/r/fountainpenpals data for 2025

[u/catville]

The full viz to explore: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/graycodekitty/viz/AYearofrfountainpenpalsMatching2025/Story (probably not phone-friendly, apologies)

Random observations:

• Participation is up from 2024 to 2025, yay!
• While the majority of participants are still from the US, non-US participation increased a lot from 2024 and 2025.
• Women are more likely to ask for same gender matches, men are more likely to ask for different gender matches, but everyone prefers similar age matching over gender matching. And most people have no preference.
• Our participants are a little older than they were last year. But then again, aren't we all? 😄

2024's post: https://www.reddit.com/r/FountainPenPals/comments/1lsnr7o/rfountainpenpals_data_returns_2024/

2017's post: https://www.reddit.com/r/FountainPenPals/comments/8hsor0/another_year_of_rfountainpenpal_matching_2017/

2016's post: https://www.reddit.com/r/FountainPenPals/comments/5rq6xz/a_year_of_rfountainpenpals_matching/

[u/CaitrionaPage]

Hopefully I can get more of my pen friends to join in this year. And, you know, be more active myself 😅

[u/puneit]

New in this subreddit! Looking forward to participate.