Statistics we cite
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- 39% (9% 'completely introverted', 29% 'more introverted than extroverted') — 39% of Americans describe themselves as introverts#
- Source: YouGov (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 31% equal mix; 22% extrovert (7% 'completely extroverted', 15% 'more extroverted than introverted') — 31% of Americans say they are an equal mix of introvert and extrovert, and 22% say they are extroverts#
- Source: YouGov (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 70% vs 7% — 70% of Americans say extroverts have more advantages than introverts at parties, versus 7% who say introverts do#
- Source: YouGov (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 30% — 30% of U.S. adults say they have ever used a dating site or app#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 9% — 9% of U.S. adults had used a dating site or app in the past year#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 53% (18–29) · 37% (30–49) · 20% (50–64) · 13% (65+) — 53% of U.S. adults under 30 have used a dating site or app, compared with 37% of those 30 to 49, 20% of those 50 to 64 and 13% of those 65 and older#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 36% (women 54%, men 25%) — 36% of Americans who used a dating site or app in the past year say they have at least sometimes felt overwhelmed by the number of messages they received#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 55% (men 64%, women 40%) — 55% of Americans who used a dating site or app in the past year say they have at least sometimes felt insecure because of the lack of messages they received#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 53% positive / 46% negative — 53% of Americans who have used a dating site or app say their personal experiences were very or somewhat positive, and 46% say they were very or somewhat negative#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 10% of partnered adults (7% of all U.S. adults); about 20% of partnered adults ages 18–29 — 10% of partnered U.S. adults met their current spouse or partner on a dating site or app — rising to about 20% among adults ages 18 to 29#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-12
- 12.1% (standard error 0.4) — An estimated 12.1% of U.S. adults experience social phobia (social anxiety disorder) at some point in their lives#
- Source: National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), reported by Ruscio and colleagues in Psychological Medicine (2008) · verified 2026-08-12
- 7.1% (standard error 0.3) — An estimated 7.1% of U.S. adults had social phobia (social anxiety disorder) in the past year#
- Source: National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), reported by Ruscio and colleagues in Psychological Medicine (2008) · verified 2026-08-12
- 1 of 5 broad trait domains (definitional — not a prevalence figure) — In personality psychology, extraversion–introversion is one of five broad trait domains in the five-factor model, alongside neuroticism, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness#
- Source: Kajonius and Johnson, Europe's Journal of Psychology (2019) · verified 2026-08-12
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