This statistic illustrates the findings of a survey on the openness of users with other people about their usage of adult online dating sites or apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by user type. During the survey period, it was found that 50 percent of responding current adult dating website or app users let their partner know that they were using or had used adult dating websites or apps. The share of surveyed former users who had not let anyone know amounted to 26 percent.
Share of individuals who were open about using adult dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by user type*
who use or have used an adult 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 adult dating websites and apps?"
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Statista Survey. (June 1, 2017). Share of individuals who were open about using adult dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by user type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/718288/uk-openness-about-using-adult-dating-websites-and-apps-by-user-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Share of individuals who were open about using adult dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by user type*." Chart. June 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718288/uk-openness-about-using-adult-dating-websites-and-apps-by-user-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. (2017). Share of individuals who were open about using adult dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by user type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718288/uk-openness-about-using-adult-dating-websites-and-apps-by-user-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Share of Individuals Who Were Open about Using Adult Dating Websites and App in The United Kingdom (Uk) in June 2017, by User Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718288/uk-openness-about-using-adult-dating-websites-and-apps-by-user-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey, Share of individuals who were open about using adult dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by user type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718288/uk-openness-about-using-adult-dating-websites-and-apps-by-user-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 15, 2025)
Share of individuals who were open about using adult dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by user type* [Graph], Statista Survey, June 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/718288/uk-openness-about-using-adult-dating-websites-and-apps-by-user-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
