Hello, ladies and gentlemen, in this article, I want to talk about how much “rising stars” in adult cinema earned on Pornhub, and also discuss the prospects for 2025.
Surprisingly, it proved very difficult to approach freelance porn actors. Most of them refused to disclose their real incomes, and those who agreed asked not to reveal their identity. Unfortunately, only 3 people agreed to disclose their real monthly incomes, and it was not possible to reach an agreement with the others.
By the way, I spoke with someone who earns money by posting videos recorded from the Skyrim porn mod. At the moment, he has abandoned the channel as it does not bring him an acceptable income, but at the time of the interview, he was still working on the platform.
Porn makers also face serious identification issues on the platform, so it is possible not to receive income for views at all, only pulling money through third-party services such as Patreon, Boosty.
I will add that this article will not contain adult materials, only information about incomes on Pornhub.
Please note that the creation and distribution of pornographic materials are legally prohibited in many countries, and engaging in this “side job” can lead to criminal responsibility, so I strongly do not recommend it. Of course, the concept of pornography in the laws of many countries is very vague, but there have been several cases where people were prosecuted for its production and distribution. And these cases did not end in favor of the defendants.
By the way, this may be one of the reasons why actors and actresses do not want to disclose their identities.
Income of the Community on Pornhub
At the moment, residents of Russia cannot earn anything on this platform because Pornhub has refused to monetize videos from individuals in this country. Let’s see how the situation changes in the future, but currently, Russians can only earn on this platform while being abroad. However, in Russia itself, the production and distribution of pornography are legally prohibited, so the lack of monetization is not the main issue for Russians.
And now, let’s get down to business.
I think there’s no need to explain what this platform is and what is posted there. First, let me state a few obvious facts:
Girls earn the most here, which is not surprising.
Stars with non-traditional orientations are highly in demand, including those of all genders.
There’s a separate category of people who earn money from animations, 3D videos, or modifications to games. However, models cannot participate in such formats in the model program. Only donations or advertising for partner websites are allowed.
Regular heterosexual men can earn here only by inviting various models and engaging in unconventional shoots or participating in non-traditional scenes.
Now, let’s talk about how much “stars” from the local community earn. Please note, these are not employees of large well-known studios but ordinary enthusiasts. I managed to interview models from Russia and Ukraine who decided to monetize their intimate activities.
There is even a referral program in the Pornhub partner program, but I won’t participate in it, although they offer decent money.
Rumor has it that the income in 2023 decreased, probably due to political events and the preceding times of the coronavirus. At the moment, you can earn around $0.60 for 1000 views, which is not an impressive amount.
Yes, there are more viewers now, but advertisers are investing less money in advertising, leading to a decline in the value of a thousand views. 2025 The year has just begun, it’s too early to draw conclusions, but 2023 was a less successful year for models in terms of income. However, the previous year was challenging for the entire world.
In 2022, due to well-known events, more models appeared on the platform, and competition increased. People who lost their jobs and prospects began trying to earn in this field.
Russian models no longer have access to PH, unless they relocate to other countries or create foreign wallets. Many models chose to relocate to Eastern Europe, particularly to the Czech Republic, where it is easier to engage in such activities within the framework of the criminal code.
Now, let’s move on to interviews where the models themselves will talk about the Pornhub Community and their earnings on the platform.
“Star” No. 1 and How Much She Earns on PornHub
A rather attractive representative from Ukraine. Prior to this, she worked as an ordinary telemarketer, making calls and selling goods. I think she needed to moan just like in the videos to increase sales, but she decided to take a different path. She could have gone into ASMR.
I won’t mention the city where this remarkable person lives. Promised anonymity. Let the person tell what prompted them to take this step.
At work, I earned about $300 a month. We were paid in dollars, not in hryvnias. I admit, this amount was not enough for me; I wanted to buy nice clothes, a decent phone. It was uncomfortable to walk around with an old Redmi with a cracked screen. To be honest, it was shameful.
Just $300 as a salary. My friend, who lives in Poland, earns $1200, though in Poland, they have their own currency, so that’s in dollars. Am I worse off?
I couldn’t afford to move to Poland.I don’t know the language, and I can’t find a decent job. Who needs me there? And in my city, 12,000 hryvnias is the limit. There are rumors about a job with a decent salary, but I haven’t seen it in person.
My boyfriendand I spent a long time thinking about where we could earn some extra money. We tried various freelance platforms. Freelance.ua, for example. But it didn’t work out; we couldn’t find clients. It was utter hopelessness.
Purely by chance, while browsing Pornhub, we learned about its model program. For fun, we read about it, watched other videos that were shot in some mysterious way but gathered thousands of views.
And for every thousand views, Pornhub promised 60 cents. We laughed, closed the site. We forgot about it for a couple of months. But easy money kept bothering us. My boyfriend and I discussed this topic repeatedly.
