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SoloFun Sex Tech Report 2026
A survey of 2,000 UK adults on sex, technology and how our habits are changing. The report looks at what Britain is really doing behind closed doors: the toys we buy, the porn we've stopped watching, and where AI companions and chatbots fit into the picture.
Stories from the report
- 57.7%of men who bought a sex toy in the past year say porn age checks influenced the decision Porn age checks are sending men to sex toys Nearly 6 in 10 men who bought a sex toy in the past year say the UK's porn age checks influenced the decision. And 30.5% of UK adults say they now watch less porn than two years ago, or have stopped. Read the story
- 12.3%of UK adults would be interested in owning an AI sex doll that can hold a conversation AI with a body: 1 in 8 UK adults would own a sex doll that talks back 12.3% of UK adults would be interested in an AI sex doll that can hold a conversation, rising to nearly 1 in 4 under-35s. A human-like body beats a robot one, and giving the doll a voice changes what counts as cheating. Read the story
Topics covered
- Sex toy buying, and whether the porn age checks played a part
- How porn habits have changed over the past two years, and why
- Toys, porn and AI: what people count as cheating in a relationship
- AI chatbots, AI companions and AI-enabled sex dolls
Stories are published here as they're released. Every page includes the full data tables behind the charts.
Methodology
The SoloFun Sex Tech Report is based on an online survey of 2,000 UK adults conducted by OnePoll between 23 and 29 October 2026. The sample is nationally representative by age, gender and region, and data is weighted to ONS mid-year population estimates. Where a question was asked of a subset of respondents, the base size is shown.
For journalists
Journalists are welcome to use these findings and charts with a credit and link to SoloFun. Each story page has downloadable charts and the full data tables.
About SoloFun
SoloFun is a UK retailer of sex toys for men, from male masturbators and pocket pussies to sex dolls. We commissioned this research to understand how technology is changing the way people in the UK think about sex, and to put real numbers behind the conversation.