Why SA has Africa’s highest porn viewership
SA’s ‘sensual’ viewership — the highest in Africa and 19th in the world — is linked to high stress levels, say sex therapists
It’s that time again, when we look back on the year that was. It’s been a mixed time for SA, with judge Ray Zondo cracking the whip against corruption and the economy teetering on a tightrope.Talking about whips cracking and reflection, it is also the time when Pornhub, the world’s biggest online porn site, releases its year-end stats on the previous year — or as it likes to call it, "the best place to discover and reflect on what we’ve collectively been searching for".2017 marked the 10th anniversary of the site, which last year catered to 28.5-billion visitors, an average of 81-million people a day."With 24.7-billion searches performed on the site [in 2017], there was clearly a lot to find," the review reads. "This translates to about 50,000 searches a minute and 800 searches a second. This is also incidentally the same number of hamburgers that McDonald’s sells every second, which has nothing to do with us but somehow makes the numbers easier to digest."The review includes many c...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.