Thanks to your input, we have new criteria. Now it’s time to cull the list. Who has reached their expiration date and which rising stars are getting a rise out of you?
All righty, guys. Thank you for your input.
We’re closing in on the revised criteria posted immediately below. Your input is still welcome on that, and especially on who needs to come off the list and equally important, who needs to be added. Remember, we’re going for models active in 2016 up to now
The graphic below has the originals 50 models. The yellow squares are ripe to be ’86’d.
And there are many to take their place: Jack Harrer, Calvin Banks, JJ Knight, Woody Fox, Bruce Beckham, Alex Mecum, Markie More, and Gabriel Cross come to mind, for example.
What say you?
[UPDATED CRITERIA] There were some good ideas and a general consensus about quite a few things.
Our work-in-progress protocol so far:
1) Social media: A point if they use it, no points if they don’t – that way no one is penalized is their studio prevents them, someone reported them and their account was terminated etc.
2) Number of scenes released: this will give an even playing field to both exclusives and free agents. One point for every scene released
3) Number of posts on the major gay blogs – 1 point each: the question that will roll-over is in addition to The Sword, which blogs to include
4) The ink/tat/shaving are subjective. While not without merit, there is no universal standard – what works for one model doesn’t work for another. And everyone has their own opinions on that. We can, however, put up a semi-final list in terms of a poll that would encompass those factors. One point can be awarded for every vote you award the model you feel has best grooming and enthusiasm.
5) Industry (Cybersocket Web Awards, The Prowler Awards, The Grabbys, The Xbiz Awards) award achieved during 2016 to present.
6) The original list was compiled in mid-2015. The new time frame will be January 1, 2016 to the present day.
Again, your thoughts and input are encouraged.
The next thing will tackle is cleaning up the list and removing the non-working models and make sure your favorites are included: watch this blog!
[Posted on February 6, 2017]
My predecessor here at The Sword spent a lot of time compiling his list. He even recruited me for the nifty graphic. But even at the time, I questioned the results. There were models who had stopped working that made the list. There were others who were much more popular that didn’t make the cut at all. The computations are accurate; it’s the criteria that needed help.
And this time, we want help from you.
The 2015 rankings were based on the following:
– Twitter following: 1 point per 5,000 followers
– Number of scenes shot: 1 point if it’s greater than 20, 2 points greater than 50, 3 points greater than 100
– 1 point each for being included on The Sword’s Hottest Bodies, Hottest Cocks, or Best Asses lists
– Half point each for having their own active YouTube channel, appearing recently on QueerMeNow, or being one of the top ten most searched on Str8UpGayPorn
– 1 pt for having their own paysite
– 1 pt for being one of the most searched names on The Sword in the last year
– 1 pt for being one of the most-clicked stars on NakedSword in February 2015
– 1 pt for every Grabby Award won in the last three years, and 1 pt for a 2015 Hookie Award nomination
– And the whole sum of points gets multiplied by a factor based on the number of years the model has been working in the industry, with one tenth for every year (e.g. 3 years in the industry means multiplying by 1.3). See the full spreadsheet here.
Let’s even the playing field to get current, and more accurate results by establishing new, simple guidelines:
For example …
– A social media score (Twitter + Instagram followers) equals _______
– Total number of scenes released in 2016 equals ______
The sum of those two will produce a pretty accurate idea of how popular a porn star was last year: in the comments, please let us know what other criteria you think would be relevant.
While the importance of social media in building and communicating with directly with their fans can’t be disputed, The Sword commentator Talk Dirty To Me brought up an important consideration: some bona fide stars are on “sites that either do not allow social media or discourages it,” such as Sean Cody or ChaosMen.
Perhaps a way to bridge that would be to award a single point for a point for each social media account in addition to Twitter and IG (like Facebook, a YouTube channel) to not punish those that are restricted and only reward those that go above and beyond.
Points could also be awarded for:
-Industry (Cybersocket Web Awards, The Prowler Awards, The Grabbys, The Xbiz Awards) award achieved during 2016
-being a studio exclusive
-one point for every listing in the major gay porn blogs
This is part one. Once we established the criteria, we’ll be back with part two: who needs to come off the list and who needs to be added before the re-tabulation.
