Understanding view popularity In the last post we discovered that 6-10 minutes long videos attract the largest number of views overall. And 11-15 minutes long category attracts the largest views per video. However, there is a fundamental flaw in the analysis. Some videos were perhaps, posted earlier and might have attracted more views. So to bring in the element of time, it may be wiser to check views per video per day.

Most popular length of videos In the last post we discovered that most of the videos in Pornhub is between 6 to 10 minutes long. Now, we want to understand which category is watched most. Now, watching most may mean two things. One is sum of views in the category. However, since the number of videos is higher in some categories, it is possible that by default this adds more views.

Video stats Can you guess how many videos are there in Pornhub1? Try taking a wild guess before reading further. Well, there were about 1.22 M videos uploaded in between 2014 to 2019, according to a data published in reddit. The total duration of the videos is about 812 years! Compare it to the total duration of the episodes in The Breaking Bad which is little more than 2 days2.