Internet Pornography Statistics

Top Adult Search Requests and Search Engine Request Trends
Internet consumers are most likely to search for the terms “sex,” “adult dating,” and “adult DVD” to access their pornography product of choice. The top 20 search terms also include “teen sex,” “teen porn” and “sex ads.”

Some search terms were divided evenly along gender lines. Statistics indicate the term “sex” was searched for as often by female consumers as it was by males. Men and women differ greatly on other searches. For instance, men performed 97 percent of the searches for the term “free porn.”

Researchers have also broken searches down by location. For example, consumers in South Africa are most likely to search for the word “porn.” Internet users in Elmhurst, Illinois, are most likely in the United States to enter the word “porn” into the search field.

2006 Top Adult Search Requests
Search Term	2006 Search Requests	2006 % Change	2005 % Change	Web Pages Containing Keyword (Millions)
	75,608,612	7%	40%	414.00
	30,288,325	622%	80%	1.40
	13,684,718	53%	21%	1.82
	23,629,211	-3%	29%	88.80
	15,955,566	4%	1%	2.65
	13,982,729	36%	25%	2.10
	13,484,769	0%	20%	2.42
	13,362,995	301%	51%	1.58
	13,230,137	382%	40%	0.28
	12,964,651	88%	33%	2.07
	12,964,651	-10%	54%	2.74
	12,065,000	25%	14%	181.00
	11,861,035	97%	36%	2.21
	9,960,074	76%	21%	2.95
	8,502,524	-20%	3%	1.24
	7,411,220	71%	40%	1.44
	6,641,209	-6%	24%	43.20
	6,130,065	7%	38%	1.97
	5,487,925	-26%	14%	71.30
	4,344,924	21%	33%	198.00

Demographics
Search Term	Male	Female	<18	18-24	25-34	35-49	50+
	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
	36%	64%	20%	20%	21%	20%	19%
	58%	42%	20%	19%	23%	21%	17%
	96%	4%	23%	14%	10%	36%	17%
	58%	42%	20%	16%	19%	19%	26%
	44%	56%	22%	19%	19%	22%	18%
	44%	56%	22%	19%	19%	22%	18%
	36%	64%	19%	21%	21%	20%	19%
	50%	50%	20%	20%	19%	20%	21%
	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
	97%	3%	22%	14%	10%	35%	19%
	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
	67%	33%	19%	19%	16%	28%	19%
	41%	59%	23%	25%	14%	30%	8%
	64%	37%	17%	19%	26%	27%	11%
	86%	14%	10%	33%	25%	25%	7%
	82%	18%	23%	17%	14%	28%	18%
	77%	23%	33%	14%	10%	17%	26%
	50%	50%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%

2006 Search Engine Request Keyword Trends
Top Worldwide Search Requests	Top U.S. 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