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Psychologist Claims One in Four Young Men Has No Friends at All

The Checkup with Doctor Mike · A Brutally Honest Conversation About Gen Z | Dr. Ali Mattu · June 3, 2026
Psychologist Claims One in Four Young Men Has No Friends at All
The Checkup with Doctor Mike
The Checkup with Doctor Mike
A Brutally Honest Conversation About Gen Z | Dr. Ali Mattu
"One in four young men does not have a friend. They don't have friends. One in four. And that's even including social media friends? It's self-identifying as someone that they feel close in real life."
Clinical psychologist Dr. Ali Mattu revealed on the Doctor Mike podcast that 25% of young men self-report having zero close friends in real life, excluding online connections. This statistic underscores a loneliness epidemic disproportionately affecting young men, who form friendships through shared activities that have become scarcer. Mattu attributed this crisis to the decline of third spaces and casual social opportunities.
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