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The future of the [Commercial Sex Industry].
07.10/2011
Emily Empel
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“Wellness,” “dating,” “massage,”
“escort,” and “dancing” replace
hustling and streetwalking.
© Source: Sudhir Venkatesh
Tech Tools 25% Clients
acquired through
BlackBerry 70%
iPhone 19%
Other smartphone
11%
Source: Sudhir Venkatesh ©
Global Commercial Sex Industry Commercial Sex Industry
Services
Contact Based
Prostitution
Str
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Non-contact Based
Adult Entertainment
Sex Shows
Strip clubs
Hustle club
Show club
Social club
Remote Sex
Goods
Pornography
Adult Film
Pro
fessio
na
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Go
nzo
Am
ate
ur
Adult Print
Sex Toys
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annual growth
Source: Jerry Ropelato
5.39%
$13.3 billion*
$46.9 billion
*Larger revenue than the NFL, MLB and NBA combined.
(2006)
(2030 projected)
U.S. Sex Industry Revenue
Source: Jerry Ropelato
$97 billion*
$340 billion
*Larger than the combined revenues of the top ten web tech companies.
(2006)
(2030 projected)
Global Pornography Revenue
Source: Jerry Ropelato
71% 65% 65%
51%
26%
Canada Israel Britain New Zealand United States
In favor of legalizing prostitution?
© Source: Ronald John Weitzer
“The scale of prostitution has been enlarged to the
extent where we can justifiably speak of a commercial
sex sector that is integrated into the economic, social
and political life of [Southeast Asian] countries.”
© Source: International Labor Organization
Trend 1: Client preferences dependent on
worker region.
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“GF” experience
Sex Tourism
The new sex requirements.
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Trend 2: Legitimate organizations realize
economic value of sex industry.
1991 1993
© U.S. Phone Sex Calls to San Tome
Source: Sheila Jeffreys
4,300
360,000
The Global
Face of Sex
Workers
Trend 3: Technologies expand the definition
and influence of commercial sex.
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Choose your relationship criteria.
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Technological
Physical
Infidelity? Both
Forecast
Assumptions
• Developed vs.
developing world
• Mainstream growth
• Acceptance of sex
technologies
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Let’s talk about
[the] sex [industry].
Let's talk about all
the good things
And the bad things
that may be.
