Timeline_of_online_dating_services

Timeline of online dating

Timeline of online dating

Add article description

This timeline of online dating also includes broader events related to technology-assisted dating (not just online dating). Where there are similar services, only major ones or the first of its kind are listed.

More information Year (month and date), Event ...

Dominance of online dating

The continued rise of meeting online for heterosexual couples.

A 2017 survey by Michael J. Rosenfeld, updated in 2021, tracked the change in how Americans meet their spouses and romantic partners since 1940. The results indicated a significant increase in the proportion of couples whose first interaction occurred through online media, with 39% of heterosexual couples and 65% of same-sex couples meeting this way as of 2021. However, these broad statistics are mutually inclusive, capturing all online interactions and not solely those initiated through dating apps. When the data is refined to 'meeting through dating apps,' the percentage narrows to approximately 10%. [21][22]

A Pew Research study[23] corroborated these findings, reporting that 28% of straight and 52% of LGB Americans have used dating apps or sites. Yet, only 9% of straight adults and 24% of LGB adults reported meeting their match online. Similar trends were noted in a 2021 study by Morning Consult,[24] which showed that the percentage of individuals who met their partners through online dating increased from 10% in 2018 to 13% in 2021, potentially influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic. A multinational study by YouGov[25] also revealed that the average percentage of couples meeting through an app across 17 countries was 8%, with the U.S. standing at the same rate.

In summary, while a substantial 49% of adults using dating apps claim to be searching for exclusive romantic relationships,[26] the actual formation of such relationships through dating apps is considerably lower. Only 8-13% of straight couples and 24% of lesbian, gay, or bisexual couples meet through these platforms.[27]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "A Brief History of Online Dating". Bloomberg News. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  2. [2]
    Slater, Dan. A Million First Dates.
  3. [3]
    Hicks, Marie (2016). "Computer Love: Replicating Social Order Through Early Computer Dating Systems". Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology. ISSN 2325-0496.
  4. [4]
    Lawrence Krakauer writes about his experiences here.
  5. [5]
    Ullman, Jeff. "Jeff Ullman". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 4, 2016. Great Expectations (video dating) December 1975 – January 1997 (21 years 2 months) Created, served as CEO, and primary international media spokesperson for 'Great Expectations', which we built into the world's largest introduction service for singles (aka, 'video dating').
  6. [6]
    Wallace, Amy (January 16, 1994). "Love God From Hell : The Man Who Brought You Videodating Hates to Date, Loves to Taunt and Has Himself Been Unlucky in Love. Would You Buy a Relationship From Jeffrey Ullman?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 4, 2016. Dan Slater references this article.
  7. [7]
    admin (2018-05-23). "Travel Chums". Brickell Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  8. [8]
    Slater, Dan.
  9. [9]
    Gelsi, Steve. "Spark Networks files $75 million IPO". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  10. [10]
    Smith, Kevin. "Check Out MeetMoi, The Dating App That Has Quietly Reached 3 Million Users". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  11. [11]
    Arrington, Michael (July 22, 2008). "Ok, We Have Our First DNA-Based Dating Service: GenePartner". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  12. [12]
    "I Employed a Team of 'Virtual Dating Assistants' to Manage My Online Love Life". www.vice.com. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  13. [13]
    Soper, Taylor (December 20, 2013). "Matchmaking platform LikeBright raising $1M to help singles land a 2nd date". GeekWire. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  14. [14]
    Soper, Taylor (September 18, 2014). "Matchmaking platform LikeBright morphs into Reveal, a new anonymous chat app". GeekWire. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  15. [15]
    "Bumble is a dating app where women take lead". Thestar. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  16. [16]
    "JDate Bought JSwipe and Everyone Loves Each Other Now". Observer. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  17. [17]
    Murphy, Rhodes (24 June 2021). "Sniffing Around for Quick, Cruisy "Connections" This Hot Vax Summer?". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  18. [18]
    Hazlehurst, Beatrice (13 June 2022). "The latest hookup apps prove the sex recession is a myth". i-D. Vice. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  19. [19]
    "Spark Networks SE Closes Zoosk, Inc. Acquisition". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  20. [20]
    "Spark Networks Launches 'Creativity-Focused' Dating App 'Spark'". Global Dating Insights. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  21. [21]
    "How Couples Meet and Stay Together | SSDS Social Science Data Collection". data.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  22. [22]
    "How Couples Meet and Stay Together 2017 (HCMST2017) | SSDS Social Science Data Collection". data.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  23. [23]
    Atske, Sara (2023-02-02). "From Looking for Love to Swiping the Field: Online Dating in the U.S." Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  24. [24]
    "Spurred On by COVID-19, Millennials Lead the Way in Destigmatizing Online Dating". Morning Consult Pro. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  25. [25]
    "A global look at who has found love through an app | YouGov". yougov.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  26. [26]
    "What Americans think about dating apps | YouGov". today.yougov.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  27. [27]
    "How Straight and Gay Couples Meet: Statistics [LGBT] | Dating Armory". 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Timeline_of_online_dating_services, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.