Pornhub
| Primary URL | Location | Industry | pornhub[.]com |
Country
United States of America
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Entertainment
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Profile
Pornhub is an online adult entertainment platform that provides streaming access to a large library of pornographic videos. The service allows users to watch content for free, upload their own material, and interact through comments and ratings. It organizes videos into numerous categories and offers personalized recommendations based on viewing history. The platform is accessible via web browsers and mobile applications worldwide.
The company operates a freemium business model, offering a basic free tier supported by advertising and a premium subscription that removes ads and provides additional features such as higher resolution playback and exclusive content. It maintains a bug bounty program that invites security researchers to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities in exchange for rewards. This program was referenced by the company following a public claim of a security breach in May 2016. In that incident, a researcher using the alias 1x0123 alleged to have compromised a subdomain and offered shell access for payment, but Pornhub concluded the claim was a hoax and asserted that no systems were breached.
Pornhub is headquartered in the United States of America and is a subsidiary of the larger adult entertainment conglomerate MindGeek. As part of MindGeek, it shares resources and infrastructure with other adult-oriented websites owned by the same parent company. The organization’s primary market consists of adult consumers seeking video content, and it serves an international audience through its internet‑based delivery. No further quantitative details about user numbers or revenue are provided in the source material.
