---
title: "Online Dating"
description: "The internet, cell phones, and social media are the new wingmen."
date: "2013-10-21"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/10/21/online-dating-2/"
categories:
  - "Family & Relationships"
  - "Platforms & Services"
---

# Online Dating

![](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Infographics/Report-Infographics/2013/31---Online-dating/PI_13.09.11_onlineDating.png)

One in ten Americans have used an online dating site or mobile dating app; 66% of these online daters have gone on a date with someone they met through a dating site or app, and 23% have met a spouse or long term partner through these sites. Public attitudes toward online dating have become more positive in recent years, but many users also report negative experiences.

Read the [full report](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Reports/2013/Online-Dating.aspx), then take our [quiz](https://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/online-dating/) to find out what your attitudes about online dating are, and how they stack up against those surveyed.