Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Porn consumers tend to be more accepting of cheating.
Research has found that porn featuring Asian people often promotes racism by focusing on degrading stereotypes, including presenting Asian women as submissive objects.
Studies consistently show that porn is linked to lower relationship satisfaction and lower relationship quality.
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.
Over 90% of police officers report that self-generated intimate images of minors are common in their investigations of CSEM.
Research shows that those with an interest in extreme or degrading porn are more likely to reenact porn scenes during sex with a partner.
In a study of casually dating adults, zero women reported that their partner consumed pornography daily or every other day. But in reality, 43% of casually dating men in the study reported this level of heavy porn consumption.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to express an intent to rape.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are less likely to intervene during a sexual assault.
Some frequent porn consumers can become so accustomed to the exaggerated forms of sex they see in porn, that they may have a difficult time becoming aroused in real-life sexual encounters unless porn is also present.
One study shows that approximately 45% of teens who consumed porn did so in part to learn about sex.
Porn consumption is linked to increased loneliness.
According to studies analyzing the content of popular porn videos, at least 1 in 3 and as many as 9 in 10 porn videos depict sexual violence or aggression.
Research indicates that “hidden cam” videos are a common theme on porn sites, making it difficult to determine which videos are consensual and which are not.
Research shows that even individuals who are accepting of pornography tend to experience psychological distress when their own partners consume pornography.
Nearly 1 in 5 sexually active 16- to 17-year-olds said they had either asked or been asked to incorporate acts from porn into their sexual experiences, according to a 2020 report from the UK.
One study that kept track of couples over time found that consuming porn was the second strongest predictor that a relationship would suffer.
In one survey of underage sex trafficking victims, 63% said they had been advertised or sold online.
Pornography is the 2nd-most common form of sex trafficking, according to cases reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
Approximately 91.5% of men and 60.2% of women report consuming porn in the past month, according to a 2020 study.
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