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The adult internet, measured. Free to cite, updated monthly.
This is the data layer of the adult internet. Sindexed continuously measures worldwide search demand, audits published privacy policies, and investigates how the category is being gamed, across every platform that matters, in one place, nowhere else. The Heat Index re-measures monthly; audits are re-run as policies change. Every figure is free to cite with attribution and a link (CC BY 4.0). Journalists and researchers, help yourselves.
118.2M
monthly worldwide search visits tracked
August 2026
Worldwide Search Demand for Adult Platforms: The August 2026 Heat Index
The index goes worldwide: 118.2M monthly search visits mapped platform by platform. Cam demand slid 6.5% in one cycle, hentai surged 10.3%, and DLsite doubled to take the porn games lead. First edition with like-for-like monthly movement.
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top results for a porn search are planted spam, four on university pages
July 2026
All Five of Google's Top Results for “Best AI Porn Apps” Are Spam
Every one of Google’s top five US results for that search is planted spam: Roosevelt, Eastern, Cornell Law and George Mason pages, plus the software platform Benchling. Eleven organisations in all. We counted, priced and mapped the hijack.
40.25M
monthly US search visits tracked
July 2026
US Search Demand for Adult Platforms: The July 2026 Heat Index
JanitorAI now out-draws every cam site except Chaturbate. 40.25M monthly US search visits, mapped platform by platform; AI is 10.7% of demand and climbing. Updated monthly.
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platforms pass all three privacy checks
July 2026
The Ghost Report: We Audited the Privacy Policies of 68 Adult Platforms
Only 1 platform in 68 passes all three basic privacy checks. 48 could not demonstrate a single one. Every verdict quotes the platform’s own published policy, with source links.
-47%
twelve-month change in "onlyfans" search interest
July 2026
The Shape of Adult Search, 2025-2026: AI Relationships Are the Only Growing Corner
Twelve months of search-interest data: “onlyfans” interest down 47%, “ai boyfriend” up 23%, and a winner-take-all consolidation inside AI chat.
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government and university hosts documented (first count)
July 2026
The Parasite Files: Spam PDFs on Government and University Sites Are Gaming Adult AI Search
The first count. AI-porn spam PDFs ranking from West Point, UC San Diego, the University of Kentucky, and state .gov domains, uploaded through unsecured public web forms. A follow-up census found eleven more.
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