Kinsey Institute
Sexual health · ✓ Verified Oct 16, 2026
7.7/ 10
The Kinsey Institute's website is Indiana University's public hub for research, news, library collections and educational resources on sexuality, relationships and wellbeing. It loads quickly, fits phone screens well and shows essentially no ads, though a large overlay can appear on phones and quite a few outside tracking services load in the background. Browsing is open to everyone without an account, and the only money involved is optional donations.
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At a glance
Real visitor load
1.4s
Malware check
Clean
Popups
None
Push prompts
None
Signup
Not needed
Price
Free
Video ad before playback
No video checked
Ads on first screen
0%
Ad & tracker scripts
12
Third-party cookies
14
Age gate
Not found
Popularity rank
#156,166
Online since
1999
Pros
- +All information can be read freely without creating an account
- +Practically no advertising and no pop-ups or redirects
- +Loads quickly and works well on phones
- +Backed by a long-established university research institute
Cons
- -Many third-party tracking scripts and cookies load on visits
- -A large overlay can cover part of the screen on phones
- -Mostly informational and research-focused rather than a media site
- -Donation and newsletter prompts appear throughout
Deal-breakers
✓ No popups & forced redirects✓ No push-notification prompts✓ No fake download or play buttons✓ No autoplay with sound
Deal-breakers don't earn points. Any of them caps the rating. How we rate
Score card
Ads on the homepage3/4
Ads cover 0% of the first screen on the homepage, plus a large sticky overlay.
Ads on content pages5/5
On a content page, ads cover 0% of the first screen and no video ad loads before playback.
Speed4/4
Real visitors wait 1.4s for the main content (Chrome data, last 28 days).
Privacy1/5
12 outside ad or tracking companies load scripts and 14 third-party cookies are set, including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager.
Mobile layout2/2
The layout fits a phone screen.
No signup needed2/2
The site shows no login form on its landing page, and its pages present research, news and resources openly, with only an optional newsletter signup and donation pages.
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Rating history
- Oct 16, 2026 7.7 Rescanned
- Oct 9, 2026 7.7 Rescanned
- Oct 9, 2026 7.7 Rescanned
- Oct 9, 2026 7.1 First rated
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