Pornhub says searches for 'leprechaun' will rise 10,000 per cent on St Patrick's Day

Pornhub has reported that it expects a 10,000 per cent spike in "leprechaun" porn viewing on St Patrick’s Day, based on figures from last year.

Searches for “leprechaun” increased 9,325 per cent on St Patrick's Day, compared to an average day, in 2015.

Last year, the number of people searching for “St Patrick’s Day’ related adult films also rose by 6,000 per cent and searches for videos including the descriptor “Irish” increased by 625 per cent.

Irish accents also see a rise in viewership on the site around the national holiday, as did searches including the words "luck" or "lucky" which were up 260 per cent.

Traffic on Pornhub from Ireland rose 5 per cent on St Patrick's Day compared to an average day last year.

What a time to be alive.

HT Belfast Telegraph

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