The internet has come a long way since 2007 – which means that trends in online pornography have changed, too, with a newly released survey on the subject revealing some interesting truths about society and sexuality.
In honor of PornHub’s ten year anniversary, the pornography purveyor has released 10 years worth of information about who is watching porn, how they’re watching, and what they’re watching.
While some of the survey results are unsurprising – ‘MILF’ is one of the sites most enduring categories, for example – some of the statistics might catch you off guard, such as the fact that Kim Kardashian was the most popular porn star of 2008 (her infamous sex tape was released one year prior).
One of the most notable results from the survey is the way that technology has impacted how society views pornography. When PornHub launched in 2007, a mere one per cent of viewers tuned in on a mobile device. Today, that number has soared to 75 per cent.
Within the mobile sphere, Android users have a greater penchant for porn than their Apple-using cousins. 53 per cent of PornHub’s mobile traffic comes from Android devices, while just 47 per cent comes from iPhones.
Whether one views on their desktop or mobile device, they certainly have a wide array of videos to choose from. In 2007, 134 hours of video were uploaded to the site. A decent number, but nothing in comparison to the 476,921 hours uploaded in 2016.
In total, the site now has more than 1.5 million hours of video available to stream. That amounts to more than 173 years worth of content.
‘The first telegraph message was sent on May 24, 1844,’ says the survey. ‘If you started watching PornHub then, you would still be watching new videos today.’
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