Yes, here at The Sword: the popular vote is not just an inconvenient truth.
Make sure to leaves your suggestions in the comments … and watch this blog!
[Original Post – Match 30, 2015]
by J.W. Waxner-Herman on February 6, 2017
The gay porn model population turns over, almost completely, about every three years. So, if you take a poll of gay porn popularity at any given point in time, the top 10 or top 20 are going to change, probably based on who pounded who out best last week.
So, with that in mind, I’ve come up with a new Sword methodology for measuring the popularity of porn stars that takes into account both some long- and short-term markers of popularity.
The result is a model that looks beyond just Twitter followings and awards, and attempts to rank the current, active crop of gay porn models in a way that hasn’t been attempted before, taking into account longevity, productivity, and overall attention and respect. And this ranking can be revised to remove retired porn stars, and add on new awards as they come, like the 2015 Grabbys.
Porn stars are scored based on the following:
– Twitter following: 1 point per 5,000 followers
– Number of scenes shot: 1 point if it’s greater than 20, 2 points greater than 50, 3 points greater than 100
– 1 point each for being included on The Sword’s Hottest Bodies, Hottest Cocks, or Best Asses lists
– Half point each for having their own active YouTube channel, appearing recently on QueerMeNow, or being one of the top ten most searched on Str8UpGayPorn
– 1 pt for having their own paysite
– 1 pt for being one of the most searched names on The Sword in the last year
– 1 pt for being one of the most clicked stars on NakedSword in February 2015
– 1 pt for every Grabby Award won in the last three years, and 1 pt for a 2015 Hookie Award nomination
– And the whole sum of points gets multiplied by a factor based on the number of years the model has been working in the industry, with one tenth for every year (e.g. 3 years in the industry means multiplying by 1.3). See the full spreadsheet here.
So, here’s the Top 50, ranked. You’ll find a couple of ties, and some surprises, and a couple of guys named Brent up at the top.
49. Darius Ferdynand – 14.7 pts
47. Jessie Montgomery – 14.95 pts
42. TIE – Preston Steel – 16.8 pts
42. TIE – Topher DiMaggio – 16.8 pts
39. TIE – Ryan Rose – 18.2 pts
39. TIE – Max Carter – 18.2 pts
35. TIE – Brandon Wilde – 19.5 pts
35. TIE – Donny Wright – 19.5 pts
28. Christopher Daniels – 21.75 pts
20. Christian Wilde – 25.2 pts
12. Francesco D’Macho – 32.3 pts
… AND the Top 5 most famous, most popular, bonafide gay porn stars are…
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Really? Because viewing statistics in porn sites beg to differ. Overly groomed botox-bloated guys with zero personalities ain’t as popular as you think.
Can someone say the name of the long haired guy – he is at the photo which stands at the top of the page with four other guys- I find him much more attravtive than anyone in the list
In the picture at the top of the page, guy with the brown hairs name ? The one next to Damien Crosse
Sebastian Young come on :) this list was a major let down besides Jimmy Duran being at 4 that’s right.
Who’s the guy at the top of the page with the long brown hair ?
Hi
Brent Everett is fugly
Yeah. Looks like a Botox disaster. Sigh.
Armond rizzo where u at ?!
wtf are these people god gay porn has gone down
Sean zevran is not there
terrific site. but I wouldn’t limit it to current stars. let them all in, give each one a page. keep u the good work
What about Ralf Woods?
LOL ONLY ONE BLACK GUY?
I didn’t even notice their skin color.
Where is Lukas Ridgeston the most beautiful guy gay porn has ever produced?
Evan Parker should be at #1. His sexy body is amazing. I would rim the stud till my tongue locks.
looks like he is 16? k….
Do you mean, the top 50 EFFEMINATE looking porn stars?
Some are ready to return to the hair salon….
Yuck!
Fuck Tommy Defendi!
I’d love to
No Paddy in list
Hey where is PADDY ?????
