Chaturbate

Chaturbate
Type of business Pornographic
Type of site
 Adult Website
Available in English
Headquarters United States
Area served Worldwide
Industry Entertainment
Services Pornography
Slogan(s) The Act of Masturbating While Chatting Online
Website http://wikki.chaturbate.com/
Alexa rank Increase 213 (October 2016)[1]
Advertising Yes
Registration Optional
Launched February 26, 2011 (2011-02-26)[2]
Current status Active

Chaturbate is a popular webcam site which launched in 2011 where amateurs livestream erotic or pornographic performances. The site is divided into five categories: female cams, male cams, couple cams, transgender cams and spy shows. Chaturbate is a portmanteau of chat and masturbate. Viewers are allowed to watch for free, but pay money in the form of "tips" in order to see certain sex acts performed.[3] The site itself earns revenues by taking roughly 40% of what performers make. [4]

As of October 2016, the site is ranked 213th in the Alexa global rank.[1] It is estimated that the site has about 4.1 million unique visitors each month.[5]Cam users (e.g., a camgirl or camboy) can earn money by being "tipped" with tokens and 20 tokens are worth $1.[6][7][8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "chaturbate.com". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chaturbate.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  3. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/webcam-camming-couple-sex-strangers-chaturbate-a7424416.html
  4. ↑ http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/20/technology/snapchat-pornstar-apps/
  5. ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/camming-internet-porn-personal-touch-416577
  6. ↑ Jamie Bartlett. "The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  7. ↑ Witt, Emily (20 January 2015). "Are you 'internet-sexual'". Medium. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  8. ↑ Wright, Mic (21 November 2013). "Chaturbate is one of the friendliest places on the web". The Kernel/The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  9. ↑ "The unstoppable rise of DIY porn: How an army of 'amateurs' who are uploading homemade footage online are giving mainstream stars a run for their money". Daily Mail. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  10. ↑ "Matthew Tivy, celebrity chef, arrested on child Chaturbate pornography". Jimmy News. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

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