How did COVID-19 change the porn industry?

The coronavirus pandemic that hit the world in early 2020 took the world by surprise. The porn industry is nothing if not adaptable; we’ve seen the rise of Covid porn and a whole new adult industry emerge.

People still got horny and needed a release during the pandemic. Stay-at-home orders and the whole live entertainment industry grinding to a halt across much of the world had an interesting effect on sex and masturbation.

What happened to the porn industry during the Covid pandemic? Let’s explore:

• How porn affected studios and professional porn producers
• What the pandemic did for the careers of porn models and creators
• The emergence of a whole new porn genre called Covid porn

What happened to professional porn during Covid?

Like most of the world, the porn industry came to an abrupt pause when the pandemic hit around March 2020. All the studios and porn producers shut down their sets and there was no porn being made.

It was the same across the whole entertainment industry in California. It was more than three months before porn production started again, but it looked a whole lot different.

Minimal people have been allowed on set, meaning scenes like:

• Gangbangs
• Threesomes
• Double penetration
• Swingers
• Step-families

Had to be curtailed.

Some studios went as far as banning kissing and other fluid-heavy content like squirting. Masks weren’t required during filming, but everyone behind the camera was having to mask up to protect the crew and performers.

The porn industry is no stranger to infectious diseases. Indeed, so health experts suggested that the world at large could learn a thing or two from how the porn industry dealt with the HIV epidemic and still works to protect performers. 

Currently, every porn performer gets tested for HIV every two weeks and any positive tests are treated, their contacts tracked, and traced so they can be tested to check they’re also healthy. Sound familiar?

The Free Speech Coalition – an industry body for porn – has even put together resources for porn sets to follow. The guidance is pretty logical, like disinfecting surfaces and maintaining social distancing; porn performers know how important their physical health is.

Production is back on track now, with normal precautions being taken.

How did Covid affect porn models and creators?

Although platforms like OnlyFans have been around for years, the pandemic jumpstarted their popularity.

Anyone can upload porn content to sites like OnlyFans, ManyVids, and AVN Stars. Amateur creators share these platforms with some of the biggest names in the business, with megastars like Lena Paul attracting over 470k likes.

Although no platform released numbers about how many new creators they took on, many more people turned to creating porn as their side hustle. Having an account to sell your nudes and lewds as well as full-on sex tapes became much more normal during the pandemic.

People who may have previously indulged in strip clubs, escorts, prostitutes, and other real-life sexual pursuits turned to the internet. Porn made for the mass market wasn’t always what they wanted, so they turned to the personalized service on offer from creators.

Custom experiences like the Girlfriend Experience and jerk-off instructions offered a more intimate Covid porn deal. This type of content not only keeps buyers happy; it has meant creators can charge higher prices for more bespoke, niche content.

When it comes to Covid, porn changed massively with the control of content going into the hands of creators. Studios weren’t needed to produce and distribute videos and plenty of porn consumers have been happy with the quality of the sex videos they’ve been getting.

Is Covid porn a thing?

Covid porn is developed into a whole new niche and creators have been keen to fill the gaping hole in the market.

Pretty much as soon as the pandemic happened, people the world over started searching for “covid porn”. Humans really do get horny about anything…

The top three countries that have searched for “covid porn” since the pandemic started are:

1. Zimbabwe
2. Trinidad and Tobago
3. South Africa

While the top three states hunting for some face masked fucking are:

1. Delaware
2. Montana
3. North Dakota

Clearly, porn-watchers the world over find the world-changing pandemic something that’s worthy of a cheeky wank. Just to confirm, there’s no problem with this – all kinks and fetishes are welcome here at SinParty. It’s interesting though…

What does Covid porn look like?

Covid porn tends to show people having sex wearing face masks. Some videos will add more medical kit like a doctor’s white coat or a hot nurse’s cosplay outfit.

Another element of Covid porn is masturbation. Since so many people have been isolated and not able to meet up with their partners or fuck buddies, some creators focused on getting themselves off.

Other Covid porn videos include:

• Delivery guy-style fantasies
• Step-family sex
• Exploring new sexual experiences out of boredom

There are even some Covid porn videos just showing women coughing.

The ways Covid affected the porn industry

Porn was hit like any other industry as the world closed borders, grounded planes, and shut up shop.

The big studios that require lots of people on set and strangers in close proximity – dick in pussy type of close – had to cease all work for months. The whole porn-making machine froze for a while and when filming started again health protocols have been implemented.

Creators and porn watchers alike have adapted. Models started self-producing and connecting directly with their audience, like a lot of people who never did porn also began. Viewers lapped it up, getting personal content and even inventing a new porn genre – Covid porn.

The changes are here to stay and creators looking for a platform to start their post-pandemic porn career can sign up for an account with SinParty.