Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Up to two thirds of children say they worry that AI could be used to create fake sexual images of themselves.
While many LGBTQ+ youth turn to porn to learn more about their own sexuality, porn often fetishizes, misrepresents, and exploits LGBTQ+ people in damaging ways.
One study shows that approximately 45% of teens who consumed porn did so in part to learn about sex.
A 2026 study found that across 11 countries, 1.2 million children reported having had their images manipulated into sexually explicit deepfakes through AI tools in the past year.
99% of the individuals targeted in deepfake pornography are women.
Research shows that women are almost always the targets of violence or aggression in porn —about 97% of the time.
Reports show that those who sexually abuse children often show their victims porn to groom them or normalize sexual abuse.
Some frequent porn consumers can become so accustomed to the exaggerated forms of sex they see in porn, that they may have a difficult time becoming aroused in real-life sexual encounters unless porn is also present.
1 in 3 underage teens report having seen nonconsensually shared nudes of other minors —which is legally considered “child pornography”.
Research shows that those with an interest in extreme or degrading porn are more likely to reenact porn scenes during sex with a partner.
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.
Research shows that mainstream porn featuring people of color often promotes racism by focusing on degrading stereotypes.
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