And one day, we decided. We had to buy a camera and a tripod on credit. We were no longer afraid to take risks; we were desperate. Together with my boyfriend, we earned about 20,000 hryvnias. My income in hryvnias fluctuated due to the dollar exchange rate.
The first videos weren’t great; we were shy, constantly had to move the camera to change the angle. It was tough. It turned out even worse than some spontaneous shots, which, by the way, sometimes get half a million views.
Even in such a sphere, a certain level of artistry is needed.
The first video gathered about 42,000 views and $26 in a week.This is even less than the minimum withdrawal amount.
It turned out we made three mistakes:
The video title was in Russian.
We got a lot of dislikes; it would have been better not to release such a video at all.
We didn’t add tags.
We didn’t give in to despair because we had to pay off the credit. We approached it with intelligence and managed to loosen up a bit. And, oh, miracle! The second video managed to gather almost 400,000 views. but in a year. In the first month, it didn’t surpass 100,000. And that’s only $50-60.
Of course, it’s not the sum to boast about, but we didn’t wait and released the third video the same week.
In addition to our salaries, we managed to earn about 150 $150 per month, which didn’tallowus to cover all the expenses for the equipment right away. The more videos on the channel, the more views you get. It doesn’t accumulate immediately. In the first few months, we didn’t earn more than $150, but after a year, we started earning from $1,000 to $2,000. That’s significantly more than 20,000 hryvnias, so we didn’t complain.
Now, the average income for a thousand views is about 55 cents. . Some buy our premium videos, others give tips
The income is good, sometimes even surpassing $2,000, but we wanted more. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of competition on the service, and reaching millions of views on each video is very difficult. And the quality of our content is not the highest, unlike some other representatives of the Pornhub Community.
Perhaps, there’s still more to come!
Income of “Star” No. 2 on Pornhub
Here is a less popular representative of the Pornhub Community, but still, she has some income, so I decided to interview her and also find out how much money she has from this platform. I had to slightly rephrase her answers to present them in the proper form.
By the way, if anyone is interested, this “star” is from Russia. But I won’t provide exact details.
I worked on Pornhub for over a year. It all started when I was fired from my job, and I had to take a job as a waitress in a cafe nearby.
I worked for 12 hours, day after day, and received no more than 15,000 rubles per month with tips. Peanuts, no less.
At home, I had an old camera, a tripod, and a boyfriend who earned a bit more, but not much. So, I decided to explore a new profession for myself.
We shot videos three times a week, and they slowly gained views. Only one managed to gather more than 100,000 views in a year. The others had around 20-30 thousand.
In the first month, we earned only $25, but we decided not to stop; if you’re going to be embarrassed, be embarrassed all the way. We continued to post new videos.
The number of videos grew, views also increased. In the second month, we earned an additional $200 on top of our salary; by the third month, it was $280. Honestly, it was not much, considering the shame we felt exposing ourselves.
Only after a year did we manage to reach $1,000 per month when we built an audience, started receiving tips, and people began buying our private videos.
Now we’ve managed to move to a larger city and find a better job, so we’ve quit this activity. However, our channel still brings us $150-250 per month, even though we don’t publish new videos anymore.
Earnings from Game Mods
The person I discussed this with turned out to be from Brazil, so I apologize in advance if there is any inaccuracy in the translation, as both of us were not proficient in English and communicated through Google Translate. Unfortunately, I didn’t ask which specific program he participated in. The model program is not intended for this type of content.
I made videos for Pornhub based on adult mods for the computer game Skyrim. It took 3-4 days to prepare a single video, and I never gathered more than 60,000 views. But people somehow watched it.
This format doesn’t bring in significant income, and some channels might even get banned as developers may not appreciate such use of their game.
The audience that watches such videos is very peculiar, but it brought me approximately $100-150 per month. I don’t know about Russia, but for me, it’s decent money. So, I continued diligently making new videos.
Unfortunately, it’s disheartening to see some of my competitors getting 200-300 thousand views. I don’t reach that level of audience, but I’m still grateful for what I have.
In general, in this sphere, video views are paid poorly, much lower than “classic” options, so even a large amount of content doesn’t significantly help to earn well.
Is the game worth the candle?
Unfortunately, I couldn’t get hold of stars who gather millions of views per video; they ask for money for interviews, and it’s a considerable amount. So, I had to say goodbye and work with what I have.
Overall, for a million views on Pornhub, you can earn between $500 and $650, which is quite good. However, it’s challenging for most to gather such an audience. Paid videos and tips also become a decent source of income, so you can expect to earn more money.
That’s pretty much all I can say. I hope I’ve answered the question of how much you can earn on Pornhub, at least approximately.
I want to emphasize that I’m not encouraging anyone to work there because gathering millions of views there is almost impossible, and gaining questionable popularity for pennies is not very practical. Plus, it’s an illegal activity.
With that, I bid you farewell. I wish you success and good sources of income!
