Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
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.
According to a report of prosecuted sex trafficking cases in the U.S., the majority of coercive tactics used by traffickers (59%) were non-physical, compared to 41% of tactics involving physical coercion.
According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.
Longitudinal, qualitative research has found that young people's narratives surrounding anal sex often encourage coercion, pain, and other risky behaviors, and that they often attribute these narratives to pornography, as it can normalize sexual behaviors and attitudes.
Research shows that porn consumption is a significant predictor of sexual entitlement.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to victim-blame survivors of sexual violence.
Nearly half of porn scenes (48.7%) contained verbal aggression, according to a study of popular porn videos.
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.
Reports show that those who sexually abuse children often show their victims porn to groom them or normalize sexual abuse.
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