‘We are also seeing more single men and women placing orders for the first time. ‘Couples who have been quarantined together seem to be much more open to trying something new after possibly experimenting more during the lockdown. ‘We are seeing the sex doll industry go through a revolution during the COVID-19 pandemic with a huge increase in orders from both couples and male and single females. Janet Stevensen, is the co-founder of Sex Doll Genie. The most popular male doll, Lucas, costs $2,250 and the best-selling female doll, Frankie retails at $2,080. Sex Doll Genie, which operates in the US and Europe, claims to be the the largest sex doll store in the world. That would appear to mean that some people in ‘straight’ relationships are using the lockdown to enjoy their bi side. Likewise, same-sex couples are also keen to add one of the dolls to their bedroom fun.īut the biggest rise of all appears to be among experimental heterosexual couples. Their stats show gay and bi men and women are even more likely than other men and women to have bought one of the dolls. One sex doll company has released sales figures showing more people bought dolls in the first three months of the year than in the whole of 2019. Gay and bi men and women and couples are buying sex dolls in record numbers to relieve coronavirus lockdown boredom.