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 indicates that only 18.3% of women in popular porn videos (compared to 78% of men) were depicted as reaching climax.
Research has found that therapy is an effective way to treat problematic pornography consumption.
One review of 20 studies on the topic found that pornography consumption negatively impacts adolescents’ self-esteem and mental health.
In more committed relationships, only 46% of women accurately reported how much their partner consumed porn with nearly 40% of men reporting more consumption than their partners believed was occurring, according to a 2017 study.
59% of online victim recruitment in active sex trafficking cases in the U.S. occurred on Facebook.
According to a 2018 study of "child porn" victims, survivors reported that the images of their abuse caused different problems than the sexual abuse itself, including distress over being recognized from the images.
Research shows that mainstream porn featuring people of color often promotes racism by focusing on degrading stereotypes.
Porn consumption is linked to poorer relationship quality.
One study shows that approximately 45% of teens who consumed porn did so in part to learn about sex.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are less likely to intervene during a sexual assault.
Over half of 11 to 16-year-old boys (53%) and over a third of 11 to 16-year-old girls (39%) reported believing that pornography was a realistic depiction of sex, according to a 2016 report.
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