Most popular Pornhub searches for last year have been revealed and you might be surprised

When we think about end-of-year roundups, our minds tend to go to Spotify Wrapped, or those little montages your iPhone makes, heavily featuring your ex... Not Pornhub.

Yet, the adult pornography website releases their own data each year - giving us a detailed insight into which categories the masturbators of the world are into.

It can range from the most popular search terms in general, to state by state in the US, or country by country.

2024 was nothing short of a complete and utter whirlwind, and while we're largely glad to see the back of it, we're still interested in the Pornhub stats if we're being totally honest.

Many of the featured terms are genuinely surprising - potentially signalling a change in attitudes towards porn and sex more generally among internet users. More specifically, some of the newer terms being searched for suggest a more woman-centric approach to porn, as well as an interest in more ethical content.

The most popular searches on Pornhub from 2024 have been revealed (Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Trends that defined 2024

This year, Pornhub users were reportedly most eager of all to see gentler, more intimate-looking sex, with the search term 'mindful please' rising by 122 per cent, and 'ethical porn' shooting up by an equally relieving 92 per cent.

Not only is this world's away from the aggression fantasies that hit headlines some years earlier, but it suggests a growing interest in more realistic sexual encounters.

Supporting this assertion, 'authentic sex' searches also sky-rocketed by 43 per cent, whilst 'respectful sex' role by 61 per cent.

However, it seems that being more respectful hasn't been able to take down animated porn, as anime-based searches continue to be amongst those most commonly-searched.

'Hentai' remains in the No. 1 spot - a term which, in Japanese, literally translates to 'pervert' - with related searches like 'animation' up by 28 per cent, and '3D' going up by 19.

Intimacy was seemingly a very popular category on Pornhub this year (Getty Stock Image)

Top categories of 2024

As well as trends, 'hentai' also took the crown for the 'Most Searched for Terms', swiftly followed by 'MILF', becoming the second most-viewed category worldwide and knocking 'lesbian' off the top spot.

Meanwhile, 'Pinay' took third place this year.

Coming in fifth is 'anal', while 'Japanese' takes eighth place, with 'real amateurs' and 'public' also rising up in the ranks.

The top search amongst the female audience was 'muscular men', whilst 'cosplay' and 'behind the scenes' indicates that viewers were hoping to branch out in there in terms of fantasies.

Categories by generation were also generated (Pornhub)

Top countries by traffic

I bet you are wondering - who is watching all this porn? Well, we've got the answer for you.

In 2024, the US was able to retain its position was Pornhub's greatest audience, with France serving as runner-up, the Phillippines landing in third, and Mexico coming in fourth.

In fifth is the UK, with the most common searches amongst Brits being 'MILK' and 'lesbian'.

In Germany and Italy - both of which boast huge numbers of viewers - they prefer something close to home, with 'German' and 'Italian' being amongst their top searches.

Same goes for Japan, who primarily stuck with 'Japanese', as well as 'Uncensored content', while the Phillippines' top searches were 'Pinoy' and 'Pinay'.

Sometimes it's easiest to stick with what you know, I guess.