The Friendship Recession.

We live in the most technologically connected age in history, and the loneliest. Actually Hangout exists because the people we love are slipping out of reach.

Read the research

The data

of Americans are lonely.

More than the 12.5% who smoke, or the 42% living with obesity.

By the numbers.

The research keeps pointing in the same direction.

Friends

more Americans report having zero close friends than in 1990.

3% in 1990 → 12% in 2021

Mortality

higher risk of premature death from loneliness.

The health stakes are real.

Youth

of young adults report "serious loneliness."

Your generation, in its own words.

Social Media

as likely to feel isolated among heavy social media users.

The anti-social-media paradox.

Cost

in annual Medicare costs tied to social isolation.

A price tag for loneliness.

Trend

loneliness has doubled since the 1980s.

Despite the rise of the internet.

In the words of experts.

The research and talks that shaped our thinking. Everything linked. Read it yourself.

The research.

The talks.

What loneliness does.

29%higher risk of heart disease
32%higher risk of stroke
50%increased risk of dementia

The antidote is each other.

That's why we built Actually Hangout.

A way to actually connect with people you actually care about and actually know.

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