Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Approximately 91.5% of men and 60.2% of women report consuming porn in the past month, according to a 2020 study.
59% of online victim recruitment in active sex trafficking cases in the U.S. occurred on Facebook.
Research indicates that porn can fuel sexist attitudes in porn consumers.
Research indicates that only 18.3% of women in popular porn videos (compared to 78% of men) were depicted as reaching climax.
According to a 2020 report, approximately 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys aged 13-17 report sharing their own nudes, despite the fact that those images are legally considered “child pornography”.
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.
According to one report on domestic minor sex trafficking, survivors indicate that they were sometimes “advertised” on porn sites.
99% of the individuals targeted in deepfake pornography are women.
Research shows that “teen” is one of the most consistently popular porn themes, and that this theme is 1) becoming increasingly popular, and 2) includes the portrayal of underage characters.
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.
Results of a survey of young adults show that 1 in 4 (24.5%) listed pornography as the most helpful source to learn how to have sex.
Research shows that porn consumption is a significant predictor of sexual entitlement.
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