Global loneliness · 2025
More than half of Americans say they feel lonely. The rest of the world isn't far behind.
Each row shows a country's population. Red dots are the share reporting significant loneliness. This is the demand side of the belonging economy — and it's enormous.
Each dot = 1% of the population
Loneliness is a public-health crisis with commercial implications. WHO calls it equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The industries that solve it — real-world gathering spaces, social fitness, third-places — are sitting on an addressable market of hundreds of millions of people.
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