We reached 5.1% market share!
We need to grow that 0.5%!
this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2024
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That's not true. Texas is the largest state to be affected by the pornhub ban, and Texas makes up 9% of the US population. Including all ~~12~~ 16 of the states with pornhub restrictions, the total is actually 24% of the US population. Those are big enough numbers to swing stats.
Now you have to consider which users are more likely to know how to use a VPN on their system and realize that a lot of traffic is being re-routed through other states and countries.
Where are you getting 12 from? I'm seeing 8.
You're correct, though. As far as I can tell, nearly a quarter of all Americans are geographically blocked from Pornhub (unless they use a VPN).
My source was a map posted to Reddit in July 2024. However after doing more research, Wikipedia reports it is now actually 16 states.
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