# Average Age of User **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 29, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992 "2015-09-29T23:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![McDoogins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@McDoogins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDoogins)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/1 "2015-09-29T23:21:04Z")
Well I used the search box and I couldn’t find any thread like this on the first page so here it goes. What is the average age of a SD forum user? My guess is somewhere between 20s and 40s. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/2 "2015-09-29T23:23:03Z")
It changes daily. However, there was a poll within the last year or two. Someone smarter than I can probably find it. ---
**Author:** ![McDoogins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@McDoogins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDoogins)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/3 "2015-09-29T23:25:19Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > It changes daily. > > However, there was a poll within the last year or two. Someone smarter than I can probably find it. Perhaps we could have monthly or yearly age polls then. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/4 "2015-09-29T23:25:38Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![McDoogins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@McDoogins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDoogins)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/5 "2015-09-29T23:41:10Z")
Wow, I’m already taken aback by how many older folks we have here. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/6 "2015-09-29T23:53:33Z")
We were young in 1990s. Now forums give way to new generations of Social Media. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/7 "2015-09-29T23:57:35Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > We were young in 1990s. Now forums give way to new generations of Social Media. Yes, I joined in my 30’s, but I’m now in my 50’s. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/8 "2015-09-30T00:02:29Z")
You might get some ideas at [In which 5-year period were you born?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=687743) which has gotten 555 votes between 04-10-2013, 11:29 AM and #69 07-12-2015, 03:42 PM The fact that birth year ranges were voted on means you have to do the math to find ages but they are as accurate as the current time. Older threads doing similar things are out there. too. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/9 "2015-09-30T00:04:49Z")
50s but not for much longer. ---
**Author:** ![McDoogins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@McDoogins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDoogins)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/10 "2015-09-30T00:09:31Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > You might get some ideas at [In which 5-year period were you born?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=687743) which has gotten 555 votes between 04-10-2013, 11:29 AM and #69 07-12-2015, 03:42 PM > > The fact that birth year ranges were voted on means you have to do the math to find ages but they are as accurate as the current time. Older threads doing similar things are out there. too. Thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/11 "2015-09-30T00:15:24Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > 50s but not for much longer. Me, too. But we totally RULE!!! dude. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/12 "2015-09-30T00:18:10Z")
Straight Dope Message Boards – 4.5 M visits from desktops per month Twitter – 1.7 B visits from desktops per month Tumblr – 583 M visits from desktops per month Reddit – 576 M visits from desktops per month This is the previous generation of social networks. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/13 "2015-09-30T00:20:31Z")
Heyyy! I’m still on the young side of the SDMB bell curve for age! Totally awesome, dude! ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/14 "2015-09-30T00:42:47Z")
Teens. Alone in my youth! _goes back to reddit_ ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/15 "2015-09-30T02:41:41Z")
Who you callin’ older?!!? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/16 "2015-09-30T03:40:02Z")
> [@Octarine](#): > > Teens. Alone in my youth! _goes back to reddit_ That’s fine as long as you don’t cut across my lawn to get there, you durn whippersnapper! ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/17 "2015-09-30T07:22:59Z")
I’m 29, but turn 30 in two months, so I voted 30’s. I work with a lot of people of different ages…I have nothing in common with most of the people under 25. Most of my friends from work are all at least 5 to 20 years older than me. Some of them even forget that I am as young as I am. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/18 "2015-09-30T13:10:59Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > Straight Dope Message Boards – 4.5 M visits from desktops per month > Twitter – 1.7 B visits from desktops per month > Tumblr – 583 M visits from desktops per month > Reddit – 576 M visits from desktops per month How is this comparison relevant? Each of these sites is totally different. [ul] The Dope is a designed for serious conversations, with give-and-take, each post responding to the others, like a normal discussion in real life.[/ul] [ul] Tumblr is designed for posting pictures, with no comments, no discussion at all.[/ul] [ul] Twitter is designed for single-sentence declarations, with no serious discussion.[/ul] [ul]Reddit is designed for longer declarations, but not discussions. Each post can rise to the top independently, with no give-and-take; Unlike a discussion in real life, there is no logical sequence of thoughts followed by responses in chronological order.[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/19 "2015-09-30T13:18:43Z")
Ah! I can say 30s for a few more months. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992/20 "2015-09-30T13:19:33Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > How is this comparison relevant? > Each of these sites is totally different. > [ul] > The Dope is a designed for serious conversations, with give-and-take, each post responding to the others, like a normal discussion in real life.[/ul] > [ul] > Tumblr is designed for posting pictures, with no comments, no discussion at all.[/ul] > [ul] > Twitter is designed for single-sentence declarations, with no serious discussion.[/ul] > [ul]Reddit is designed for longer declarations, but not discussions. Each post can rise to the top independently, with no give-and-take; Unlike a discussion in real life, there is no logical sequence of thoughts followed by responses in chronological order.[/ul] Really, it’s comparing apples and bus stations. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-age-of-user/732992.md?page=2)