showed similar climbing traffic numbers, increasing from a rate of 2% higher use than what the company called an 'average day' at the end of February, to more than 7% higher this week. In the first two weeks of March, traffic from the U.S., the site's largest market, was up around 2% compared to a normal day, but by March 17, it was up more than 6%.Ĭanada and the U.K.
on March 17 was 26.4% higher than usual.Īn increase in traffic to the adult site appeared to correlate with the virus's spread, and the increase in the number of people working from home. The statistics 'clearly illustrate that people all over Europe were happy to have distractions while quarantined at home,' the company wrote on its blog.Īfternoon traffic has jumped as well, which the blog's authors attribute to more people working from the comfort of their homes.
Worldwide on March 17, the day with the most recent available data, traffic to Pornhub was up 11.6%. On the days that the free premium memberships hit Italy, France and Spain, traffic in each country jumped a whopping 57%, 38% and 61% compared to an 'average day,' respectively, the company revealed. Pornhub actually published a series of charts in a blog post entitled 'Coronavirus Insights' to show how traffic to the site has grown as millions around the world self-isolate in their homes.
