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Pornhub is a porn site that provides free access to pornographic materials. For 2018, it is the first most popular pornographic site in the world.
Performance indicators
2018: Revenue of $460 million, attendance of 115 million people per day
Pornhub's revenue in 2018 reached $460 million; that year, site traffic reached 115 million users a day. Every day, 15 terabytes of video are uploaded to the holding's sites - the equivalent of half of all content available on Netflix now.
Cities with the highest number of users
History
2023
Named top 20 countries by Pornhub traffic volume
At the end of 2023, the rating of countries in terms of traffic volume on the pornographic platform Pornhub is headed by the United States by a wide margin from other regions. In second place are the Philippines, and France closes the top three. Such data are given in the Pornhub report, published in mid-December 2023.
In 2023, the average time spent by users on Pornhub increased by 15 seconds, reaching 10 minutes and 9 seconds for one visit. In the over-45 age group, the average session time rose in the range of 25 to 77 seconds. At the same time, among persons from 18 to 24 years old, the indicator decreased by 74 seconds. In the age group from 25 to 34 years old, a fall of 34 seconds was recorded, and in the group from 35 to 44 years old - by 6 seconds. Filipinos spend the most time on Pornhub - an average of 11 minutes and 15 seconds per visit. In second place are residents of Japan - 11 minutes and 14 seconds, in third - citizens of Egypt with a result of 10 minutes 48 seconds. The top 20 countries in terms of Pornhub traffic volume in 2023 is as follows:
In 2023, female visitors made up more than half of Pornhub's viewers in just one country - the Philippines: 58% versus 42% of men. Colombia is equally divided, with 50% women and 50% men. In the rest of the countries, the proportion of men viewing Pornhub was higher. The countries with the lowest number of female viewers included Egypt and Germany, where their share is approximately 26%. The low value of female visitors was recorded in the Netherlands - about 28%. In Canada, Sweden, the USA, Great Britain, Italy and Spain, the value is 29%.[1]
Investment company bought owner Pornhub
On March 16, 2023, Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), an investment fund, announced an agreement to acquire MindGeek, which, among other things, owns the Pornhub platform, one of the world's most famous adult resources. Read more here.
2022: Pornhub founder quits after child porn scandal story
In late June 2022, internet company MindGeek, best known as operator Pornhub, said CEO Feras Antun and chief operating officer David Tassillo had resigned. The executives quit amid a journalistic investigation into the use of sexual videos on the resource without consent to their participants, including minors. Read more here.
2021
Ukrainian citizen sentenced to 3 years in prison for publishing home porn with his wife
At the end of September 2021, a Ukrainian was sentenced to three years in prison for publishing home porn on the PornHub website. This decision was made by the Kryukovsky District Court of Kremenchug.
The actions of the man qualified under Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 301 "Production and distribution of pornography" of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The man filmed a home video on camera, then uploaded the personnel to a laptop and then uploaded it to a porn resource. His goal was to get money for the views. 28 videos appear in the case. The man's actions were regarded as the production and distribution of pornography.
The user saved his intimate videos under the names TinderTeenBlowjobandCuminMouth, TeenSucksCockwithCuminMouth - BeautifulTeenageCharm, Petite Teen Fucked in Pussy and trials Anal - miss Charm, HornyYoungSeconds, judging by his partner Mrs. Blots
Law enforcement officers spent over 4.5 thousand hryvnia on examinations and made sure that the footage was indeed pornography. Now a resident of Kremenchug will have to reimburse this amount.
The accused entered into an agreement with the prosecutor and admitted his guilt, as well as contributed to the investigation. The court sentenced him to three years in prison, but was released from punishment with a probationary period of 1 year.
This is not the first time a court has found a Ukrainian guilty of uploading videos to PornHub. Earlier, the Shishatsky District Court of the Poltava Region of a resident of the region for 3400 hryvnia for this violation.
 | He distributed the manufactured products using an Asus laptop, a Mercusys router via the Internet for free access to other netizens on the Honey-sexpistol account, which he created on the PornHub website, the court said.[2] |  |
Pornhub founder's house burned
At the end of April 2021, it became known that the founder of the largest porn site had a house burned down. A mansion under construction in Montreal's Ahuntik-Cartierville neighborhood burned down in a fire believed to have been caused by targeted arson. The house was put up for sale for more than $19 million and is owned by Feras Antoon, one of the owners of MindGeek, a Montreal-based company known for creating pornographic site Pornhub. Read more here.
