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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Feb 11, 2016 6:14 PM UTC  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Feb 11, 2016 6:14 PM UTC The percentage of older Americans dating online has doubled, according to [Pew Research Center.](http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/02/11/15-percent-of-american-adults-have-used-online-dating-sites-or-mobile-dating-apps/) The share of Americans ages 55-64 who say they use online dating services has jumped from 6 percent in 2013 to 12 percent in 2015, according to a national survey published Thursday. Of that 12 percent, most say they are using websites. Only four percent [report](http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2016/02/PI%5F2016.02.11%5FOnline-Dating%5FFINAL.pdf) using mobile dating apps. Use of online dating appears to be growing the most among 18-24-year-olds, nearly tripling over the last two years from 10 percent in 2013 to 27 percent in 2015\. Twenty-two percent reported using mobile dating apps, which may be good news for services such as [Tinder](http://time.com/tag/tinder/), [Hinge](http://time.com/tag/hinge/) and [Bumble](http://time.com/3990521/bumble-thinks-its-found-a-way-to-weed-out-jerks-online/). 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