Manchester is the most sex-obsessed city in the UK, according to new research

A study has found the city most obsessed with sex, based on a range of internet searches like ‘free sex videos’, ‘handcuffs’ and ‘buy lube near me’. 

While many have been stuck at home with their partners, and others stuck alone scouring the internet for something a little bit raunchy, OnBuy Adult Department decided it was only right they created a sexy index and found out exactly which city in the UK was most the most obsessed with sex.

And it turns out it’s Manchester. Our filthy city came out with 272 sexy points in the index, which measures the likes of porn-related, sex toy and lubricant-related searches, as well as the number of adult shops in each city. 

Manchester came first (congratulations) for porn-related searches with 2,434 searches per 100,000 people in the last month alone. On average each month ‘sex videos’ were searched 9,900 times. This bagged our city 100 sex points. 

We ranked seventh for ‘sex toy’ searches with 893 per 100,000 people, but we came out on top for lube related searches with 135 searches per 100,000 people last month alone. 

It was our level of porn and lubricant searches that bagged us our first place position. Birmingham came second with 250 sexy points while London took third place with 226 sexy points despite having a whopping 38 sex shops.

The least obsessed cities were Stoke-on-Trent with 93 points, Cardiff with 76 and Southampton with an anaphrodisiac 34. 

In other sexy news, Manchester also came out as the dogging capital of the UK a few months back, rather unsurprisingly given this most recent research. 

Over the last year, there was an 85% increase in the number of people searching for outdoor hookup spots, with experts blaming raised sexual tension due to lockdown and that scorching summer we had (if you can cast your mind back to June). 

Taking the spot for a top sh*g was rather weirdly, car parks, quickly followed by the slightly more risqué Ancoats canal. Even Manchester Central Library appeared on the list but those people must like things pretty hush hush. If you’re after some ideas for a fun sexy outdoor spot you can see the full list here. 

Stay kinky Manchester!