Adult site Pornhub releases it's worldwide end of year stats for 2017.
Daddy. It's a word that you associate with protection, care, loving and innocence.
But now the word has taken a whole new twist.
Not only do women call their husbands, partners and boyfriends "Daddy" in the bedroom, but it has been revealed that "Daddy" was the number one searched termby women in America on porn site X-Hamster.
In PornHub's findings, women are 96 per cent more likely to search for Dad/Daddy compared to men.
"The most popular search is 'stepdad and daughter,' followed by simply 'daddy,'" says the Porn Hub report.
"We also found confirmation that 'dad bod' is indeed sexy, along with 'black daddy,' 'big daddy' and 'hairy daddy.' Even 'DILF' (the dad equivalent of MILF) makes an appearance, along with 'call me daddy' and 'daddys little princess.'"
Should we be worried at the latest 'trend' in porn?
According to sexologist Doctor Mikki Goldstein, we shouldn't be concerned by the "daddy" porn trend, saying it doesn't mean women are going to play it out in real life.
Goldstein told Whimm.com.au that the whole "Daddy porn" concept is a way to make women feel young, innocent and maintaining submission to a male authority figure.
"When women search daddy porn, it taps into their idea of an exciting fantasy," says Goldstein.
"It's got the key elements. Being taboo and having an authority figure in charge are very normalised triggers. So you've got a taboo fantasy play that turns people on, plus you've also got the submission. Also, as the content is morally wrong and extreme, it feels naughty. Even if it is acting; so for some, it becomes sexy."
A new trend has swept the porn industry, and it's women leading the charge. Photo / 123rf
Daddy genre aficionado Daisy, who spoke to Whimm, believes the idea that women who are into "Daddy" fantasies have father issues is just a myth, and says instead it has everything to do with power dynamics.
She says that being submissive has a feeling of safety.
Meanwhile, Pornhub's 2017 Year In Review has revealed a staggering amount of data on the world's porn habits - including New Zealand.
The most viewed category Kiwis search on Pornhub is 'lesbian'.
Also, around 30 per cent of New Zealanders watching porn are women.
Last year, more people around the world voted on Pornhub videos than in the US Presidential election — which is unsurprising considering the site attracted 28.5 billion visits overall, or 81 million per day.
The top trending porn searches of 2017 were Porn for Women (an increase of more than 1400 per cent), Rick And Morty, Fidget Spinners, 1080p, ASMR, Hentai and Cheerleader.
A whopping 3732 petabytes of data was streamed — enough to fill every last iPhone on earth.
And the most popular female porn stars were Riley Reid, "The Hijab Pornstar" Mia Khalifa and Lisa Ann, while Jordi El Nino Polla, Mandingo and Johnny Sins were the most popular blokes.
