There are probably hundreds if not thousands of people and companies that are worth millions thanks to the adult industry - all over the world.
In terms of the most profitable/richest? Playboy as an empire is worth around $2 billion. Although they don't deal in the type of porn commonly discussed on ADT, I can't think of another company that is worth more. Not Vivid, Wicked, or any Gonzo company.
The only other contender, in my mind, might be the largest pay-per-view porn distributor. But who knows...
Reuben Sturman reportedly made over $1m per day from all his peep booths and stores (of which he had more than Mcdonald's had restaurants.) Now i'd say Larry Flynt is the biggest and richest pornographer in the world. I think LFP is the 3rd biggest privatly owned company in America. Altough that does inlude clubs, stores and casinos so maybe if you inlude Flynt you would have to include all the cable company and hotel bosses.
OK well i read it somewhere. The edit was because if a list of all companies profiting from porn was made, LFP would be way down the list (Flynt doen't just do porn).
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Posted - Aug 22 2005 : 1:21PM
I read in either Details or Esquire about some guy who owns all these webcam porn sites and has made over 20 million to date. I think he owns that one webcam site about the college girls who all live in one house. Supposedly those girls live there for free and get their college and expenses paid for.