Survey on Satisfaction of Single Individuals: Fulfilling 'Solo Activities,' but Approximately 80% Have 'Anxiety About the Future'? Creating an Environment to Move Forward Without Bearing Burdens Alone

Lismi Co., Ltd. (https://lismi.jp/) (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Representative: Shiyo Nishimura), which provides a chat fortune-telling app, conducted a survey targeting unmarried and married individuals in their 20s to 40s nationwide to clarify their life satisfaction, anxieties about the future, and consultation status regarding worries. This survey revealed a tendency for unmarried individuals to enjoy their current freedom while also tending to bear anxieties about the future alone.

Survey Summary The outline of the survey results is as follows:

1. 56.7% of unmarried individuals are 'satisfied' with their lives, 12.1 percentage points lower than married individuals. 2. The most common reason for unmarried individuals' life satisfaction is 'fulfillment from solo activities' at 62.8%, a different trend from married individuals. 3. The most common reason for unmarried individuals' life dissatisfaction is 'unclear future life plans' at 55.7%, followed by 'lack of money' at 50.7%. 4. Approximately 80% of unmarried individuals feel anxious about the future, with 'often feeling it' increasing with age, reaching 32.0% among those in their 40s. 5. 40.3% of unmarried individuals 'do not consult anyone' about their future anxieties, 12.9 percentage points higher than married individuals.

Survey Implementation Overview Survey organization: Self-conducted survey Survey method: Internet survey (Knowns Consumer Research) Target area: Nationwide in Japan Target audience: Unmarried and married individuals aged 20-49 Survey period: April 2-6, 2026 Valid responses: 361 unmarried individuals, 323 married individuals *In this survey, values are rounded after weighting by the population composition ratio of gender and age for each of unmarried and married individuals.

Main Survey Results ### 1. 56.7% of unmarried individuals are 'satisfied' with their lives, 12.1 percentage points lower than married individuals. First, we surveyed the overall satisfaction with current life (work, private life, human relationships, etc.) among unmarried and married individuals in their 20s to 40s.