Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Studies show that frequent porn consumers are more likely to carry out sexual violence in real life.
Research shows that mainstream porn featuring people of color often promotes racism by focusing on degrading stereotypes.
One study shows that approximately 45% of teens who consumed porn did so in part to learn about sex.
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.
Qualitative research with current and former porn performers suggests that sexual exploitation and trafficking are common experiences in the porn industry.
According to a nationally representative survey of U.S. teens, 84.4% of 14 to 18-year-old males and 57% of 14 to 18-year-old females have viewed pornography.
Research suggests that porn can influence women to be more submissive in sexual encounters.
The Internet Watch Foundation recently reported that during 2020, approximately 44% of all child sexual abuse material reported to the IWF involved self-generated material. That’s a 16% increase from 2019 when only a third of reports involved self-generated imagery.
59% of online victim recruitment in active sex trafficking cases in the U.S. occurred on Facebook.
Nearly half of porn scenes (48.7%) contained verbal aggression, according to a study of popular porn videos.
Researchers have found that representations of step-relationships in porn titles were actually less common than depictions of blood relationships, with the majority of incest-themed titles describing sexual activity between immediate family members.
44.6% of underage sex trafficking victims experienced childhood sexual abuse before entry into the commercial sex industry.
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