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Sam Sugar blogged an attempt at realistic porn stats: Figures detailing the size and shape of the jizz bizz are always fun to look at. They tend towards the overoptimistic, whomever’s behind them. ~ snip (but go read it, it’s interesting perspective) ~ This hasn’t stopped AVN, the industry’s leading magazine, from attempting to compile […]

Sam Sugar blogged an attempt at realistic porn stats:

Figures detailing the size and shape of the jizz bizz are always fun to look at. They tend towards the overoptimistic, whomever’s behind them.

~ snip (but go read it, it's interesting perspective) ~

This hasn’t stopped AVN, the industry’s leading magazine, from attempting to compile some data on what’s actually going on. Clearly their research isn’t independent, but they have referred to reports by Jupiter, Forbes, The New York Times and others which, assuming a modicum of honesty, should make these numbers as good as anyone else’s.

Then follows a bulleted list of statistics, such as:

  • 35% (the largest portion) of adult website viewers earn over $75K per anum
  • $700M worth of mobile adult content was sold worldwide in 2005
  • $1.5B (12%) – US adult novelty sales in 2005

The trade show crowd definitely bore this out. I didn't see very many trenchcoat pervs at all – and about twice as many female fans compared to last year.