Amid the ongoing situation, a 95 per cent spike in traffic to adult sites during the three-week coronavirus lockdown. It seems that the Indian audience has increased their porn consumption while in quarantine.
Data show the country, the fastest-growing smartphone market, registered a 20 per cent jump in consuming porn content even before the official restrictions kicked in late March.
Although several Indian telecom operators have blocked a number of adult sites, their content still can be accessed on mirror domains.
Released by Pornhub, the world’s biggest porn site, the statistics delivered insights into consumption patterns since the coronavirus pandemic induced quarantines and lockdowns across the world.
Here’s looking at India, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA are up to.
From the above graphics, it is observed that South Korea did not have complete lockdowns like most of the other nations in focus. So, the viewership stats do not see major spikes. The South Korean traffic to adult sites remained constant throughout March and start of April.
Spain, like its close European counterparts, had similar spikes as soon as it ordered a complete lockdown on March 14. Pornhub data suggest the Spanish traffic went up above 60 per cent during the period.
Switzerland’s web traffic to porn sites increased around 25 from the start of the nationwide lockdown on March 19.
The American traffic to pornography shows multiple spikes, corresponding with restrictions the states ordered.
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