Adam Killian it’s horrible, I don’t understand how he is in this list
JESSIE MONTGOMERY is so fucking hot
not at all subject to sham or guilty if we have untriditonal sexuall attraction if we are gay its gods mistake not ours
I want to work in gay xxx movies
ok but who’s the rightmost guy in the header image?
Damian Cross
Perfect
The two Brent’s at 1 and two. Really? The list needs more bears.
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whether we are not human beings
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we are insulted by our mates , relatives ,friends, brothers etc when they come to know that we are gays and do gay sex
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I don’t know why I need a list, if I met anyone I will fuck him, no matter he was the first or the last in the list.
Landon crandon is fcking hot I wish me and gim
Where the fuck is Kyler Moss and Miles Pride?
i agree ,,,, love them
Darius Ferdynand should have been much higher! He’s so good looking!
Also include ENZO rimenez
Where is Pavel Novotny ?
Where is Denis Vega?:-(
Andrew justice
Paddy obrian should be on this list!
Austin Wilde deserves a better rating
No he doesn’t Austin Wilde is racist, He’s told companies he can’t do blacks or asians.
Didn’t Adam Killian say the same.
I mean, he produced porn with other models and black men, but I never seen him fuck a nigga!
How is not wanting to put you dick in something racist Like I’m Asian and I don’t like Asians
Wrong loser!
it is about attraction not racism.
I am not attracted to effeminate guys. It doesnt make me a homophobe. And I couldnt care less if I am.
Why dont you fuck a drag queen? Or are you a trannyphobe?
IMO, Jimmy Durano and Jessie Colter deserve their high ratings, but any survey that puts Darius Ferdynand at #49 and Ryan Rose at #38 is absurd. They are both awesome looking and great performers.
Jimmy Durano and Jessie Colter deserve their high ratings, but any survey that puts Darius Ferdynand at #49 and Ryan Rose at #38 is absurd. They are both awesome looking and great performers.
Honestly, who cares about twitter numbers, thats really not what its about. Its about their work, their hit rates in a given year, released scenes, try even running through some common sites yearly stats they release (e.g. Porn Hub) That’ll give a better reflection of it. Also, if you do look at Twitter, FB should also be looked at, else its just more scewed stats. (Take it from the statistician)
This is last year’s list, right? ‘Cause there’s no way Ryan Rose is down at #39. That’s a crime. Old list, yes, way too much criteria. I vote for streaming your process ass you’re attempting now. I don’t know how you’d do it but I base my list completely on a visceral appeal or lack of one. And Ryan Rose is definitely in my top 5. He usually shares #1 with Christian Wilde. Colby Chambers & Mikey Knox, as a team, never fail to turn me on. Never. They have an animalistic appeal for me. And individually they do a fine job of reving me as well. And Elder Holland and President Nelson. Hot hot big dick men. Did I say HOT????!!!
I’d like to add that I agree with Bruce on everything. Especially enthusiasm during a scene–and it has to be natural–is my most important criteria. If they don’t look like they’re having fun, how can they expect me to have fun. AND…stop shaving privates!! I don’t want to feel like I’m sucking off a baby!!! Smoothly shaved adult men are just not natural. Crotch hair rules. And doctors have said that men with pubes are less likely to get std’s. That’s just what I read.
Additional possible “great porn-star” criteria:
1. Enthusiasm while performing (at least SOME verbal reaction, passion for what they are doing, and a facial expression that indicates enjoyment.
2. A worked out, toned body. Muscles are great, but the overall body shape needs to be proportionate.
3. Good grooming (facial and head hair) — but not a “completely shaved” look, especially crotch and pits. The “hairless as a baby” look on a grown man is just unnatural. Very few men can carry off the “bald” look, and way too many of them try.
4. Videos or scenes purchased are a good indicator of popularity– but may also indicate that the individual viewing the scene likes the OTHER performers in the video. Some of these guys have been in a gazillion videos, and are past their “use by” dates! (That does NOT mean that mature men are not really hot!– just that over-exposure eliminates some of the attraction.)
5, What’s with the tattoos every place you can put them thing? Adam Killian used to look GREAT: now, he has a shaved crotch and is inked all over. It’s a shame… and don’t even get me started on Sebastian Kross!
