About
Pornhub (site domain Pornhub.com) is an online pornographic video hosting and sharing website launched May 24, 2007. With four and-a-half million unique visitors visiting the site everyday, it is the largest of the pornographic website due to its large gallery of videos.
Origin
The site was originally founded by online developer Matt Keezer in early 2007.[1] In 2010, it was bought out by businessman Fabian Thylmann, who founded the company MindGeek, which became a porn monopoly[2]. On January 7th, 2014, the Pornhub team did an AMA on reddit[3], getting over 15,000 comments and questions.
Joke Videos
Jokes Videos are a common joke on Pornhub, where someone will upload a non porn video with a sexual title, when the video itself is not in fact sexual.
Notable Examples
Pornhub Ads
In May of 2014, Pornhub begun a non pornographic ad contest[4] with people voting for the best. In October of the same year, the winner was put up in Times Square[5].
Search Interest
External References
[1]- New York Magazine – The Geek Kings of Smut
[2]- Spiegel – Fabian Thylmann and his Revolutionary Porn Business Model
[3]- reddit – We are the Pornhub Team – AMA!
[4]- Adweek – Here are the 15 finalists for Pornhub’s search for a brilliant non pornographic ad
[5]- Adweek – Pornhub Erects a Huge Billboard in Times Square after long search for a great non pornographic ad