We have selected 30 of the most curious facts about porn, pornography, and the porn industry
Many people find porn wrong and this is not because of the fact that the sex industry is among the most popular and profitable industries in the world.
See these, not that shocking, but still thought-provoking facts and statistics about porn you probably didn’t know by now.
Quite interesting statistics about Porn and Pornography that might provoke your thoughts
- Four out of the first 50 Most Popular Websites in the World are in the Adults category [source];
2. The obsession with Internet porn is affecting men’s libidos in a way that makes it impossible for real women to satisfy them later. [source];
3. People who frequently consume Internet porn are less likely to marry. [source];
4. The average age of a man when he gets into porn is 24 years old, while for the opposite sex this age is 22. [source];
5. As per research, most porn stars come from the U.S., followed by Hungary, the Czech Republic, the UK, and Russia. [source];
6. Nowadays men quit their job as porn actors after four years, and for women who were porn actresses, the period is three years.[source];
7. The most popular day of the week for porn traffic is Monday. The least popular days for porn traffic are Saturdays.[source]
8. Over 40% of Americans believe pornography is “morally acceptable”. [source];
9.Body builder women can be super horny.[source];
10. The porn industry is blossoming and makes over $ 3K/second. [source];
11.The average time for users to spend on a porn website is 12 minutes. [source];
12. Two-thirds of porn viewers are men and one-third are women.[source];
13. The size of the porn industry worldwide is estimated to be about $100 billion.[source];
14. More than 1/2 of the divorce cases in the 21st century are a result of excessive interest in online porn. [source]
15. As per statistics from one of the leading porn websites, the men’s most preferred search term is “Japanese”, while women prefer the search term “Lesbians”. [source];
16. Over 30% of all internet downloads are related to pornography.[source];
17. There is an imaginary law known as Rule 34 (see Rules of the Internet). As per Rule 34 “If it exists, there is Porn of it. No exceptions.”.[source];
18. The average rate for a male porn performer doing straight porn is up to $600. A male porn star gets paid about three times more for doing gay porn.[source];
19. Women in the porn industry usually get better paid than men porn stars, but their acts are itemized. As standard, the average rate a female porn star in a scene with a male performer could earn around $1,000.[source];
20. Porn sites get more visitors each month than Amazon, Twitter and Netflix combined. [source];
21. While porn performers are still making a lot of money, part of the porn industry has been badly affected due to the existence of porn streaming sites.[source];
22. About 30 million people are watching porn at very this moment.[source];
23. Most porn production companies in Australia are owned by women.[source];
24. As per the study consumption of pornography was significantly associated with increases in aggression, among females and males alike. [source];
25. These days there are more women employed by the sex and porn industries than at any other time in history.[source];
26. Porn influenced technology in big time. A number of adopted tech inventions, (such as VCRs, cable TV, computer-controlled sex toys, VR, and many others) nowadays are fact due to the requirements or influence of the porn industry.[source];
27. Most porn sites, feature content they purchased from others. Only a small percentage of porn websites include original content.[source];
28. As per statistics — from all people who regularly watch porn about 30% are women and approximately 70 % are men. [source];
29. Studies report that people who use porn are more dissatisfied and feel less love for their spouse or partner than people who do not use porn.[sourse];
30. Men usually focus more on the face of the woman while watching porn as per research made by eye-tracking devices.[source]