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 suggests that pornography can make young people more sexually illiterate —in other words, it’s actively spreading harmful misinformation about sex.
Porn consumption is linked to poorer relationship quality.
Research shows that women are almost always the targets of violence or aggression in porn —about 97% of the time.
Sex trafficking is a commercial sex act that is brought about by force, fraud, or coercion, or where someone under 18 is involved.
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.
Reports show that those who sexually abuse children often show their victims porn to groom them or normalize sexual abuse.
Porn consumers tend to be less committed to their partners.
While most porn consumers are generally unconcerned about the potential mistreatment of porn performers, about 70% of porn consumers who do learn about mistreatment in the porn industry take some form of action to combat it, including changing their porn habits.
1 in 3 underage teens report having seen nonconsensually shared nudes of other minors —which is legally considered “child pornography”.
Up to two thirds of children say they worry that AI could be used to create fake sexual images of themselves.
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 indicates that young people often feel pressured to imitate porn when having sex.
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