R16: Kiwis' Porn Habits Revealed

New Zealanders' porn-watching habits have been revealed and it turns out Kiwis spend a lot more time indulging than the worldwide average.

On a per capita basis Kiwis are the fifth most regular visitors to website PornHub, behind the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland and ahead of Norway, Iceland, Australia, Sweden and Denmark.

But Kiwis are not ones to let porn mess with their rugby- watching habits the website reports the number of viewers from New Zealand dropping 47 per cent during the 2015 Rugby World Cup final.

Interestingly, more women appreciate porn in the land of the long white cloud than in most other countries, with 35 per cent of Kiwi visitors to PornHub being female, according to the site.

Kiwis spend an average of nine minutes and 37 seconds on PornHub, 21 seconds longer than the worldwide average length.

In Gisborne, that time increases by 27 seconds, with viewers putting aside more than 10 minutes on average each time they visit the site.

The higher-than-average number of visits from New Zealand women to the site puts us in the top 10 countries in this category.

The top three most searched terms by Kiwi women users were "lesbian", "Kim Kardashian", and "threesome".

According to the site, women in New Zealand were 65 per cent more likely to view the "MILF" category, 41 per cent more likely to view the Asian category and 29 per cent more likely to view the Indian category.

In worldwide trends, the number of searches containing Game of Thrones spiked when the fantasy TV show's first and last episodes aired on United States channel HBO.

The first episode of 2015 aired on April 13, after which searches spiked by almost 200 per cent. Similarly, on the day of the finale June 15 searches spiked by 212 per cent.

Searches containing Star Wars also peaked with the release of the latest instalment of the science fiction franchise in the US, increasing a whopping 1854 per cent around December 18, 2015 release date of The Force Awakens.

New Zealanders' porn habits in 2015

Most popular day: Sunday

Least popular day: Friday

Most popular time to watch: 10pm to 11pm

Average time spent per visit: 9 minutes and 37 seconds.

Female viewers: 35 per cent, compared to 23 per cent worldwide.

Worldwide rank for visitors to Porn Hub: 38

Most searched term: Lesbian. Worldwide, the top search for women in 2015 was "lesbian", while for men it was "step mom".

NZ viewers' age groups

18-24: 35 per cent

25-34: 25 per cent

35-44: 17 per cent

45-54: 11 per cent

55-64: 7 per cent

65+: 5 per cent

Read the full article at nzherald.co.nz