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How Common Are Kinks? The Survey Data
Which kinks and fetishes are common and which are rare, and how men and women differ, read from population surveys and the KINKSpec index.
6 articlesUpdated 27 Sep 2026RSS
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Shoes, heels, socks and stockings: when the fetish is what covers the foot
A shoe fetish centres on footwear, not the foot. Heels, boots, socks, stockings and pantyhose: what the surveys count and where each ranks on the index.
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The rarest fetishes, and whether anyone has them
The rarest fetishes on the KINKSpec index, sorted by evidence: Greek words nobody has, interests known from one case, and communities no journal has studied.
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Do men and women have different kinks, and by how much
Do men and women have different kinks? Bondage appeals to 29.5% of men and 29.2% of women, threesomes to 34.1% and 11.1%. Where the surveys find a gap.
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Why feet are the most common fetish: the surveys, the theories and the parts
Why are feet the most common fetish? They lead every study that counted, 47% of body-part preferences and one adult in seven. The surveys, theories and ranking.
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The most common kinks, ranked by what the surveys found
The most common kinks, ranked by evidence: dominance and submission, bondage, foot fetish, roleplay and voyeurism lead 474 entries, read tier by tier.