Why does pornographic sites exist?

Big Income:Pornography is big business--with $10 billion to $14 billion in annual sales। The author, Frank Rich, suggests that pornography is bigger than any of the major league sports, perhaps bigger than Hollywood। Porn is "no longer a sideshow to the mainstream...it is the mainstream," he says। The Business Of Smut: What Is It?

Adult Video $500 million to $1।8 billion

Internet $1 billion

Pay-Per-View $128 million

Magazines $1 billion

Total $2.6 billion to $3.9 billion

Sources: Adams Media Research, Forrester Research, Veronis Suhler Communications Industry Report----http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/25/0524porn.html