Pornhub.com Traffic Dropped During Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Royal Wedding: Massive Drop in Search for XXX Videos
The royal affair became so popular that adult film website, Pornhub witnessed a massive drop in its traffic from around the world.
The world is still not over with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal wedding. From the breathtaking bridal gown to the Duke of Sussex inviting his ex-girlfriend, the grounds of Windsor Castle have still lot more to say. And there is no shortage of statistics when it comes to the fairy-tale royal nuptial ceremony. Over 20 million people tuned in to watch the Royal Wedding in Britain on May 19 as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle became husband and wife—Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The affair became so popular that adult film website, Pornhub.com witnessed a massive drop in its traffic from around the world. Yes, huge fall in search for XXX Videos!
From time to time Pornhub likes to release reports when they notice an unexpected search trend in their service. Yet again, the website has come up with quite a shocking reveal. The data submitted by Pornhub revealed that there was a weighty fall in their traffic on May 19 as compared to a regular standard Saturday. When the royal ceremony began, the worldwide traffic dropped by a 10 percent. United Kingdom dip was even higher with a decline of 21 percent during the wedding. Daily Mail further reported that there was a 17 percent drop in Pornhub traffic at around 5:00 pm on May 19. Well, it seems that the royal wedding 2018 was a cue to all of us that somewhere deep down we are all enjoy witness a love affair more than anything.
Soon after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exchanged their vows and was pronounced as a husband and wife, searches for Meghan Markle rise steeply reaching as high as 2,812 percent on May 21. But spelling is quite a task for porn watchers! Pornhub further revealed that only one out of four people would spell Meghan Markle’s name correctly while many searched for ‘Megan Markle’. On the other hand, searches with the term ‘royal’ went up by 1,865 percent in the days following the royal wedding.
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