In a year-end roundup, Grindr users’ favorite gay sex positions have been revealed, with some surprising discoveries.

Grindr Unwrapped shows that more than 130 billion chats were sent while users were being rated this year Baby reindeer as the top TV show and – no surprise – Charli XCX brat was her favorite album

However, when it comes to the most popular sex positions for gays, the top answer might be surprising: missionary is preferred by 25 percent of app users.

In second place are backshots (usually sex from behind and on all fours), with 21 percent of the votes, followed closely by 69’ingm with 20 percent. Side sex and spooning rounded out the top five with 10 percent of the votes.

Users also voted on which foreplay techniques got them in the mood: The most popular foreplay was kissing at 37 percent, followed by oral, rimming and “hand stuff”. A significant minority supported frotting, the act of rubbing the genitals together to achieve arousal.

Pedro Pascal was named hottest man of the year, followed by Jonathan Bailey, Bad Bunny, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and Jeremy Allen White.

The highest percentage of twinks live in the Netherlands, while the majority of bear consumers are based in Greece, the summary found. The highest number of fathers are in the USA and women’s tops are the top in Ireland.

Last year, Grindr was found to be the most popular dating app among users aged 54 and over. The late 2023 roundup found the UK ranked top in several kink categories.

To round off the year, adult website Clips4Sale dug deep into millions of searches across the country to discover the most popular kink in every British city. It revealed that some trends remain universal, such as being hit on by huge, powerful women – the site’s most searched fetish worldwide in 2023.

Spotify also published its annual review, with many LGBTQ+ users achieving a concrete result.

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