Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
The majority of young people are exposed to porn by the time they’re 13, according to research involving young people in the UK.
99% of the individuals targeted in deepfake pornography are women.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to victim-blame survivors of sexual violence.
Research shows that while feeling guilt can motivate healthy change, feeling shame actually fuels problematic porn habits.
Research has demonstrated that overcoming a pornography habit is absolutely possible, and that over time, pornography’s negative effects can be managed and largely reversed.
According to a report of prosecuted sex trafficking cases in the U.S., the majority of coercive tactics used by traffickers (59%) were non-physical, compared to 41% of tactics involving physical coercion.
Research shows that people who consume porn tend to later experience lower relationship satisfaction.
Deepfake pornography makes up 98% of all deepfake videos online.
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.
Porn consumption is associated with lower self-esteem.
According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.
Research has found that therapy is an effective way to treat problematic pornography consumption.
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