6. There are some performers who HAVE to be on any un-biased list of “A” fuckers: Gabriel Clark, Landon Conrad, Austin Wolf, Dean Flynn, Nick Capra, Dirk Caber, Brad Kalvo, Dale Cooper, Chris Rockway, Markie Moore, Ray Dragon!
Really?!
Why is there such a lack of racial diversity?
I LOL @ this list…LOL
I LOL @ this list!!
for bottoms ,,, i always loved the now quiet mason wyler .,, ,, also love johnny rapid ,, hunter paige and tyler sweet . i only comment here .,,, i don’t do twitter .,,
WHERE IS DUNCAN BLACK? One of the all time power bottoms ever!
The problem with even this criteria is it doesn’t take into account stars on por sites that either do not allow social media or discourages it. Sean Cody has some of my favorites such as Jack, Randy or Daniel. Chaosmen is practically held together by Vander and Corbin Fisher has Kellin. None of which would be on this list.
Excellent point – thank you!
I”lol” @ this list just LOL!
How about Brandon, the most popular star on the premier gay porn site (not to mention much hotter than any of the above)?
Cody Cummings wasnt the last? There are a lot more better porn stars than him. I dont even consider him a star before he retired. Topher DiMaggio, Ryan Rose, Nicco Sky, and Jake Bass deserve a much higher rating. Also where is Markie More, Ricky Roman, Diego Sans, Angel Cruz, Allen King, and Paul Canon? Come on!
De gustibus non est disputandum. But since we are giving our individual opinions, my favorites of the guys listed here are: Ryan Rose, Darius Ferdynand, Brent Everett, Angel Rock and Topher DiMaggio.
why johnny rapid was not in the list?! urgghh…
where is reandro salcedo? he is so damn hot like I’m gonna ride his ass all day long
I love Jessie Colter. I could ride his ass while I kiss him all night long. I love to see his moaning face asking for more. He really turns me on.
I love u Jimmy Durango
Plsssss fuck me
Yall mother fuckers are gay
Hopefully that comment is meant as a compliment.
My Favorite Bottoms Right Now Are
1. Levi Karter
2. Robbie Rojo
3. Carter Dane
They are So Yummy
And Tops I Love Are
1. Kris Evans
2. Dato Foland
3. Sebastian Young
4. Brodie (sen cody)
the pest pornstar—-is—BRAD KALVO
I agree with lots of comments here that many other great porn artists are missed out of this list.This point system is crap.There must be another way to bring the best scoring and to introduce new guy
every year.
I agree with lots of comments here that many other great porn artists are missed out of this list.This point system is crap.There must be another way to bring the best scoring and to introduce new guy
every year.
Where is Armand Rizzo… sexiest guy ever
Everyone being like “Why didn’t so and so make the list” guys…they literally explain how they built the list at the top of the list.
Bullshit.
Why are most of them white?
There should be more in like, Armond Rizzo, Antonio Biaggi, Hot Rod, Jovanni…
This is def not from statistics
OMG
Ricky Roman should be the first….
Where is Justin Owen?? He is love
Where is Armand Rizzo… sexiest guy ever!
Where is Johnny Rapid? He should be on this list.
Brent Corrigan IS Johnny Rapid!!!!
All are number one for me
Even Parker ,I Love you
i love race cooper
So do I
Nicco sky I love him
As I also! ❤️ u Nico!
OMG Brent Everett was smoking hot 10 years ago–he still is FLAWLESS-he hasn’t aged at all‼️ What’s his secret ?
botox…
what about sebastian kross??
I love your list.
Phoenix Saint
What about Chad Hunt?he will always be #1.he has the most perfect cock in porn.he always has and always will.if there ever is a nicer one then I would be in love forever.jeck I am now with my boy chad.
Why didn’t Jake Steel make the list? Is he still making videos?
you made a very good list i only one i realy thought should be in the top 5 maybe is billy santoro he is extremely good in all sorts of action, is good looking and has a muscular physique and can handle most stars in wretling and other sports thanks if dallas steele were not older he might make the list
you made a very good list i only one i realy thought should be in the top 5 maybe is billy santoro he is extremely good in all sorts of action, is good looking and has a muscular physique and can handle most stars in wretling and other sports thanks
What about Johnny Rapid?
