In past years, there’s been an increase in the number of searches and consumption of more hardcore porn-largely by women.Ĭategories such as “gangbang,” “hardcore,” “rough sex,” and “bondage” are on the rise in women’s searches. Stats from Pornhub’s 2021 Annual Report insights Do women want more hardcore content? In 2017, “cheerleader” also increased in popularity among men, searches of the term increasing by almost 400%.īoth genders in recent years have searched for categories like hentai, “mature” and “big d-.” But what hardcore, violent content have women sought out at reportedly higher rates? In 2019, there was a change and “Japanese” and “amateur” replaced MILF in the top three top searches for men. The Men |Men, on the other hand, have consistently stuck to searching MILF, “Japanese,” and “hentai” categories. In 2020, Pornhub reported that compared to men, women were 163% more likely to search for “gay bdsm.” In 2019, women were 104% more likely to search for “lesbian” content. In 2016, for example, there was an increase of 168% in searches for lesbian, and 218% in “female-friendly.” In 2018, it was the top-searched term for women. The Women | Across the board, women’s top searches are “lesbian,” or lesbian-related. But how are their habits different than men’s, and how are they the same?Īgain, the following terms we’re about to discuss are very explicit and triggering.

That’s a lot of porn being consumed by women. Interestingly, there have been some spikes in female consumers from other countries such as Ukraine, where in 2021 there was a 10% increase of female site visitors, making women 42% of the country’s total consumers. The largest percentage of female consumers per country is found in the Philippines, where 52% supposedly made up the overall PH site visitors in 2021. Stats from Pornhub’s 2021 Annual Report insights By the end of 2021, this increased by 9%, meaning reportedly over 3 out of every 10 consumers on Pornhub is female. In 20, the number was around 26% worldwide. Over the last few years, the percentage of women who consume porn has increased. What else is new? Well, all this data is actually pretty useful for getting an idea of how men and women search and consume porn differently.Īnd why would that matter? Because talking about the harmful effects of porn means understanding what kind of content is freely available and watched regularly, and what that content might be teaching consumers. In 2019, the amount on PH alone hit over 1,471,000 hours (if you do the math, that’s 168 years’ worth). Not only are there millions of searches yearly, but there’s also an increasing number of videos uploaded. Related: Pornhub Stats Reveal Women Search for More Hardcore Genres Than You Might Expect And we’re just talking about one porn website-there are hundreds of others out there. Consider that just in 2019, nearly 1,300 searches were done every second on PH. In 2019-the most recent year they shared site visit metrics-this porn giant received over 115 million site visits a day. Now, there’s no way for us to cross-check these stats, so we’ll have to take them with a grain of salt. Since 2014, Pornhub (PH) has published its “Year in Review,” an analysis of all the data collected on searches, videos watched, duration on-site, and more. Over the last few years, “lesbian” porn has reportedly been the most popular searched-for category among women on Pornhub, but that’s not all-women are also reportedly proportionately 86% more likely to search for “BDSM” content when compared to men, according to the site.

Sometimes, discussing porn’s harms includes discussing what porn is specifically being consumed and the specific harms of that content.īelow, we’ll discuss some very explicit terms that are allegedly popular categories on one of the most world’s popular porn sites.Īgain, these terms will be very explicit, so reader discretion is heavily advised, especially if you have had a previous struggle with porn. Fight the New Drug is not a recovery organization, we are an awareness-raising and educational movement that aims to discuss porn and its impacts on our world openly.

What kind of porn do women watch? Do women even watch porn? Let’s take a look at a few Pornhub stats from their insights reports.īut first, let’s talk about the harmful effects of porn.ĭecades of studies from respected academic institutions have demonstrated significant impacts of porn consumption for individuals, relationships, and society. Trigger warning: The following post contains descriptions of porn categories and sexually explicit content.

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