who use or have used an online dating app or website.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Multiple answers were possible.
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following people know that you use or have used dating websites and apps?"
Citation formats
UK: user openness about using dating websites and apps 2017, by sexual orientation
This statistic illustrates the findings of a survey on the openness of users with other people about their usage of online dating sites or apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by sexual orientation. During the survey period, it was found that approximately ** percent of respondents across all surveyed groups reported that they would let their friends know that they had used online dating site or app. Nonetheless, ** and ** percent of responding heterosexual and bisexual individuals stated, that they would not inform anyone.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (June 1, 2017). Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by sexual orientation* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/714976/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-sexual-orientation/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by sexual orientation*." Chart. June 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/714976/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-sexual-orientation/
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by sexual orientation* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/714976/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-sexual-orientation/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by sexual orientation* [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, June 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/714976/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-sexual-orientation/