Where is Diego Sans ???
What about Arad winwin
Jack harrer and Kris Evans
Where are they..
Next
they are all very SEXY and HOT
Nice
Thé n’est zone for me ils armond rizzo
where is marcus moyo
Where is rizzo
How about Sebastian Kross guys! Where was he?
There are far better people who deserve to be at No 1
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Where the heck’s Johnny Rapid?
Yes… expecting him to be qt top 5
What about Kevin crows…
Anyone who who this sexy bottom is?
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I think race copper is hot, I’m into black men big time and I’m a freaky bottom looking to get into the industry and I’m willing to do whatever and I’m eager.
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where are antonio biaggi,hotrod or cutler x?
Tim Kruger???
I did not read the lead in to the countdown. But who made up this list?
No Johnny Rapid? John Magnum? Ty Roderick?
how many people of color was on this list? I saw 2 and one was extremely light skin. this is a very white list like the oscars awards
Get over it
Lol same
Where is Gabriel Clark ? He’s very handsome …
honorable mention to cliff jensen n jimmy slater
I miss Kevin Cross, Chris Rockway, Paul Giamati…
it,s really amazing…
Didn’t see PADDY O’Brian on the list. He should be.
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amzed not to see mickey taylor and armond rizzo in the cut
I like jake bass the most
not bad and it was what i was expecting. iam amaze neither angel cruz nor allen king and mickey taylor are not their
I’m really loving Tommy Defendi. He’s just so wonderful to watch I can’t stop watching him I think I’m addicted
Oh to be gangbanged by just a few of them would be heaven
Brock Masters
i love bbc in my pink submissive asshole. White guys were made to get fucked
DALE COOPER WITHOUT DOUBT SHOULD BE #1!!!
Even when I’m tired and sick Austin Wolf and Connor Maguire are always turn me on. There is a video where Austin is slapping a burglar and another where Connor wiping a slave, I think I saw them 100 times.
There are some twink and EMO boys that have it all over these guys. Young, beautiful, hung,
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Also, ‘Bel Ami’ is just about the best. Stunning young boys. Huge cocks.
Elton John take a ‘Bel Ami’ boy with him when he goes on vacation. TRUE !
Exactly to vanilla for me? Most of e guys are buttafaces and look the same and be quite honest white guys can’t fuck,
WTF? Why isn’t this article called ”The 50 Most Popular White Porn Stars (and a token black for good measure)”? Is this really what American gay men consider sexy? Hairless, white, bland, and indistinctly generic?? Ugh.
Agreed! That was a boring list. It is what it is. What else do you expect?
Brent you are the greatest. Love you dearly especially your cock. It is so nice and huge.
Dieeego sans
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Pretty dull really; almost all of these models conform to what passes as sexy for a certain type of conservative and somewhat prepy north American: white (of course), overly worked out, exageratedly masculine and lacking individuality. For my money the best gay porn actors these days are coming out of Brazil, Japan and the UK.
Thought Johnny rapid would be on here?
My top 10 in no particular order:
Colby Jansen
Tommy Defendi
Rocco Steele
Donnie Dean
Vander
Tom Wolfe
Austin Wolf
Connor Maguire
Tony Paradise
Tyler Reed
I’m sure I missed some, but those guys all turn my crank…
what a waste of my time
Where Is Riley Price?
Love it, love it ,and i mean looovvee it.that is hot guy,hot
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Kind of surprised that Johnny Rapid isn’t on this list but whatever
paddy o’brian should be number 1
Love Paddy O’Brien
Paddy awesome… missing in the list Dato Foland, Johnny Rapid, Diego Sans..
agree 199 pct with number one choice
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Morgan Black should be #1
This is not the way I would have selected these men as a personal choice. Some of those much lower down the scale are a great deal hotter than the number one porn actor IMHO.
Evan Parker should be 1 I wanna marry him
Glad to see Brent got #1. Wish Vadim Black would have made it in there somewhere.
Hot .
wish johnny rapid was on list
where is vadim black
Where is Greco Rai? o: He is soo cute!
