Are there demographic patterns (age, region, sexual orientation) in men who try pegging?
Executive summary
Available reporting shows pegging is increasingly visible and practiced across ages, regions and orientations, but hard numbers vary by source: several surveys and proprietary research put prevalence in the low-to-mid teens (about 10–17% of adults or sexually active adults) while other outlets emphasize rapid growth in searches and gear sales (e.g., large percent increases reported by porn platforms and retailers) [1] [2] [3]. Coverage consistently stresses that pegging is not limited to one sexual orientation and that younger cohorts and queer/bisexual people appear more represented in some studies and cultural trends [4] [5] [1].
1. What the numbers say — prevalence is small but rising
Multiple pieces synthesize survey snapshots that place pegging experience in the low-to-mid teens: Queer Majority and other roundups cite roughly 16% of sexually active adults having tried pegging, while industry or small-sample surveys sometimes report 17% or similar figures [1] [6] [2]. Proprietary market data cited by consumer sites claim rapidly rising sales of pegging gear (e.g., a multi-year annual sales uptick) and higher search volumes on fetish platforms — these indicate increased interest and visibility even if they don’t translate directly into exact prevalence rates [2] [3] [7].
2. Age patterns — younger people show more engagement in media and trend data
Reporting and cultural analyses repeatedly associate pegging with younger cohorts: TikTok and other social media trends center on Gen Z and young adults (references to “young people,” “femboys,” and bi girls on TikTok), and trend pieces say Millennials and Gen Z are driving discussion and experimentation [4] [5]. Some surveys cited in lifestyle pieces also identify Millennials as likelier to have tried pegging, though full demographic breakdowns and representative sampling methods are not always provided in the pieces cited [5]. Available sources do not uniformly offer population-weighted, peer-reviewed age distributions.
3. Region and platform signals — interest concentrated where online visibility is high
Geographic signals come from platform-analytics and retailer reporting rather than nationally representative epidemiology. Pornhub/Clips4Sale and US-based retail data show big localized spikes in searches and sales (including a reported 318% UK increase around a viral rumor), which journalists use as proxies for regional interest [3] [7] [8]. These platform measures reflect search behavior and purchasing — useful for trend spotting but not a direct measure of who has tried pegging in a population-representative sense [3] [8].
4. Sexual orientation — not restricted to gay or bisexual men, higher rates in some queer subgroups
Reporting stresses that pegging is not an orientation-specific behavior: multiple outlets and sex educators say men who enjoy pegging are not necessarily gay or bisexual, and that sexual identity and sexual practices do not map one-to-one [9] [8] [10]. Where disaggregated data exist, bisexual and other LGBTQ+ respondents often report higher experience rates (for example, a survey cited by Astroglide claims substantially higher rates among bisexual people, and some industry surveys echo a higher incidence in queer subgroups) [5]. Sources differ on magnitude, and not all disclose sampling frames.
5. Why patterns may look the way they do — media, stigma, and access
Analysts attribute observed patterns partly to shifting stigma and culture: mainstream media references (Broad City, Deadpool) plus viral TikTok trends and social-media communities normalize and publicize pegging, encouraging younger, more online-active people to try or talk about it [11] [4]. Stigma around anal play for men persists in some communities, which may suppress reporting in formal surveys and skew where and how people experiment [8] [9]. Industry data that track sales/searches can overrepresent highly online or kink-engaged populations.
6. Limitations and competing interpretations
Available sources mix peer-reviewed-like surveys, proprietary market research, journalism and platform analytics; many claims are based on non-representative samples, small surveys, or sales/search data that are imperfect proxies for demographic prevalence [2] [6] [8]. Some outlets emphasize normalization and high curiosity (e.g., 60% of men fantasized in certain roundups), while others present lower actual experience rates — the differences can reflect methodology, question wording, and sample composition [1] [8].
7. Bottom line for your question
Reporting converges on three modest conclusions supported across sources: [12] pegging is more talked-about and visible than a decade ago, [13] prevalence estimates cluster in the low-to-mid teens in several surveys but vary by methodology, and [14] younger adults and some queer/bisexual subgroups appear overrepresented in trend and survey data — yet authoritative, nationally representative demographic breakdowns by age, region and orientation remain limited in the available reporting [1] [4] [2].
If you want a follow-up, I can (a) assemble the specific survey questions and sample sizes behind the prevalence claims where available in these sources, or (b) search for peer-reviewed, population-representative sexual behavior studies that explicitly report pegging by demographic subgroup — note that some sources above are proprietary or journalistic and may not expose raw methodology.