Pornhub reveals what kinds of porn women watched in 2019
It's the most wonderful time of the year — not the holiday season, but "year in review" season. Pornhub just dropped their annual insights blog and according to them, 2019 was a "juicy year."
Thirty percent of Pornhub's U.S. visitors are women, which is a two percent increase from last year. According to their data, the most viewed categories between women and men vary, but really only in the order; most of the terms are the same:
Far and away the most viewed category for women is "lesbian," followed by "popular with women" and "Japanese." Conversely, the top category for men is "Japanese," while "amateur" and "mature" round out the top three.
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Somewhat unsurprisingly, women viewed "pussy licking" videos over 200 percent more than men.
The pornstar that women searched for the most in 2019 was Lana Rhoades, who was the overall top searched as well. In second place was Jordi El Nino Polla, a male pornstar who was sixth on the overall list.
Four of the 10 pornstars women searched more than men are gay male pornstars, proving further that many women watch gay porn.
Rounding out Pornhub's data on women users is a fascinating state-by-state map of top searches. Interesting tidbits include women in frigid Alaska searching "party" more than any other state, and the women of Oklahoma getting their rocks off to tattooed women.
In terms of other insights, Pornhub seemed to have a banner year in 2019. The site saw a record amount of uploads with over 6.83 million new videos, which according to them means that if a viewer started watching new videos in 1850, they'd still be watching today — which is a slightly terrifying prospect.
Furthermore, the top three searches this year were "amateur," "alien" — harkening back to all the hoopla about Storm Area 51 — and "POV." You can see all of Pornhub's Year in Review here, and ruminate on all the NSFW content that the site will have in store for 2020.
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Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on Bluesky.
