Worldwide, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
Q2 2023
Number of respondents
19,293 respondents
Supplementary notes
Consumers participated in the survey in the following countries: the U.S., UK, Australia, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Czechia, Greece
The source indicates that the research always includes a minimum of 1,000 respondents in each country.
Date of release is date of access.
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Share of shoppers buying sex toys online 2023, by gender
Male shoppers were more likely than their female counterparts to purchase erotic materials and toys online, a survey conducted in the second quarter of 2023 revealed. In France, approximately ** percent of male shoppers reported buying sex toys via digital channels, versus ** percent for their female counterparts. Similar gender differences in online shopping for sex toys were displayed in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden.
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Klarna. (November 20, 2023). Share of global consumers purchasing sex toys online in selected countries in 2nd quarter 2023, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1348897/sex-toys-online-shoppers-by-gender/
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