Virtual reality porn makes up a surprising amount of VR activity, and it’s growing quickly. 60% of the top VR websites are porn, and their traffic is up over 50% in 3 months. Porn is once again on the leading edge of new technology and helping to drive its growth.

A large number of people make their first contact with virtual reality because they hear about vr porn and go searching for it on the internet. In fact, the number one generic search term related to virtual reality is “vr porn”. This gets more searches than other common terms such as “vr games”, “vr videos”, and “vr apps”.

VR is seen in the adult industry as a lucrative and growing niche. And many huge adult sites have been adding more and more virtual reality content, helping to drive the recent growth.

Porn brings people into the general VR ecosystem where they then become consumers of VR devices and mainstream VR content, helping to grow the industry. Parallels can be seen in how porn helped VHS dominate the market, and how it helped grow the internet.

There is good reason that vr porn is finding a home on the web. It is the only truly open platform. Other major platforms, such as the Oculus and SteamVR stores, do not allow adult content. These other platforms are large, but when it comes to virtual reality websites, VRPorn.com recently surpassed Oculus.com to take the #1 spot.

This is encouraged by the development of the open specification WebVR. WebVR allows users to access virtual reality content directly through their browsers without having to download anything. There are no gatekeepers, WebVR opens up virtual reality to anybody with an internet connection. WebVR works on all devices, including mobile.

If porn is an indicator of future success for a technology, then virtual reality may have a very bright future.