Internet Pornography Statistics

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By Jerry Ropelato

Pornography Time Statistics
2006 Worldwide Pornography Revenues
2006 & 2005 US Pornography Industry Revenue Statistics
2006 Top Adult Search Requests
2006 Search Engine Request Trends
Internet Pornography Statistics
Children Internet Pornography Statistics
Adult Internet Pornography Statistics
Women and Pornography
Porn Producing Countries and Cities
Pornographic Web pages by country
US Adult Video Sales and Rentals
US Hardcore Pornography Titles Released
US Adult Internet User Demographics - Income
US Adult Internet User Demographics - Age
Pornography Industry Corporate Profiles

	Pornography Time Statistics
	Every second - $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography
	Every second - 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography
	Every second - 372 Internet users are typing adult search terms into search engines
	Every 39 minutes: a new pornographic video is being created in the United States

2006 Worldwide Pornography Revenues
	Country	Revenue (Billions)	Per Capita	Notes
	China	$27.40	$27.41	1
	South Korea	$25.73	$526.76
	Japan	$19.98	$156.75
	US	$13.33	$44.67
	Australia	$2.00	$98.70
	UK	$1.97	$31.84
	Italy	$1.40	$24.08
	Canada	$1.00	$30.21
	Philippines	$1.00	$11.18
	Taiwan	$1.00	$43.41	1
	Germany	$.64	$7.77	1
	Finland	$.60	$114.70	1
	Czech Republic	$.46	$44.94	1
	Russia	$.25	$1.76	1
	Netherlands	$.20	$12.13
	Brazil	$.10	$53.17	1
	Other 212	Unavailable		2
		$97.06 Billion
	Notes 1=Incomplete, 2=Unavailable data Click here to read Pornography Statistics, News and Facts Around the World
The pornography industry is larger than the revenues of the top technology companies combined: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix and EarthLink

2006 and 2005 Pornography United States Industry Revenue Statistics
		2006 (Billions)	2005 (Billions)
	Video Sales & Rentals	$3.62	$4.28
	Internet	$2.84	$2.50
	Cable / PPV / In-Room / Mobile / Phone Sex	$2.19	$1.34
	Exotic Dance Clubs	$2.00	$2.00
	Novelties	$1.73	$1.50
	Magazines	$.95	$1.00
		$13.33	$12.62
US porn revenue exceeds the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC

2006 Top Adult Search Requests					Demographics
Search Term	2006 Search Requests	2006 % Change	2005 % Change	Web Pages Containing Keyword (Millions)	Male	Female	<18	18-24	25-34	35-49	50+
	75,608,612	7%	40%	414.00	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
	30,288,325	622%	80%	1.40	36%	64%	20%	20%	21%	20%	19%
	13,684,718	53%	21%	1.82	58%	42%	20%	19%	23%	21%	17%
	23,629,211	-3%	29%	88.80	96%	4%	23%	14%	10%	36%	17%
	15,955,566	4%	1%	2.65	58%	42%	20%	16%	19%	19%	26%
	13,982,729	36%	25%	2.10	44%	56%	22%	19%	19%	22%	18%
	13,484,769	0%	20%	2.42	44%	56%	22%	19%	19%	22%	18%
	13,362,995	301%	51%	1.58	36%	64%	19%	21%	21%	20%	19%
	13,230,137	382%	40%	0.28	50%	50%	20%	20%	19%	20%	21%
	12,964,651	88%	33%	2.07	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
	12,964,651	-10%	54%	2.74	97%	3%	22%	14%	10%	35%	19%
	12,065,000	25%	14%	181.00	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
	11,861,035	97%	36%	2.21	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
	9,960,074	76%	21%	2.95	67%	33%	19%	19%	16%	28%	19%
	8,502,524	-20%	3%	1.24	41%	59%	23%	25%	14%	30%	8%
	7,411,220	71%	40%	1.44	64%	37%	17%	19%	26%	27%	11%
	6,641,209	-6%	24%	43.20	86%	14%	10%	33%	25%	25%	7%
	6,130,065	7%	38%	1.97	82%	18%	23%	17%	14%	28%	18%
	5,487,925	-26%	14%	71.30	77%	23%	33%	14%	10%	17%	26%
	4,344,924	21%	33%	198.00	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%

