Pornhub is a Canadian-owned Internet pornography video-sharing website, one of several owned by Aylo, an adult entertainment conglomerate formerly known as MindGeek, Manwin and Mansef. It allows visitors to watch videos across many categories, including professional and amateur content, and lets users upload and share their own. As of June 2026, it was the most-visited pornography website and the 25th-most-visited website overall.
Origins and ownership
The site was launched on 25 May 2007 by web developer Matt Keezer as part of the company Interhub. In March 2010 it was bought by Fabian Thylmann as part of the Manwin conglomerate, now known as Aylo. In 2013 Thylmann sold his stake to Feras Antoon and David Tassillo, who served until 2022 as CEO and COO. The company also experimented with curation services such as Pornhub Select and PornIQ, which generated personalized playlists using data about viewers.
Controversies and reforms
The site has faced criticism over the handling of non-consensual pornography, child sexual abuse material and sex trafficking. In December 2020, after a critical New York Times column, Mastercard and Visa stopped processing payments for the site, and Pornhub removed all videos uploaded by unverified users, reducing its content from 13 million to 4 million videos. Lawsuits followed in several jurisdictions, and the company has been criticized for slow responses to reported material.