Portfolio: Who Wants To Own YouPorn?

Depending on who you listen to, porn is the best business in the world to be in ... or the worst. It brings in $12 billion dollars a year, even though no one has bought a DVD in six months and the going rate for one of the most successful properties on the web is $20 million, even though the site makes no money. That last tidbit comes courtesy of Portfolio magazine which takes a look at the mysterious YouPorn, with its shady overseas creators, non-existent business model and 2257 headaches ... and its recent attempts to sell itself off to the highest bidder, including mainstream porn powerhouse Vivid. It's an interesting read for anyone who wonders where all that porn money goes, and since Portfolio itself is geared toward Wall Street investor types it investigates the matter with a business-like, hype-free approach that is fairly informative. Ultimately, though, it leaves the reader right back where they started—asking "Is anybody really getting rich off this stuff?" (P.S. It's not us.)

· Obscene Losses (portfolio.com)
· Bonus: "Amateur couple fucking in H&M" and "Schoolgirl Uniform Fuck" (youporn.com, just because)

Previously: Blogging YouPorn (And Other Places, Too), NY Times: Porn Economy Just As Bad As The Regular One