	2006 Search Engine Request Keyword Trends
	Top Worldwide Search Requests	Top US Cities Search Requests

	1. South Africa	1. Elmhurst, IL
	2. Ireland	2. Stockton, CA
	3. New Zealand	3. Meriden, CT
	4. United Kingdom	4. Chandler, AZ
	5. Australia	5. Louisville, KY
	6. Estonia	6. Irvine, CA
	7. Norway	7. Kansas City, KS
	8. Canada	8. Norfolk, VA
	9. Croatia	9. Tampa, FL
	10. Lithuania	10. Oklahoma City, OK

	1. Bolivia	1. Elmhurst, IL
	2. Chile	2. Meriden, CT
	3. Romania	3. Oklahoma City, OK
	4. Ecuador	4. Irvine, CA
	5. Pakistan	5. Kansas City, KS
	6. Peru	6. Tampa, FL
	7. Mexico	7. Chandler, AZ
	8. Slovenia	8. Norfolk, VA
	9. Lithuania	9. Richardson, TX
	10. Colombia	10. Las Vegas, NV

	1. Pakistan	1. Elmhurst, IL
	2. India	2. Meriden, CT
	3. Egypt	3. Kansas City, KS
	4. Turkey	4. Louisville, KY
	5. Algeria	5. Southfield, MI
	6. Morocco	6. Newark, NJ
	7. Indonesia	7. Oklahoma City, OK
	8. Vietnam	8. Norfolk, VA
	9. Iran	9. Irvine, CA
	10. Croatia	10. Chandler, AZ

Internet Pornography Statistics
Pornographic websites	4.2 million (12% of total websites)
Pornographic pages	420 million
Daily pornographic search engine requests	68 million (25% of total search engine requests)
Daily pornographic emails	2.5 billion (8% of total emails)
Internet users who view porn	42.7%
Received unwanted exposure to sexual material	34%
Average daily pornographic emails/user	4.5 per Internet user
Monthly Pornographic downloads (Peer-to-peer)	1.5 billion (35% of all downloads)
Daily Gnutella "child pornography" requests	116,000
Websites offering illegal child pornography	100,000
Sexual solicitations of youth made in chat rooms	89%
Youths who received sexual solicitation	1 in 7 (down from 2003 stat of 1 in 3)
Worldwide visitors to pornographic web sites	72 million visitors to pornography: Monthly
Internet Pornography Sales	$4.9 billion

Children Internet Pornography Statistics
Average age of first Internet exposure to pornography	11 years old
Largest consumer of Internet pornography	35 - 49 age group
15-17 year olds having multiple hard-core exposures	80%
8-16 year olds having viewed porn online	90% (most while doing homework)
7-17 year olds who would freely give out home address	29%
7-17 year olds who would freely give out email address	14%
Children's character names linked to thousands of porn links	26 (Including Pokemon and Action Man)

Adult Internet Pornography Statistics
Men admitting to accessing pornography at work	20%
US adults who regularly visit Internet pornography websites	40 million
Promise Keeper men who viewed pornography in last week	53%
Christians who said pornography is a major problem in the home	47%
Adults admitting to Internet sexual addiction	10%
Breakdown of male/female visitors to pornography sites	72% male - 28% female

Women and Pornography
Women keeping their cyber activities secret	70%
Women struggling with pornography addiction	17%
Ratio of women to men favoring chat rooms	2X
Percentage of visitors to adult websites who are women	1 in 3 visitors
Women accessing adult websites each month	9.4 million
Women admitting to accessing pornography at work	13%
Women, far more than men, are likely to act out their behaviors in real life, such as having multiple partners, casual sex, or affairs.

