It’s that time of year again when the cover gets pulled back on what the world is getting off on! Pornhub has released its 6th annual report of how people are watching porn across the world and the results might surprise you!
The US is still the number one country in the world where porn is consumed, followed by us in the UK (small country, horny people)! But what is striking is that the runners up are India and Japan for porn consumption! In fact both countries have long traditions of porn (eh the Kamasutra and Shunga).
The Top Gaining searches on Pornhub for 2018 were Interactive (up 72%) and Tattooed Women (up 88%). But the search with the highest gains was Romantic! Aww! Guess we’re all just looking for love, even in our naughtiest private moments.
Pornhub searches are of course affected by pop culture and the news as much as anything else. So it’s no surprise that the most searched for celebrity on Pornhub this year was Stormy Daniels, the pornstar who was in the news for allegedly having had an affair with US President Donald Trump! Similarly the incredibly popular game Fortnite saw a huge increase in searches in Pornhub as did Bowsette, the Nintendo fan-art that went viral and ended up getting 3 million searches in one day on Pornhub!
Here are a few of Pornhub’s graphics that break-down some of their findings.
The four most-searched for genres in 2018 might not be much of a mystery: the terms that were looked up most were ‘lesbian’, ‘hentai’, ‘milf’, and ‘stepmom’. Speaking to Pornhub’s own blog, the director of Pornhub’s Sexual Wellness Center Dr Laurie Betito said the searches for older women were easily explained. “Contrary to popular belief, men are not just interested in youthful bodies,” notes Dr. Laurie. “They like the idea of an older, experienced woman and may care less about the perfection of her body.”
So what’s the take-away? That people’s desires aren’t as stereotypical as we might think and their predilections are changeable and influenced by the world around us!
