How does Pornhub work?

At the end of the last century the internet took off and it was still pretty easy to set up a porn business. Building a website was enough, and that’s exactly what an entrepreneur and specialist from the Netherlands did. In 1994 he started TheHun.com and around 2000 it was basically just a page with links to paid adult sites. The income came from advertising. That’s how Pornhub.com ultimately became huge as well, and these days it’s one of the most visited adult websites worldwide with no less than 100 billion video views per year! Pornhub is also in the global top 40 of the biggest sites in the world.
At the moment there are more than 100 million visitors a day on Pornhub.com and if you include YouPorn and Redtube it’s even more than 125 million.
Around 20% of daily visitors are registered users and have a Pornhub account.
A fun fact: almost a quarter of all visitors are women. And the average user is just over 35 years old. And every day there are now more than 500,000 VR porn views.

Dutch users on Pornhub

On the list of countries that generate the most traffic, the Netherlands is in 15th place, which shows that the site is very popular in NL. 

A few years ago, on average around 144 pages per inhabitant were visited on the site, putting us in 10th place worldwide.

The tabs on Pornhub’s homepage

These are as follows:
- Porn videos
- Categories
- Live cams
- Porn stars
- Meet and have sex
- Community
- Photos and GIFs

How much does a Pornhub membership cost?

Absolutely nothing, because signing up is free! All you have to do is click on ‘sign up’ in the top right corner, choose a name and enter a valid email address. After registering you can fully take part in the Pornhub community. You can now upload, download and rate videos, and communicate with other members. If you want even more, there’s the "porno premium" package for the ultimate experience.

Why should you join the Pornhub community?

When you join the Pornhub community, you can not only upload videos, but also save your favourites, create and share your own playlists and subscribe to your favourites. You can also download videos for free and communicate with other members in the community.

Pornhub Select

Pornhub Select is all about showcasing the best HD videos. You can recognise them by the clean design, the best HD videos, few ads and endless scrolling, so you can enjoy the best possible porn experience. With a Pornhub subscription you get access to the best videos out there. How a Pornhub subscription, a Pornhub Premium account, works, what it costs and much more, you can read in the article: "Wat is een Pornhub Premium account en hoe werkt het?"

How does Pornhub make its money?

One of the main sources is the advertising you see before, during and after the videos. The big difference from other sites is that only other porn sites advertise there. Think of smaller porn sites that want more visitors and find their audience via Pornhub.com. They pay in exchange for being allowed to place ads with the goal of driving visitors to their own site.
Another revenue stream is the "premium accounts". An account costs less than 10 dollars per month and gives you a lot of benefits.

Pornhub Premium

Pornhub Premium is a subscription service from Pornhub that gives users access to extra features and benefits compared to the free version of the site.

The benefits of Pornhub Premium

• Ad-free: No ads while you watch.
• High quality: Access to videos in HD and sometimes even 4K.
• Exclusive content: Exclusive videos and scenes that aren’t available to free users.
• Download options: Ability to download videos for offline use.
• Faster loading times: Better streaming performance and faster loading.

How much does Pornhub Premium cost?

The costs for Pornhub Premium vary, but are usually around:

• Monthly subscription: About €9.99 per month.
• Yearly subscription: About €95.88 per year (which works out to about €7.99 per month).

Prices may vary depending on promotions and region. For the most up-to-date prices you can visit the official Pornhub website.

In the article Wat is een Pornhub Premium account en hoe werkt het? you can read all about the costs, duration, benefits and more of a Pornhub Premium subscription.

Alternative porn sites?

Do you want to know which other porn sites are also popular and highly rated? You can read all about it in the article "Top 10 beste pornosites" or "Top 10 beste porno sites van 2024" and quickly and easily find a suitable and reliable porn site to get your rocks off!

Another recommendation is the erotic webcams, which are currently extremely popular for active live sessions with models. Top picks include Stripchat.com and Chaturbate.com