Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Increased pornography consumption is linked to men’s enjoyment of degrading, uncommon, or aggressive sexual behaviors.
Research indicates that young people often feel pressured to imitate porn when having sex.
Research indicates that only 18.3% of women in popular porn videos (compared to 78% of men) were depicted as reaching climax.
A 2021 study analyzed videos from popular porn sites and found that porn featuring Black people tends to perpetuate harmful racist stereotypes, disproportionately emphasize violence and aggression, and often depicts Black people as “worse than objects.”
Research shows that those with an interest in extreme or degrading porn are more likely to reenact porn scenes during sex with a partner.
According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.
A UK survey found that 44% of males aged 11–16 who consumed pornography reported that online pornography gave them ideas about the type of sex they wanted to try.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to victim-blame survivors of sexual violence.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to express an intent to rape.
A 2018 study found that an estimated 1 in 3 young Australians reported being repeatedly exposed to violent depictions of sex in porn within the last year of their lives.
Studies show that people who consume porn frequently are more likely to support sexual violence.
1 out of every 8 porn titles shown to first-time users on porn home pages describe acts of sexual violence, according to a 2021 study.
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