree that most people's busy lifestyle makes it difficult to find time to meet people?
Yes 94% No 6%
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Dateclub.com is one of only two agencies that was endorsed by the Consumers Association Which WebTrader Scheme set up to protect online consumers? Do you think these schemes are important?
Yes 85% No 15%
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Do you think it is important that you chat to someone first online and maybe then on the phone, before agreeing to meet face-to-face?
Yes 100% No 0%
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