Tuesday, October 06, 2015

Decoding Porn-watching habits of i-phone & Android users..

60% of the traffic on Pornhub comes through mobile devices. And when it comes to mobile devices there are only two competing brands- iPhone and Android. The user statistics, content searched by these users and how they interact with the site was so interesting that Pornhub decided to dig into the data to do a comparative analysis.

Quite interestingly the article depicts several similarities and differences amongst iOS and Android users in the preference of the videos they would like to watch, time spent per visit, and demographics of the population. Undoubtedly mobile users dominate over desktop users and when choosing a mobile device, speed and overall performance were the two major criteria taken into account. It is interesting to note that in terms of geographic presence Android is the more prevalent operating system in Asia and Europe and South America as compared to iOS which dominates in North America. On a deeper thought it seems logical as IPhones and IPads, due to their high price range, are not unaffordable for developing economies which dominate in Asia and South America. Specially India, in Asia, with its significant population base and 70% Android usage significantly tilts the balance for Android in Asia due to the low pricing points of phones supporting Android. From a marketing standpoint this definitely helps in assessing an organisation’s marketing spend budgets by operating platform. Whereas in Asia your ad spends should be more for Android platforms, the reverse is true if you are a marketer in US.

Another interesting highlight was the preference of keywords between the platforms when browsing Pornhub. iOS users reflected a strong preference for older keywords like “mom” and “step mom”. Given the majority of iOS users are in US, this reflects a strong interest in viewing content with older people. This could definitely help advertisers market their product targeted for older population in the US such as beauty products, health supplements etc. with older models in their advertisements to connect to the wider audience.

The last interesting statistic is the average time spent by users on Android vs iOS per visit. Whereas Android users spend a bit over 10mins per session iOS users are much less patient and spent only 8min and 40 sec. This would enable advertisers to target the length of their videos by operating systems and geographies in time spans that are successful in retaining user attention.




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