According to statistics:
In short, if you are designing a website, app, or email campaign today, you can expect that roughly 8 out of 10 users will be viewing it in dark mode.
Didn’t know it was so popular - and that people jump off a bright site if their site doesn’t allow it…
Many use browser extensions that ‘force’ dark mode
Have you found this to be true?
Are you consistently using dark mode?
What are your design choices?
Web designers use dark mode. Normal people not so much … 
Well I guess the verbiage is: ‘prefer or want’ dark mode… 8 to 10
But perhaps only 30% use it?
I added a Dark Mode extension in Chrome and it automatically changed sites to dark mode.
I prefer light mode, never really liked dark mode unless I’m working at night, and even then I prefer light mode if my eyes can stand it.
Couldn’t agree more D-Dan
Seldom does it work well - and when it does, it’s with full intention
Me too. I don’t want to mess up my sites and never be ready to publish. Turned off Allow Dark Mode in the Settings on Elements. If someone wants dark mode, they can use a browser extension.
I too much prefer light mode, I’m the same with google maps ……. never use the night mode!
Anyway, as I have spent a huge amount of time moving my site to Elements and given what @MichaelDroste originally posted, I thought I should look at dark mode too. What this did highlight was how many of my components were not set correctly from a Theme perspective, so if nothing else it has made me go over every page and do some extensive ‘house cleaning’ 
Yes house cleaning is right…
Many custom colors Custom xyz over 100 pages
A bit of a mess…
@dan made me a movie explaining surface, text, brand and accent - and the proper way to use them
Still uncertain: does color in inspector override?
Still uncertain: doesn’t seem to work with Text components? Only Trypography? Or am I wrong?
I would not worry about it. Design your site how you want it to look. If the end user doesn’t see it exactly like you see it so what?
Content is king. If someone wants to buy X and you are selling X then this whole dark/light mode thing is irrelevant. If you are selling design then yes, perhaps you need to have a concern that your potential customer ‘see’s what you want them to to see, otherwise it is a big fuss about nothing. IMHO
You’re right - content is king…
I’m not going to do dark mode - many seem to want it - but few actually turn it on
Those that do want it - use browser extensions like noir…
My sites look way better in noir - than my coding in dark mode
Not going to worry about it 
That’s interesting …
I do like dark mode for my system settings, but websites … not so much. Easier to read black on white than the other way 'round.
I generally prefer light mode for web browsing, unless I’m doing heavier reading—like blog posts or news articles. That said, when a site truly nails dark mode, it can look fantastic.
From what I’ve seen, many larger companies haven’t adopted dark mode—and likely won’t for quite some time, if at all. It feels less like a technical gap and more like a deliberate marketing choice.
In our own work, we’ve typically stick with lighter designs unless a client’s brand leans heavily into darker visuals. Looking ahead, we’re planning to offer dark mode as an add-on in 2027 for companies that want it as part of their experience.
