Stripchat
{{Short description|Adult camming website}}
{{Infobox website
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| logo = Stripchat-logo.svg
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| area_served = World wide, except blocking countries
| industry = Pornography
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| website_type = Adult website, live streaming, webcam
| language = Multilingual (20)
| advertising = Yes
| registration = Optional
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2016|5|03}}{{cite web|url = https://stripchat.com/blog/stripchat-with-max-bennet/ |title = Stripchat's Head of New Media Talks The Future of Camming| website = AVN|date = Oct 10, 2019|accessdate = Nov 11, 2019}}
| current_status = Active
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Stripchat is an international adult website and social network featuring free live-streamed webcam performances, often including nudity and sexual activity, through traditional, virtual reality, and mobile broadcasts.{{cite web|url = https://www.dailydot.com/bazaar/best-cam-sites/ |title = The Top Live Cam Sites on the World Wide Web| website = The Daily Dot|date = August 26, 2018|accessdate = September 10, 2019}}{{cite web|url = https://www.xbiz.com/news/242092/stripchat-debuts-immersive-vr-cam-shows|title = Stripchat Debuts Immersive Cam Shows |last = Yagielowicz|first = Stephen|website = XBIZ|date = Feb 12, 2019|accessdate = September 3, 2019}}{{cite web|url = https://www.xbiz.com/features/245972/5-key-strategies-for-mobile-streaming |title = Strategies for Mobile Streaming | website = XBIZ|date = June 30, 2016|accessdate = September 10, 2019}}
The site averages over 700 million visitors a month, according to Similarweb.{{cite web |date=March 3, 2025 |title=Stripchat.com March 2025 Overview |url=https://www.similarweb.com/website/stripchat.com |accessdate=March 3, 2025 |website=SimilarWeb}} The site was first launched in 2016{{cite web|url = https://avn.com/business/articles/technology/stripchats-head-of-new-media-max-bennet-talks-future-of-camming-850738.html |title = Stripchat's Head of New Media Talks The Future of Camming| website = AVN|date = Oct 23, 2019|accessdate = Nov 11, 2019}} and has since won numerous awards, including "Cam Site of the Year" and "Cam Company of the Year" at the 2020 XBIZ Europa Awards.{{cite news |title=Stripchat Wins Cam Site of the Year |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/255199/stripchat-wins-cam-site-of-the-year-at-2020-xbiz-europa-awards |accessdate=28 October 2020 |publisher=XBIZ.com |date=23 October 2020}}
The company has attracted mainstream attention with controversial campaigns and offers, such as offering $15M to rename the New Orleans Superdome and providing jobs to crew members who walked off the set of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One following a rant by Tom Cruise.{{cite news |last1=Shafer |first1=Ellise |title=Tom Cruise Tears Into 'Mission: Impossible 7' Crew for Not Following COVID-19 Safety Protocols |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tom-cruise-yells-mission-impossible-7-crew-covid-19-guidelines-1234854675/ |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=Variety |date=15 December 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Fuge |first1=Jon |title=Mission: Impossible 7 Crew That Quit Over Tom Cruise Rant Offered Jobs at Porn Company |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63138726 |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=IMDb.com |date=23 December 2020}}
[[COVID-19]] pandemic
Stripchat and other cam sites saw significant growth in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the lockdowns in March 2020, visits to the site increased by 25% in countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom.{{cite news |last1=Shehadi |first1=Sebastian |title=Coronavirus: Offline sex workers forced to start again online |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52183773 |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=BBC.com |date=6 April 2020}} Even after restrictions were lifted in most countries, traffic continued to rise, reaching nearly 120 million in August 2020, up from about 60 million in January 2020, a reverse of traditional traffic patterns.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
By November 2020, monthly visits to the site were more than double what they had been a year earlier. In the same period, the number of models appearing on the site increased by 300,000.{{cite web |title=Live Cam Industry in 2020. Before and during the lockdown. |url=https://stripchat.com/blog/live-cam-industry-in-2020-before-and-during-the-lockdown/ |website=Stripchat.com |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=30 December 2020}} In an interview with BBC News, a Stripchat representative said that many traditional adult performers had moved to camming due to the lack of production on traditional pornography sets, as had other types of sex workers and amateurs. Stripchat attempted to offset increased competition from new performers coming onto the site by providing free tokens for new users.{{cite news |last1=Shehadi |first1=Sebastian |title=Coronavirus: Offline sex workers forced to start again online |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52183773 |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=BBC.com |date=6 April 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Hay |first1=Mark |title=Cam sites are seeing a spike during quarantine, but not just because people are horny |url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/4/21/21219207/camming-coronavirus-online-sex-work |access-date=30 December 2020 |date=21 April 2020}}
