Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Research shows that women are almost always the targets of violence or aggression in porn —about 97% of the time.
One study shows that approximately 45% of teens who consumed porn did so in part to learn about sex.
According to a UK survey of over 22,000 adult women, 16% reported having been forced or coerced to perform sex acts the other person had seen in porn.
In one survey of underage sex trafficking victims, 63% said they had been advertised or sold online.
According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.
59% of online victim recruitment in active sex trafficking cases in the U.S. occurred on Facebook.
The majority of young people are exposed to porn by the time they’re 13, according to research involving young people in the UK.
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.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to express an intent to rape.
65% of underage victims recruited online in 2020 active criminal sex trafficking cases were recruited through Facebook, while 14% were recruited through Instagram, and 8% were recruited through Snapchat.
Reports show that those who sexually abuse children often show their victims porn to groom them or normalize sexual abuse.
1 in 12 U.S. adults report that they have been victims of image-based abuse —sometimes called “revenge porn—and 1 in 20 report that they have been perpetrators of image-based abuse.
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