Top Video Porn Producers		Top US Erotica Important Cities
Country	Major Producers	Cities	Importance
1. United States	Vivid Entertainment, Hustler, Playboy, Wicked Pictures, Red Light District	1. Los Angeles	Adult Production Companies
2. Brazil	Frenesi Films, Pau Brazil, MarcoStudio	2. Las Vegas	Adult Stars, Sin City Chamber of Commerce
3. The Netherlands	Erostream, Midhold Media, Your Choice, Seventeen	3. New York	Adult Entrepreneurs, Erotica
4. Spain	Private Media Group, Woodman Entertainment	4. Chicago	Playboy
5. Japan	Soft on Demand, Moodyz	5. San Francisco	Adult Websites, Adult Companies
6. Russia	Beate Uhse, SP-Company, Dolphin Entertainment	6. Miami/South Florida	Adult Websites, Penthouse
7. Germany	Trimax, SG-Video, GGG, VideoRama, Zip Production	7. Seattle/Pacific Northwest	Adult Websites
8. United Kingdom	Hot Rod Productions, JoyBear Pictures, Blue Juice TV, Rude Britannia, Fresh SX	8. San Diego	Adult Websites, Strip Clubs
9. Canada	Wild Rose Productions, Eromodel Group, Dugmor	9. Phoenix /Tucson/ Scottsdale	Club Jenna, Erotica
10. Australia	Pistol Media	10. Hillsborough, NC.	Adam & Eve
Other Notables		11. Boulder, CO.	New Frontier
Sweden	Maxs Video	12. Pittsburgh	DVD Sales
Italy	Adamo Entertainment	13. Portland	Strip Club
Denmark	Color Climax Corporation
France	Euro Choc, Eil du Cochon, Ragtime, Video Marc Dorce, JTC Video, Colmax, Cadinot
Switzerland	Gordi Films, Ikarus
Belgium	GM Videos	Top Pornography Banning Countries
Romania	Floyd-Agency	Saudia Arabia, Iran, Syria, Bahrain, Egypt, UAE, Kuwait, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Kenya, India, Cuba, China
Portugal	Natural Video
Israel	Sex Style
Serbia	Hexor
Czech-Republic	Lupus Pictures, Bel Ami

	Country	Porn Pages
	United States	244,661,900
	Germany	10,030,200
	United Kingdom	8,506,800
	Australia	5,655,800
	Japan	2,700,800
	The Netherlands	1,883,800
	Russia	1,080,600
	Poland	1,049,600
	Spain	852,800

US Adult Video Sales and Rentals
	Year	$$$ (Billions)	Units (Millions)
	1992	$1.60	405
	1993	$2.10	450
	1994	$2.50	499
	1995	$3.10	515
	1996	$3.90	602
	1997	$4.20	675
	1998	$4.10	697
	1999	$4.05	680
	2000	$4.02	703
	2001	$3.95	705
	2002	$4.04	760
	2003	$4.13	800
	2004	$4.21	880
	2005	$4.28	895
	2006	$3.62	957

US Hardcore Pornography Titles Released
	Year	Titles
	1988	1,300
	1989	1,350
	1990	1,340
	1991	1,505
	1992	2,200
	1993	2,400
	1994	3,200
	1995	5,700
	1996	8,000
	1997	8,000
	1998	9,200
	1999	10,300
	2000	11,500
	2001	10,900
	2002	11,700
	2003	11,400
	2004	12,000
	2005	13,588

US Adult Internet User Demographics - Income
	Income	%
	Under $15K	6.23%
	$15K-$25K	6.59%
	$25K-$35K	9.55%
	$35K-$50K	16.59%
	$50K-$75K	25.58%
	$75K+	35.30%

US Adult Internet User Demographics - Age
	Age	%
	18-24	13.61%
	25-34	19.90%
	35-44	25.50%
	45-54	20.67%
	55+	20.32%

Playboy Enterprises (NYSE:PLA)
Location:	Chicago, Illinois
Founded:	1953
Employees:	725
CEO	Christie Hefner
Properties:	Playboy, Playmate, Spice
Content:	2,800 hours of programming
TV/Movie Networks	23-US, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Japan, Latin America, Brazil
Network Households	167.1 Million
Magazine Subscriptions:	4 Million monthly copies
	2006	2005	2004	2003
Revenue	$331,100,000	$338,100,000	$329,400,000	$315,800,000
Net Income	$2,300,000	($700,000)	$10,000,000	($7,600,000)