Many of the new website users are the result of changing work patterns. According to data released by the company in June 2020, 75% of site visitors came between the hours of 10{{nbsp}}am and 6{{nbsp}}pm.{{cite news |last1=Licea |first1=Melkorka |title=Masturbating on the clock? You're definitely not alone, survey finds |url=https://nypost.com/2020/06/22/masturbating-on-the-clock-youre-definitely-not-alone-survey/ |access-date=30 December 2020 |work=The New York Post |date=22 June 2020}}
In June 2020, following the extended shutdown of many businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stripchat offered small businesses free advertising on the platform.{{cite news |last1=Silver |first1=Curtis |title=Stripchat Offers Free Advertising To Small Businesses Affected By COVID-19 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/curtissilver/2020/06/02/stripchat-offers-free-advertising-to-small-businesses-affected-by-covid-19/?sh=262cd5d47ae7 |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=Forbes.com |date=2 June 2020}} The company asked small businesses to send in branded clothing to distribute to its most popular models. Multiple businesses applied and were accepted, including an art supply company, an erectile dysfunction device, a photography studio, and a makeup artist. Models wore the clothes during their regular shows.{{cite web |title=Stripchat Launches Campaign to Provide Free Advertising to Struggling Small Businesses during COVID-19 Pandemic |url=https://stripchat.com/blog/stripchat-launches-campaign-to-provide-free-advertising-to-struggling-small-businesses-during-covid-19-pandemic/ |website=Stripchat.com |date=June 2020 |access-date=29 December 2020}}{{cite web |title=Stripchat Kicks Off Small Business Advertising Campaign with Models Wearing Branded T-Shirts |url=https://stripchat.com/blog/stripchat-kicks-off-small-business-advertising-campaign-with-models-wearing-branded-t-shirts/#more-985 |website=Stripchat.com |date=9 July 2020 |access-date=29 December 2020}}
Sexuality Resource Center
In addition to its adult content, Stripchat manages the Sexuality Resource Center, featuring videos of therapists answering questions about sex and relationship issues.{{cite web|url = https://www.xbiz.com/news/250258/stripchat-to-launch-sexuality-resource-center-with-livestream-therapy-session|title = Stripchat to Launch Sexuality Resource Center with Livestream Therapy Session |last = Thomas|first = Rick|website = XBIZ|date = Feb 13, 2020|accessdate = April 5, 2020}} The site began hosting live stream sessions with licensed therapists from the Sexual Health Alliance in July 2019, after a study of users showed that many felt anxiety about their cam viewing.{{cite web|url = https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/sex-cams-should-dispense-mental-health-advice/228449|title = Sex Cam Sites Should Dole Out Mental Health Advice|last = Hay|first = Mark|website = Ozy|date = Nov 19, 2019|accessdate = April 5, 2020|archive-date = June 16, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210616104901/https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/sex-cams-should-dispense-mental-health-advice/228449/|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url = https://onezero.medium.com/porn-sites-try-a-new-service-for-users-therapy-fc36b17ba193|title = Porn Sites Try a New Service for Users: Therapy |last = Alptraum|first = Lux|website = OneZero|date = July 30, 2019|accessdate = April 5, 2020}}{{cite web |title=SHA Teams Up with Stripchat for AMA with Dr. David Ley |url=https://sexualhealthalliance.com/nymphomedia-blog/2019/8/1/u89791n0w05qxgmdlx9e36ifu7ekz7 |website=Sexual Health Alliance |date=August 2019 |accessdate=28 October 2020}}
Sports partnerships
Stripchat has repeatedly sought business relationships with pro athletes and sports organizations. In 2020, Stripchat offered the New Orleans Saints $15M in hopes of gaining naming rights for the Superdome.{{cite news |last1=Schilken |first1=Chuck |title=Porn site makes an offer on naming rights to Saints' stadium: 'Stripchat Superdome' |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-05-21/superdome-naming-rights-porn-site-saints |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=21 May 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Negley |first1=Cassandra |title=Adult website announces $15M bid for naming rights to Saints' Superdome |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/adult-website-announces-15-m-bid-for-naming-rights-to-saints-superdome-200104877.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=Yahoo Sports |date=21 May 2020}} In March 2021, the company made a £20 million bid to replace the Italian tire company Pirelli as the lead sponsor of the Inter Milan football organization, after Pirelli failed to renew a nearly three-decade-old deal.{{cite news |last1=Vanni |first1=Franco |title=L'Inter in testa piace anche alle aziende |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/inter/2021/03/11/news/inter_club_sponsor_serie_a-291734566/ |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=la Repubblica |date=11 March 2021}}{{cite news |title=How porn company Stripchat's £20m offer could help Inter Milan pay Romelu Lukaku bill to Manchester United – but they'll have to wear AC Milan's colours! |url=https://talksport.com/football/846466/inter-milan-shirt-sponsorship-porn-stripchat-manchester-united-lukaku-ac-milan/ |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=talkSport |date=9 March 2021}}