If you like an anorexic body with a face riddled with excessive plastic surgery.
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are these people in america only? Where are the people from Bel Ami and argentina?
I think Paul Wagner should be number 1.
Really glad to see Johhny Rapid didn’t even make the cut for the top 50. He’s a total scumbag who doesn’t deserve our attention. Andy Taylor and Jessie Montgomery was far better bottoms!
Where is Jeff palmer and Gavin Waters and Zeb Atlas
On ok why do the biggest body mass guys have tiny dick like I always like thought porn stars had bog wang but my bf is a monster compared to them hes 10″2in by 3″1cent wide like big dick wanted not shrimp and lip I could only see 1 and 21 even coming in me or near me cuss dam they little
Most of these models are pretty unattractive, with very few exceptions. I can’t believe these were the result of a poll. Try Wilson Vasquez, LFC’s Scarface, Marcelo Mastro, etc., for physical beauty, hotness, cock size, and explicit sex
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Brent Everett is your 1
Very nice
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I would love to be a pornstar especially a gay pornstar. Wen i see a porn regardless of gay or straight., i always feel like yes i can do it. Earning is not the purpose but its kinda wish or dream to be a pornstar. Both Brents are my all time favourite stars. Well in Miami if i get chance then i will surely show my beauty. Love u guyz keep it up..
WOW
Brandon SC
Jared Wentworth
Justin Owen
Lucas of Belami
Johnny Rapid
JUST WOW
Who is this porn star?
no clue but he is HOT and beautiful
I like all the guys
where is harry louis hi is no 1 fr me
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Most of these guys I’ve never heard of my favorites include Barrett Long, Tyler toro, Ralph woods, fredy Costa, Marcus mojo.. I wouldn’t watch most of the people on the list..
Note, the list is based on popularity of currently working models. Marcus Mojo returned this year as Landon Mycles, so he’ll be on the list again…
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No Johnny Rapid??!
and Johnny Rapid???? No. 1 for me..;-)
where is Johnny Rapid?? arrgg
Im just glad to see the return of body hair! And yes I get your scoring but Paddy O’brien would’ve made a nice addition
I love that Brent Everett is number one. He is hot as fuck and just looking at that long thick dick of his makes me cum multiple times!
Where is super star Francois Saga? He could have mad the top five easy. But not even in the fifty!!! That is unforgivable!!!
An interesting list but who put it together? Why is Christian Wilde only No. 20 when he should be in the top 3?
Where are blacks. The only black on the list is race cooper and I don’t even know him. Where is hot rod and sean xavier
Wow this is an antiquated list… Brent no.1???
I’d watch maybe 1/4 of the guys on this list. Most are not especially good-looking, hung or the least bit charismatic. But then again I need a bit more than “yeah take that dick” or “oh yah oh yah that’s it SQUEEE!” to get my attention.
Why is Cody Cummings on this list. He doesn’t ever DO anything. A porn star should be able to handle everything. This guy just likes to be a top. He should be a bottom and suck too. I stopped watching him after I viewed two of his videos. When he learns to bottom and suck, I will watch him.
He’s too passive right now for me.
Where is Cyd St. Vincent and other transmen porn stars?. This list is typical Cis-centric/Cis-normative/Cis-sexist/Trans-exclusionary BS by and for Cis-homos perpetuating and enforcing the outdated sex-binary idea that “men have penises” and “women have vaginas”. Transmen deserve to be represented, we are also part of the community, the Cis-homo community has co opted our struggle for decades, reaping on the benefits while completely ignoring us, and the gay porn community is no better.
No one “deserves” to be represented. Gay guys are just generally not into the “transmen”. Stop whining. Go look at your own porn if you don’t like this
No one “deserves” to be represented. Gay guys are just generally not into the “transmen”. Stop whining. Go look at your own porn if you don’t like this Guess what! gay guys like guys with penises.
where is paddy o brian?
I do believe this list is correct.
I use Facebook here in Zurich.
And I have counted 70 Rafael Alencar’s account.
Not American and very popular in Europe.
I’m also fan of Trevor and Alencar since Studio2000.
Congratulations both Brent’s, I love them !
