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THE WAGES OF ?SIN?
The pornography industry generates $57 billion globally and $12bn within the US.
Income breaks down as follows:
Adult videos: $20bn
Escort services: $11bn
Magazines: $7.5bn
Sex clubs: $5bn
Phone sex: $4.5bn
Cable/pay per view: $2.5bn
Internet: $2.5bn
CD-Rom: $1.5bn
Novelties: $1bn
Other: $1.5bn
Porn revenue is larger than the combined revenues of all professional football, baseball and basketball franchises.
US porn revenue exceeds the combined revenues of television networks ABC, CBS, and NBC ($6.2bn).
Child pornography generates $3bn annually.
In Britain 40 million softcore magazines are sold every year, from 40,000 outlets.
An MSNBC poll in February 2002 found that 84% of American men pursue sex-related activities online, as do 16% of women. Americans spent $220 million on fee-paying adult websites in 2001.
US company ComScore
collects data about the pornography viewing habits of American men. They claim that more than 70% of men aged between 18 and 34 with internet access have visited a porn site in the past month.
11 April 2004
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THE WAGES OF ?SIN?
The pornography industry generates $57 billion globally and $12bn within the US.
Income breaks down as follows:
Adult videos: $20bn
Escort services: $11bn
Magazines: $7.5bn
Sex clubs: $5bn
Phone sex: $4.5bn
Cable/pay per view: $2.5bn
Internet: $2.5bn
CD-Rom: $1.5bn
Novelties: $1bn
Other: $1.5bn
Porn revenue is larger than the combined revenues of all professional football, baseball and basketball franchises.
US porn revenue exceeds the combined revenues of television networks ABC, CBS, and NBC ($6.2bn).
Child pornography generates $3bn annually.
In Britain 40 million softcore magazines are sold every year, from 40,000 outlets.
An MSNBC poll in February 2002 found that 84% of American men pursue sex-related activities online, as do 16% of women. Americans spent $220 million on fee-paying adult websites in 2001.
US company ComScore
collects data about the pornography viewing habits of American men. They claim that more than 70% of men aged between 18 and 34 with internet access have visited a porn site in the past month.
11 April 2004
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