In May 2021, UFC fighter Nick Diaz announced that he had partnered with the company to conduct self-defense webinars.{{cite news |last1=Orndoñez |first1=Milan |title=Nick Diaz teams up with adult site Stripchat to teach 'self defense sh-t' to cam girls |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/5/7/22424092/nick-diaz-teams-up-with-adult-site-stripchat-to-teach-self-defense-sh-t-to-cam-girls-ufc-mma-news |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=Bloody Elbows |date=17 May 2021}}
Awards and nominations
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|+ List of accolades received by Stripchat since 2019 |
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{| class="collapsible collapsed" width=100% ! colspan=3 style="background-color: #D9E8FF; text-align: center;" | Awards & nominations |
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| style="text-align:center;" | Award | style="text-align:center; background:#cec; text-size:0.9em; width:50px;"| Won | style="text-align:center; background:#fcd; text-size:0.9em; width:50px;"| Nominated |
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|{{won|1}} |{{nom|1}} |
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|{{won|6}} |{{nom|6}} |
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;YNOT Awards |{{won|2}} |{{nom|0}} |
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;AW AWARDS |{{won|5}} |{{nom|0}} |
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;Bucharest Summit |{{won|4}} |{{nom|0}} |
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;LALEXPO Awards |{{won|4}} |{{nom|0}} |
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;Live Cam Awards |{{won|10}} |{{nom|0}} |
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;Total number of wins and nominations
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|{{won|Totals}}
|{{won|32}}
|{{nom|7}}
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| colspan="3" style="font-size: smaller; text-align:center;" | References
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|+ Venus Awards |
| Year
! Result ! Award |
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| 2023
| {{won}} |Best Livestream Site{{cite web|url=https://www.venus-berlin.com/en/venus-award-winners/ |title=Venus award winners|publisher=www.venus-berlin.com }} |
| 2023
| {{nom}} |Cam Site of the Year |
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|+ XBIZ Awards |
| Year
! Result ! Award |
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| 2019
| {{nom}} |Cam Affiliate Program of the Year |
| 2019
| {{nom}} |Cam Company of the Year |
| 2019
| {{nom}} |Cam Site of the Year |
| 2020
| {{won}} |Cam Affiliate Program of the Year{{Cite web|url=https://xbizawards.xbiz.com/winners.php|title=XBIZ Awards|website=XBIZ Awards|date=22 January 2024 |language=en}} |
| 2020
| {{won}} |
| 2020
| {{won}} |
| 2021
| {{nom}} |Cam Affiliate Program of the Year |
| 2021
| {{nom}} |Cam Company of the Year |
| 2021
| {{nom}} |Cam Site of the Year |
| 2022
| {{won}} |
| 2022
| {{won}} |
| 2023
| {{won}} |
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|+AW AWARDS !Year !Result !Award |
| 2019
| {{won}} |Freemium camsite of the year{{Cite web|url=https://www.aw-awards.com/|title=Adult Webcam Awards - AWAwards|website=www.aw-awards.com}} |
| 2019
| {{won}} |
| 2019
| {{won}} |
| 2021
| {{won}} |
| 2022
|{{won}} |
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|+ YNOT Awards |
| Year
! Result ! Award |
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| 2021
| {{won}} |Best Cam Platform (Europe){{Cite web|url=http://www.ynotawards.com/winners2021.php|website=YNOT Awards|title=Winners 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019030208/http://www.ynotawards.com/winners2021.php|archive-date=19 October 2021}} |
| 2022
| {{won}} |
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|+ Bucharest Summit |
| Year
! Result ! Award |
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| 2022
| {{won}} |Freemium camsite of the year{{Cite web|url=https://www.bucharestsummit.com/past-summits|title=Bucharest Summit - PAST SUMMITS|website=www.bucharestsummit.com/}} |
| 2023
| {{won}} |
| 2023
| {{won}} |
| 2023
| {{won}} |
| class="wikitable"
|+ LALEXPO Awards |
| Year
! Result ! Award |
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| 2019
| {{won}} |Best International Cam Site |
| 2020
| {{won}} |Most Innovative Live Cam Site |
| 2021
| {{won}} |Best European Live Cam Site |
| 2021
| {{won}} |Live Cam Industry Representative |
See also
References
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External links
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{{Pornographic video digital distribution platforms}}
Category:Internet properties established in 2016