According to a survey conducted in September 2022 among teenagers in the United States, 44 percent of the respondents that reported purposely watching pornography online did so on porn websites. Around 38 percent of respondents reported watching adult content and pornography on social media, while regular video sites and platforms were indicated by 34 percent of U.S. teens.
Online platforms and services teenagers in the United States used to consume pornography and adult content weekly as of September 2022
weekly viewership, among teens who intentionally viewed pornography online
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
According to the source: "online pornography includes any videos or photos viewed on websites, social media, or anywhere else on the internet that show nudity and sexual acts intended to entertain and sexually arouse the viewer."
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Common Sense Media. (January 10, 2023). Online platforms and services teenagers in the United States used to consume pornography and adult content weekly as of September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360175/platforms-weekly-used-teens-watch-pornography/
Common Sense Media. "Online platforms and services teenagers in the United States used to consume pornography and adult content weekly as of September 2022." Chart. January 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360175/platforms-weekly-used-teens-watch-pornography/
Common Sense Media. (2023). Online platforms and services teenagers in the United States used to consume pornography and adult content weekly as of September 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360175/platforms-weekly-used-teens-watch-pornography/
Common Sense Media. "Online Platforms and Services Teenagers in The United States Used to Consume Pornography and Adult Content Weekly as of September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360175/platforms-weekly-used-teens-watch-pornography/
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Online platforms and services teenagers in the United States used to consume pornography and adult content weekly as of September 2022 [Graph], Common Sense Media, January 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360175/platforms-weekly-used-teens-watch-pornography/