2020
In the top 50 largest Internet sites in the world
PornHub moderators - about hard work
In mid-December 2020, former PornHub moderators spoke about the methods of operation of the site for adults. They had to view up to 1,200 videos a day to flag and classify sex acts accordingly, they said. In addition, they were required to flag "suspicious" content including rape, incest and child abuse.
PornHub had the "softest" rules compared to other sites of Canadian parent MindGeek: YouPorn and RedTube, according to former employees. However, they also had to look for "strange excuses so as not to delete the video." In the spring of 2020, a mandatory quota of 400 videos per day was introduced, which led to a series of "panic attacks" among employees under surveillance. Many claim that moderators "burn out" from watching such a huge volume of pornography with dubious content.
Their stories were published by Metro. The company's Insider, called Brian in the material, says that he quit after he lost consciousness due to the videos he watched. For a long time, the company discussed fetishistic videos where actresses trample on living beings until they die in torment. At first, it was forbidden to publish such videos with puppies, but it is allowed to skip content with crayfish and insects. Later, any such videos with living beings were banned.
PornHub attracts 3.5 billion users every month and 120 million visitors daily. It is one of the largest websites on the planet and has amassed 42bn views in 2019. But in 2020, the site was sued for possible sexual exploitation of models and child abuse. The negative publicity led to Visa and Mastercard blocking access to payments on the site.
In an attempt to repair the damage, more than 10 million videos were removed from the site, and Pornhub said it would no longer post videos from unverified users. Now only official partners or users who subscribe to the model program initiative will be able to publish videos. In a statement, the site said management would "not tolerate" posting content that demonstrates child sexual abuse.
Earlier, MindGeek, which owns PornHub, received a lawsuit from 40 women. She was accused of collaborating with a sex trafficking enterprise. All plaintiffs demand a million dollars from PornHub.[3]
Bernard Bergemar - owner of Pornhub porn site
In December 2020, it became known that a little-known businessman Bernard Bergemar is the owner of the world's largest porn site Pornhub. Read more here.
2018: Cryptocurrency usage
In April 2018, Pornhub began accepting cryptocurrency to pay for access to adult content. We are talking about a currency called Verge (stock designation XVG), which until 2016 was called DogeCoinDark. It would seem that the partnership with the world's largest porn site should have a positive effect on the value of cryptocurrency, but after this news, the Verge went down.
With the help of the Verge cryptocurrency, users will be able to purchase a premium subscription and make other large purchases on the popular web resource.
| | History indicates that the adult entertainment industry plays a critical role in the adoption of innovative technologies. We hope that in the near future digital currencies and blockchain solutions will be used everywhere, "said Pornhub Vice President Corey Price. | |
According to him, the company chose Verge after a thorough study of the cryptocurrency market. Pornhub settled on this digital currency based on a user base and comments on forums whose authors talked about the active use of this financial instrument. Verge combines privacy and usability, Price noted.
After the appearance that PornHub visitors will be able to pay with Verge, the cost of cryptocurrency decreased by almost 50%. 10 hours after the announcement, the rate rose from about $0.08 to $0.115, but then a sharp collapse to the level of $0.07 followed.
In honor of the launch of Verge on PornHub, the service published a video in which in 2077, the grandfather tells his grandson how PornHub changed the industry with this step and made the future approach.[4]
2010: German Fabian Tilman acquires company for $130m
Initially, Pornhub, together with Brazzers, was acquired for $130 million by German entrepreneur Fabian Tilman in 2010. He tried for a long time to attract investment in development, but no one wanted to give money despite impressive growth, "because it's porn." As a result, Tilman attracted a loan of $362 million from 125 investors, including, for example, JPMorgan Bank. After 2012, he sold the company, which was renamed MindGeek.
Notes
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