Waves of SexTech and Why They Are Worth 300 Billion

Constantly thinking about the development of the SexTech industry I came up to the conclusion that it is important to distinguish segments in the industry — because not every SexTech project is about porn or entertainment, but people (and policies) judge on SexTech the same.

And all waves of SexTech are worth 300 USD Billion (or even more!), see why.

I’ve come up to the idea segmenting SexTech into 3 major waves. They were developed historically with the development of the internet, as well as the development of our sexuality (like — specialized LGBTQ apps are very recent creations).

SexTech Wave 1 —when we say SexTech everybody thinks about it first:) Adult, Entertainment, and Escort. This is the categories, which drove innovations and currently transforming with new technologies.

SexTech Wave 2 — this is a rising category which includes different spheres of our lives, which is connected to our sexuality: from education, health, e-commerce and all kinds of services. America’s first-ever SexTech hackathon, which I’ve created was all about the second wave.

SexTech Wave 3 — this is our future, where technologies are strongly used and involve us in more virtual worlds, than real.

Each category is presented in our lives, and these categories intersect each other. Today we see first Sex Robots, dolls with AI, sexual wellness companies, porn companies who use machine learning to deliver a better experience.

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