The last 10 in the list are definitely correct
I have yet seen anybody match Roman Heart’s beauty!
Try Madame Tussauds.
This list doesn’t reflect real-life porn popularity, as in what consumers actually care about or are watching. It’s a pretty silly popularity contest full of a bunch of guys that don’t really matter.
Not a bad list and I actually believe some of these but who knew that Donnie Wright was even around. Some of the guys you have not heard of for awhile and some I am glad to see make it… Levi Karter, Jesse Santana and Hunter Page yum.
It really sucks how something fun and intended to be a novelty is just ripped apart by such hateful people. I though it was fun, but I’m one in a sea of jaded people as I am reading. Thank you J.W. – for having put such an effort. It’s nice that not everyone is a douche.
Adam Killian? Seriously?
Hate the man all you want, but he is sex on two legs! That man knows how to perform whether he’s topping or bottoming, or even doing a solo! His solo scene for Fahrenheit is by far one of the best solos EVER in gay porn!
Twitter followers can be cheaply bought, Grabby nominations are arbitrary and don’t mean a damm.. you wasted a lot of time on meaningless “analysis.”
Always such a ray of sunlight, you are.
I was fortunate enough to see Trevor Knight first hand. He was travelling with a dance group out of Boston and was performing at the bar I worked at. He asked me to come home with him, which I willingly obliged. Let’s just say I had a blast. Glad too see he is still working.
Hey Jim I to had met Trevor Knight many many yrs ago when i was living in Boston Mass. and he is a very nice guy and may I also say I agree with you it is a blast spending time with him. But when I spent time with him it was long before he became famous in the porn bizz . and I told him way back then that he should think about doing gay porn so i guess it must have been planted of the idea of it in his mind . and he surely didn’t disappoint when he went not it full throttle. He is still a real hot stud to this day even though he might be lets just say “a few yrs older’ than some of these younger ones
thanks for reading
Steve H
Steve,
I believe he and I were about then same age when I met him. Age has certainly been kind to him.
Does this not include Brits?
– Twitter following: 13
– Number of scenes shot: 1 (40scenes) that I remember
– on QueerMeNow, 0.5
– 1 pt for having their own paysite 1 ukhotjocks.com
– Pornstar since 2003 = 12 years
15.5 x 12 yrs = total 34.1
Puts me 11th
If every pornstar is counted
It’s true some non-Americans got left off. I stand corrected, Sam. This ranking will continue to be updated and revised on some schedule, and I’m still working out how to rank non-English speakers not on Twitter.
Did the system myself and got 15.2 putting me at 45, same as the lovely Conor Habib. Fair system but you couldn’t possibly do it for every every one. Definitely a lot missed out, almost no non-Americans, with the exception of a couple.
Nope. I’m coming up with 12. 25K followers on Twitter = 5; over 50 scenes = 2; a QMN mention = 0.5; 6 years in the business = x1.6
A decent scoring system would have lowered by -100 points, the models doing barebacking.
I kinda agree with it… a little shockingly surprising but makes sense at the end.
Sorry but a list without any BelAmi model on it doesn’t make any sense. Furthermore, not one current Sean Cody or Corbin Fisher model on the list. Instead you get Conner Habib, Jake Bass and some Helix twinks. LOL.
I agree with Dutch courage. Interesting attempt to create a assessment-system. But if there are no BelAmi, Sean Cody, Corbin Fisher or Randy Blue-models on the list-someting is very wrong. I consider them as the studios with highest quality.
Totally agree with you and Dutch. The fact that Cody Cummings is #23 while Darius Ferdynand is 49 and Ryan Rose is #39 shows how ridiculous this whole ranking system is.
Glad only 2 or 3 fake gays (for pay) are included. Real gay guys are best! All those straight guys worship studios can eat cake!
But if those studios let their models tweet, escort, etc. their ranks would be much higher.
Whenever I read these sites, that’s all I seem to be reading about – in a totally good way.
donnie Wright? Thought he stopped porn from his own personal issues.
A mess if a list..LOL
Darius Ferdinand is incredibly Low considering what he’s done – maybe the scoring criteria needs adjusting
Your method sucks big time. No single Czech model on the list. Not even Jack Harrer.
