People Baffled After Learning How Often The Average Person Actually Has Sex

Interestingly, there is a number that represents the average frequency of sexual encounters… and it’s probably higher than you’d expect.

The revelation seemed a bit overwhelming for him and many others who felt they had some catching up to do.

In a video that quickly caught fire, Daniel Schaal (@thatschaalfolks) spoke directly to his viewers:

This statistic sparked a lot of laughter on TikTok.

“I’m the reason it’s not 100 times a year lol,” joked one user.

Another commented, “I’m bringing down the average so you guys feel better about yourselves.”

These figures, sourced from the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, originate from a study conducted in 2017.

This study noted that people were having sex less frequently than they were in a similar study from the 90s.

Further research published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science suggested that this weekly frequency might actually be the ideal for maintaining happiness.

The data, however, may have been influenced by the pandemic.

Typically, a busy schedule is blamed for a lackluster sex life.

However, with the shift to working and managing all aspects of life from home, suddenly everyone had more time on their hands.

But when condom sales started to drop in March, the head of Durex didn’t just point to decreased opportunities for singles.

In an interview with the BBC, Laxman Narasimhan, the CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, which owns Durex, noted:

“What you see is this virus is having a toll on the number of intimate occasions in the UK.

“Intimate occasions are going down and that is a manifestation of anxiety.”