New Frontier Media (NASDAQ:NOOF)
Location:	Boulder, Colorado
Employees	143
CEO	Michael Weiner
Properties:	Ten, Pleasure, MRG Entertainment, Ten.com, iGallery
Content:	350 hours of programming
TV/Movie Networks:	8
Network Households	93,000,000 (2006) 80,133,000 (2005) 62,970,000 (2004)
	2006	2005	2004	2003
Revenue	$46,851,000	$46,277,000	$42,878,000	$36,747,000
Net Income	$11,283,000	$11,122,000	$10,913,000	($11,895,000)

Private Media Group (NASDAQ:PRVT)
Location:	Barcelona, Spain
Founded:	1965
Employees	135
CEO	Berth Milton
Properties:	Private.com, PrivateSpeed.com, PRVT.com, PrivateHome.com
Content:	2 Million photos, 900 Titles
TV/Movie Networks:	8
Network Households	28 Million
Distribution:	462 Publications - 2 Million Magazines in 40 countries - 2 Million DVD's/VHS
	60 Million Internet Page Views Per Month
	2006 (9 Months)	2005	2004	2003
Revenue	$27,730,000	$32,673,000	$35,612,000	$38,491,000
Net Income	$1,259,000	$59,000	($837,000)	($570,000)

Penthouse Media Group
Founded:	1965
CEO	Marc H. Bell
Properties:	Penthouse, PenthouseStore, SexyJamie, PenthouseCelebs, Variations.com
Distribution:	2,000,000 Magazine subscriptions in 45 Countries - 12 International Editions: US, Australia, Dutch, German, Greek, Hungary, New Zealand, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Ukrainian, UK 30 Million Internet Page Views Per Month, 2.5 Million Unique Visitors/Month

Dennis Publishing
Location:	London, UK
Employees	135
CEO	James Tye
Properties:	Maxim, Stuff, Inside Edge, Blender
Distribution:	2.5 Million Magazines - UK and 30 other countries
2005 Revenue	$106,100,000
Net Income	($300,000)

Vivid Entertainment
Location:	Los Angeles, California
Founded:	1984
Co-CEOs:	Steve Hirsch, David James, Bill Asher
Industry:	One of the Top Adult Film Producers
2005 Revenue	$100,000,000

Larry Flynt Productions
Location:	Beverly Hills, California
Founded:	1976
CEO	Larry Flynt
Properties	Hustler, Hustler.com
Distribution:	500,000 Magazines

Beate Uhse (Frankfurt Stock Exchange)
Location:	Germany and 13 other countries
Founded:	1946
Employees:	1,500
CEO	Otto Christian Lindemann
Properties:	beate-uhse.com, sex.de, Sex and Erotica Products
Distribution	Exports to 60 Countries - 5 million items sent each year from 3 million orders
	2006 (9 Months)	2005	2004	2003
Revenue	$271,000,000	$369,000,000	$354,000,000	$344,000,000
Net Income	$32,000,000	$41,400,000	$34,700,000	$40,800,000

Sources:
Statistics are compiled from the credible sources mentioned. In reality, statistics are hard to ascertain and may be estimated by local and regional worldwide sources.

ABC, Associated Press, AsiaMedia, AVN, BBC, CATW, U.S. Census, Central Intelligence Agency, China Daily, Chosen.com, Comscore Media Metrix, Crimes Against Children, Eros, Forbes, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Free Speech Coalition, Google, Harris Interactive, Hitwise, Hoover's, Japan Inc., Japan Review, Juniper Research, Kagan Research, ICMEC, Jan LaRue, The Miami Herald, MSN, Nielsen/NetRatings, The New York Times, Nordic Institute, PhysOrg.com, PornStudies, Pravda, Sarmatian Review, SEC filings, Secure Computing Corp., SMH, TopTenREVIEWS, Trellian, WICAT, Yahoo!, XBIZ

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