Online dating and finding a partner through these platforms are more common among adults who are younger or lesbian, gay or bisexual % of U.S. adults who say they
Some 30% of Americans say they have ever used an online dating site or app. Out of those who have used these platforms, 18% say they are currently using them, while an additional 17% say they are not currently doing so but have used them in the past year.
Experience with online dating varies substantially by age. While 48% of 18- to 29-year-olds say they have ever used a dating site or app, that share is 38% among 30- to 49-year-olds, and it is even smaller among those ages 50 and older. Still, online dating is not completely foreign to those in their 50s or early 60s: 19% of adults ages 50 to 64 say they have used a dating site or app.
Online dating and finding a partner through these  | platforms are more common among adults who are  | younger or lesbian, gay or bisexual  | % of U.S. adults who say they  | Have fever married or  | been in a committed  | relationship with  | Have ever used a  | someone they met on a  | dating site or app  | dating site or app  | U.S adults  | 30%  | 12%  | 32  | 12  | Men  | 28  | 11  | Women  | 17  | Ages 18-29  | 48  | 30-49  | 38  | 16  | 50-64  | 19  | 5  | 65+  | 13  | 29  | White  | 12  | Black  | 31  | 12  | Hispanic  | 28  | 11  | Straight  | 11  | 28  | LGB  | 55  | 21  | HS or less  | 22  | Some college  | 35  | 14  | College+  | 35  | 15  | Note: Whites and blacks include only non-Hispanics. Hispanics are of jany race. LGB  | indicates those who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual. Those who did not give an answer  | are not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Oct. 16- 28, 2019  | "The Virtues Survey fand Downsides of Online Dating"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 