It was one of the most highly anticipated sporting events of the year, which, as we have come to see with the likes of the NBA Finals, World Series and Super Bowl, means that traffic on Pornhub was sure to be affected. We teamed up with our friends over at Men’s Health to see exactly how much typical traffic levels fluctuated while Mayweather and McGregor traded blows. Continue reading “Mayweather vs. McGregor Fight Night Insights”
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Pornhub & Rwanda
For today’s edition of Pornhub Insights, the statisticians have their sights set on Rwanda. We’ve teamed up with our friends over at IGIHE to bring you everything from which search terms are most popular among Rwandans to how site traffic is affected in the country on major holidays. This is our first study in Africa since our post on South Africa, so without any further ado let’s get started! Continue reading “Pornhub & Rwanda”
Feeling Good About ASMR
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or more commonly referred to as ASMR is defined by Wikipedia as a “neologism for a perceptual phenomenon characterized as a distinct, pleasurable tingling sensation in the head, scalp, back, or peripheral regions of the body in response to visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or cognitive stimuli.” In other words, exposure to certain stimuli like the sound of whispering or watching someone brush their hair triggers a blissful almost trance-like feeling.
Many of these triggers are visual or auditory in nature and as such, Pornhub has video content specifically intended to bring on this “brain orgasm” in viewers. Over the past 18 months ASMR searches have increased 1085% on Pornhub, perhaps in part due to the considerable amount of media attention the phenomenon has received within the same time period.
Pornhub’s 2015 Year in Review
Another year has come and gone, and what a year it has been here at Pornhub Insights! We had lots of fun this year, crunching the numbers and delivering the data on the porn viewing habits of many different types of Pornhub viewers. We took a look at how everything and anything from the Super Bowl to Marilyn Monroe’s birthday to Storm Juno affected search behaviors and traffic rates on the site. Whether you’re a My Little Pony aficionado, an Android worshipper or BDSM enthusiast, Pornhub Insights has had you covered in 2015. Like we’ve done in 2013 and 2014 before, today we’re coming at you with our annual year in review, to revisit some of our favorite Insights of 2015, along with a bunch of brand new stats. This year, we have also invited renowned psychologist, sex therapist and author of The Sex Bible for People over 50, Dr Laurie Betito, to comment on some of this year’s findings. Continue reading “Pornhub’s 2015 Year in Review”
Hong Kong & Pornhub
The last time that the Pornhub statisticians crunched numbers in Asia was back when we got to work in India. Luckily enough, a special collaboration with our friend over at Time Out Hong Kong has brought us back out east. As you’ve come to expect from the Pornhub team, we’re coming at you today with everything from what our users in Hong Kong are searching for the most when they visit Pornhub, to which devices they most use to access the world’s largest adult site. Without further ado, here is the Hong Kong installment of Pornhub Insights. Continue reading “Hong Kong & Pornhub”
Horny for the Holidays
Just around this time last year, our statisticians got heavily into the holiday spirit and presented us with some XXXmas-rated data, showing how searches differed both in the United States and throughout the world during the holidays. This time around, we’re honing in on our United Kingdom based viewers with some updated worldwide data to boot. Some pretty interesting search terms tend to trend during Christmas over in the isles and abroad, so let’s get into it!