Research / July 2026
−47%
twelve-month change in “onlyfans” search interest
The Shape of Adult Search, 2025-2026: AI Relationships Are the Only Growing Corner
Sindexed tracked twelve months of US search-interest data across 19 head terms spanning adult AI tools, companions, and legacy formats. The pattern is consistent: creator-platform and legacy-format interest is flat or falling, AI companion and uncensored-chat interest is rising, and demand inside AI chat is consolidating around a single winner. Figures are free to cite with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
Key findings
- 1. Search interest in "onlyfans" fell 47% over the window. The single biggest query in adult search (9.1M/mo US) is also its fastest faller. Creator-platform search demand is cooling while tool and companion queries grow.
- 2. AI relationships are the growth story — and it is not just girlfriends. "ai boyfriend" (+23%) is growing faster than "ai girlfriend" (+2%), alongside "ai companion app" (+37%) and "free ai girlfriend" (+35%). The companion category is broadening beyond its stereotype.
- 3. Users are searching for fewer filters, not more features. "uncensored ai chat" (+41%) is the fastest-growing head term in the basket. Demand is moving toward platforms that state what they allow — which makes published policies and guardrails a competitive surface, not fine print.
- 4. AI chat is consolidating in real time. Within the same category and window: "janitor ai" +17% while "spicychat" fell 36% and "crushon ai" fell 45%. Search demand is picking a winner.
- 5. Queries are specializing: the category noun is flat, the tool query grows. "ai porn" is roughly flat (-3%) while "ai porn generator" grew 22%. Searchers increasingly name the tool class they want, not the genre.
- 6. Legacy formats drift down together. "hentai" (-8%), "porn games" (-12%), "cam sites" (-1%): none collapsing, none growing. The demand rotation is toward AI, gradually and consistently.
All 18 head terms, 12 months of interest
Sorted by 12-month change. Sparklines show the normalized monthly interest curve; green = rising, pink = falling, grey = roughly flat.
| Query | US vol/mo | 12-month curve | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncensored ai chat | 5,400 | +41% | |
| ai companion app | 1,900 | +37% | |
| free ai girlfriend | 9,900 | +35% | |
| ai boyfriend | 14,800 | +23% | |
| ai porn generator | 90,500 | +22% | |
| janitor ai | 1,500,000 | +17% | |
| ai girlfriend | 74,000 | +2% | |
| cam sites | 5,400 | -1% | |
| nsfw ai image generator | 9,900 | -2% | |
| ai porn | 550,000 | -3% | |
| ai porn video generator | 8,100 | -5% | |
| hentai | 6,120,000 | -8% | |
| nsfw ai chat | 22,200 | -11% | |
| porn games | 673,000 | -12% | |
| ai sex chat | 40,500 | -29% | |
| spicychat | 368,000 | -36% | |
| crushon ai | 301,000 | -45% | |
| onlyfans | 9,140,000 | -47% |
Methodology
Source: Semrush US database, July 2026. Volumes are current monthly US search volume. Change compares the average of the last three months of Semrush's normalized 12-month search-interest index against the first three months of the same window, per keyword — it measures each query's own trajectory, not absolute volume shifts between queries. Basket of 19 head terms selected to cover every category in the Heat Index. Trend directions for platform-name queries corroborate the Heat traffic data independently.
Licensing and citation
All figures free to reuse with attribution to Sindexed and a link to this page (CC BY 4.0). Full basket data: support@sindexed.com.