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Facebook Dating Statistics UK

3.5good
Screenshot of the Facebook Dating website
Facebook Dating is a dating app for singles looking for long term relationships that integrates with Instagram
  • Integrates with Instagram and Facebook services
  • No new sign up for existing Facebook users
Relationships Finding love Flirts
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last updated
Members in the UK30,000,000
Women / Men 43% 57%
FromFree
Age 18-24 25-34 35-44

Facebook Dating user statistics

122,900
estimated active members in the UK
30,000,000
Members in the UK
43% ♀ · 57% ♂
Gender ratio

Member numbers you find online are usually very inaccurate, so we estimate how many people are really on Facebook Dating from traffic data and interest in the service, updated monthly. (2026-10)

Estimated active members, last 6 months
146k May
146k Jun
146k Jul
1.1M Aug
123k Sep
123k Oct
Women43%
Men57%

Age distribution of Facebook Dating users

18-2423%
25-3430%
35-4419%
45-5413%
55-649%
65+6%

Facebook Dating members by generation in 2026

Gen Z38%Millennials35%Gen X18%Boomers and older9%
GenerationShare
Gen Z38%
Millennials35%
Gen X18%
Boomers and older9%

Estimated from the age distribution of Facebook Dating members: Gen Z 14-29, Millennials 30-45, Gen X 46-61, Boomers and older 62-80.

Facebook Dating in the App Store and on Google Play

How Facebook Dating is rated in the two app stores, how many people rated it and where it stands in the store charts in the UK.

App Store
4.5/ 5
App Store rating in the UK
  • 3,249,472 ratings
  • Version 582.0.0, updated 7 October 2026
  • In the store since February 2019

Data: October 2026

Facebook Dating in the store charts in the UK

#2App Store: top grossing Social Networking
#2 in top grossing Social Networking, App Store, week of 5 Oct
Dating apps in this chart, as the store lists them
  1. #1Grindr
  2. #2Facebook
  3. #6Yubo
  4. #7Wizz App
  5. #9Plenty of Fish Dating
  6. #14Taimi LGBTQ+ Dating & Chat App
  7. #15Yooppe
  8. #17SCRUFF
  9. #19Salams
  10. #23Bumpy
#4App Store: top free Social Networking
#4 in top free Social Networking, App Store, week of 5 Oct
Dating apps in this chart, as the store lists them
  1. #4Facebook
  2. #15Wizz App
  3. #16Yubo
  4. #26Grindr
  5. #30Bumpy
  6. #40Plenty of Fish Dating
  7. #46Boo
  8. #53Taimi LGBTQ+ Dating & Chat App
  9. #56Yooppe
  10. #65FabSwingers (official)

Compare Facebook Dating with other dating services

Pick up to three services and compare members, gender, generations and app ratings.

Facebook DatingOurtimeAshley Madison
Comparison: Facebook Dating, Ourtime, Ashley Madison
Active membersFacebook Dating123kOurtime884kAshley Madison315kWomenFacebook Dating43%Ourtime40%Ashley Madison30%Gen ZFacebook Dating38%Ourtime0%Ashley Madison33%MillennialsFacebook Dating35%Ourtime6%Ashley Madison38%App Store ratingFacebook Dating4.5Ourtime3.9Ashley Madison3.8Google Play ratingFacebook Dating-Ourtime3.6Ashley Madison-
MetricValue
Active members, Facebook Dating123k
Active members, Ourtime884k
Active members, Ashley Madison315k
Women, Facebook Dating43%
Women, Ourtime40%
Women, Ashley Madison30%
Gen Z, Facebook Dating38%
Gen Z, Ourtime0%
Gen Z, Ashley Madison33%
Millennials, Facebook Dating35%
Millennials, Ourtime6%
Millennials, Ashley Madison38%
App Store rating, Facebook Dating4.5
App Store rating, Ourtime3.9
App Store rating, Ashley Madison3.8
Google Play rating, Facebook Dating-
Google Play rating, Ourtime3.6
Google Play rating, Ashley Madison-
MetricFacebook DatingOurtimeAshley Madison
Active members122,900884,200314,600
Women43%40%30%
Gen Z38%0%33%
Millennials35%6%38%
App Store rating4.53.93.8
Google Play rating-3.6-
Interest trend--11%-9%

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