Type of site | Pornographic video sharing |
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Founded | 1997 |
Owner | WGCZ Holding |
URL | www.xnxx.com |
Advertising | Yes |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Current status | Active |
XNXX is a website for sharing and viewing pornographic videos. As of August 2024 [update] , it is the 46th-most-visited website in the world and the fourth most-visited adult website after Pornhub, XVideos and xHamster. [1] It launched in 2000 and is currently hosted in Paris, with servers and offices in Montreal, Tokyo and Newark.[ citation needed ]
XNXX is owned by WGCZ Holding, the same company that runs XVideos, another popular pornographic website. [2]
A Business Insider ranking from 2018 placed it in the three most popular porn sites worldwide. [3]
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XNXX was founded in 1997. [4] WGCZ Holding's ownership was first revealed in 2014 when WGCZ brought a Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy case against a similar domain in 2014. [2] [5] [6] [7]
In March 2016, The Next Web identified WGCZ Holding as a Polish company headed by Stephane Michael Pacaud and Deborah Malorie Pacaud. [8]
In 2018, the Government of India blocked XNXX, among other porn websites, after a Uttarakhand High Court court order demanding the same in a rape case where the perpetrators stated they were motivated to do so after watching online pornography. [9]
In January 2023, The Financial Times reported that WGCZ tube sites XVideos and XNXX receive 6 billion visits a month. [10]
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