Pornography Addiction and Industry Statistics
§ As of 2003, there were 1.3 million pornographic websites; 260 million pages (N2H2, 2003).
§ The total porn industry revenue for 2006: $13.3 billion in the United States; $97 billion worldwide (Internet Filter Review).
§ U.S. adult DVD/video rentals in 2005: almost 1 billion (Adult Video News). Hotel viewership for adult films: 55% (cbsnews.com).
§ Unique worldwide users visiting adult web sites monthly: 72 million (Internet Filter Review).
§ Number of hardcore pornography titles released in 2005 (U.S.): 13,588 (Internet Filter Review).
§ Adults admitting to Internet sexual addiction: 10%; 28% of those are women (internet-filter-review.com).
§ More than 70% of men from 18 to 34 visit a pornographic site in a typical month (comScore Media Metrix).
§ More than 20,000 images of child pornography posted online every week (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 10/8/03).
§ Approximately 20% of all Internet pornography involves children (National Center for Mission & Exploited Children).
§ 100,000 websites offer illegal child pornography (U.S. Customs Service estimate).
§ As of December 2005, child pornography was a $3 billion annual industry (internet-filter-review.com).
“At a 2003 meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, two thirds of the 350 divorce lawyers who attended said the Internet played a significant role in the divorces in the past year, with excessive interest in online porn contributing to more than half such cases. Pornography had an almost non-existent role in divorce just seven or eight years ago.” (Divorcewizards.com)
Christians, Pastors and Church Pornography Statistics
§ A 1996 Promise Keepers survey at one of their stadium events revealed that over 50% of the men in attendance were involved with pornography within one week of attending the event.
§ 51% of pastors say cyber-porn is a possible temptation. 37% say it is a current struggle (Christianity Today, Leadership Survey, 12/2001).
§ Over half of evangelical pastors admits viewing pornography last year.
§ Roger Charman of Focus on the Family’s Pastoral Ministries reports that approximately 20 percent of the calls received on their Pastoral Care Line are for help with issues such as pornography and compulsive sexual behavior.
§ In a 2000 Christianity Today survey, 33% of clergy admitted to having visited a sexually explicit Web site. Of those who had visited a porn site, 53% had visited such sites “a few times
