The escort industry in numbers: live worldwide statistics
EscortFox editorial team
Updated August 13, 2026 · 5 min readIn short
Every number on this page renders live from the EscortFox catalog — current as of this page load, not as of the last text edit.
Advertised supply concentrates in capitals and tourist hubs, with a long tail of cities that have almost no listings at all.
The data is freely citable with attribution and a link to this page; note the date you read it.
Contents:
1. Active profiles by country2. The largest city markets3. What the numbers show4. How to cite this dataThis page is a live statistical snapshot of escort advertising on EscortFox worldwide: active profiles by country and the largest individual city markets, generated from the catalog on every page load. No survey estimates and no stale annual reports — the advertised supply as it stands right now.
Active profiles by country
| Country | Active profiles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 844 | 13 % |
| Romania | 607 | 9 % |
| Switzerland | 381 | 6 % |
| Kuwait | 350 | 5 % |
| Netherlands | 320 | 5 % |
| United Arab Emirates | 319 | 5 % |
| Germany | 293 | 4 % |
| Czechia | 280 | 4 % |
| Spain | 251 | 4 % |
| Thailand | 196 | 3 % |
| Australia | 185 | 3 % |
| Poland | 181 | 3 % |
| France | 179 | 3 % |
| United States | 173 | 3 % |
| Belgium | 146 | 2 % |
| Other countries (84) | 1960 | 29 % |
| Worldwide total | 6665 | 100 % |
Active escort profiles across 99 countries; each country links its live listings.
The table counts active escort profiles only — paused, pending and removed listings are excluded — and each country links to its current listings.
The largest city markets
| City | Country | Active profiles |
|---|---|---|
| Bucharest | Romania | 511 |
| London | United Kingdom | 509 |
| Kuwait City | Kuwait | 350 |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | 308 |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 198 |
| Zürich | Switzerland | 180 |
| Bangkok | Thailand | 162 |
| Prague | Czechia | 146 |
| Baku | Azerbaijan | 139 |
| Warsaw | Poland | 138 |
City-level supply is the more honest unit of comparison: escort markets are urban, and a single capital routinely out-advertises entire neighbouring countries.
What the numbers show
- Capitals and tourist hubs dominate — advertised supply tracks purchasing power and visitor volume, not population alone.
- Regulation shapes the map — countries where the work is legal and advertisable sustain visibly deeper markets than restrictive neighbours.
- The long tail is thin — outside the hubs, many sizeable cities have a handful of listings or none; for providers, that gap is an opportunity to be first rather than fiftieth (see How to become an escort).
- Numbers move daily — listings expire, tours start and end; treat any single reading as a snapshot, and re-read the page rather than quoting it from memory.
How to cite this data
Need a deeper cut — a time series, one market's detail, methodology? Ask via the contact form; we are happy to prepare data for journalists and researchers.
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