— If English is not your mother language you are at a big disadvantage
— If your studio does not allow you to have a Twitter account you have a disadvantage
— If you do only bareback scenes you have a big disadvantage (no Grabby nomination)
— If you are a Non BelAmi Czech Gay Porn Model you have a big disadvantage because American gay porn blogs tend to ignore these models
Etc. etc. etc.
Right, so, how do you gauge the relative popularity of a Bel Ami model? I had a number of them in the matrix, but without some kind of handicapping that doesn’t include Twitter, it’s hard to know how to level the playing field — and I would need to do it for them only, given their popularity as a European studio. As for Sean Cody models, very few of them stick around long enough to build followings all their own — some of the biggest just leave and work for other studios under other names. But I could try to get the new overlords at Mindgeek to send me some numbers. (Brandon was on the spreadsheet, but his Twitter following still didn’t get him into the top 50.) Perhaps by the time this list gets updated next we can figure this out.
Wonder what the Vegas odds are? LOL
I don’t know if you can come up with a system that gives a fair ranking of the overall popularity of gay porn models. But with the method you have used now Twitter is overrated and the number of scenes done is very much underrated. Maybe you should also take into account the studio a model has done a scene for. Just as it is for a medical scientist more important and valuable to have an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine than in the Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde, so it should be more appreciated (statistically that is) that a model does a scene for Sean Cody then lets say Raw Fuck Club. And here begin the problems because some people hate the gay-for-pay models of Sean Cody and prefer the “true gay models” of Raw Fuck Club. So you get an endless discussion whether a studio is an A, B, C or D List studio.
No wonder I didnt notice any of these guys. I only watch BB porn lol
What?! Where’s Levi Michaels…and his acne and rotten teeth!? No fair! lol
Lets remember, some of these guys arent exactly popular for the best reasons.
They should get a point for being on an escort site. That is self-promotion and also a boost for any scene they have done. It certainly adds to their visibility. (Pun intended!)
Shit Creek, this is one of those little things that I don’t agree with as a necessary part of any evaluation of a porn model/porn star.
I don’t think that being an escort is a valid estimation of being a porn star. Or porn actor. Or porn model.
There are escorts like Benjamin Nicholas out there who seem to make a thoroughly good and sensible living without using porn as an advertising device for their services.
It’s weird.
Nicholas is a deeply attractive man and every review says he’s spectacular and worth every penny of his profession. Everyone says the sex with him is the best in the world. But if you were a non-status driven man, it would be a bit like climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to see the view.
Clambering up a dirt path to see the view from the top because a porn star looks like Kilimanjaro does not mean you’ve had the best ever view in the world.
That was a properly interesting list done in a very different fashion, Mr Waxner-Herman. Feel free to stand up and take a bow, man.
It is a unique approach.
I’m not sure that I agree with all your numerical loadings to com up with the statistical rankings – and it’s late here so I don’t have the energy to have an essentially micro debate about where my judgment is different to yours.
So please just my sincere thanks. It’s weird when porn blogs do a better job of data-mining than some ‘broadsheet’ sites – or at least do it moe flair and imagination.
With thought-experiments like this and Adam Baran’s careful curating of gay porn in history and society – The Sword is really developing its own editorial style.
And Oh Fuck It! I now sound like my father who always he only read Playboy for the articles.
No Johnny Rapid, huh?
I’m surprised by that too. Given all the hype I thought he’d be on the list somewhere. Same goes for Jake Bass, I guess.
Jake Bass was on the list though, number 32
You said working right now, but some of these are no longer active. Definitely Nicco Skye is not active, and the only thing he is active on is camming, but even that’s a rarity. He was camming about a week ago, but before that he hasn’t been on camming for months.
Basically if they maintain a Twitter account, haven’t announced their retirement, and have done something in the last year or so, I kept them in.
Wait, Trevor Knight is still working? Havent seen anything from him in a LONGGGGGG time
http://thesword.com/makers-of-the-green-lantern-is-gay-are-back-with-i-dream-of-twinky.html
Sigh… photoshop……