Personally I think it a little simplistic to reduce it all to who runs these things. Performers and consumers have agency and responsibility. I've also read in the past that porn starlets are often of Catholic background, if probably not very committed Catholics, which I suppose is unsurprising as I've also read in the past that a lot of porn girls come from the Midwest.
But here is an unscientific rundown on who runs the top ten porn companies based on this relatively fresh article:
http://archive.is/5TX7L
MindGeek, which runs PornHub among others.
CEO is a Canadian named Feras Antoon. I cannot determine his background definitively but Antoon seems to be a surname associated with the Levant. Syria, Lebanon, Iraq. No indication he is Jewish - except in searches where the usual anti-Semites say everyone is a Jew.
Larry Flynt Publications
Run by voila! Larry Flynt. His pedigree is no mystery: A white trash redneck from eastern Kentucky. He was even once a bootlegger. Figures given that area's association with moonshine. I recall him telling Bill Maher years ago he was raised Baptist.
Playboy Enterprises
Founded of course by Hugh Hefner, who was raised a Methodist in the Midwest and was descended from prominent Mayflower passenger Plymouth governor William Bradford.
Private Media Group
Probably the biggest European operation. Majority owner is this Swede Berth Milton Jr.
https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/berth_milton-300x300.jpg?quality=90&strip=all
No doubt to the disappointment of many - there is no indication he is Jewish.
Hammy Media Limited, which owns xHamster.
It is difficult to determine with certainty who owns this outfit.
https://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/03/03/the-almost-invisible-men-and-women-behind-the-worlds-largest-porn-sites/
Maybe that is a little disturbing in itself.
WGCZ Holdings, which owns XVideos.
Like with the above the people behind this are kinda in the shadows.
https://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/03/03/the-almost-invisible-men-and-women-behind-the-worlds-largest-porn-sites/
Core Magazine, a bunch of Japs. CEO is Shinichi Nakazawa - a kike name if there ever was one.
AVN Media Network, chairman and CEO is Tony Rios. Sounds Hispanic. Short little fucker too:
https://us.123rf.com/450wm/kobby_dagan/kobby_dagan1604/kobby_dagan160400494/55059211-las-vegas-jan-23-ceo-of-avn-media-network-tony-rios-l-and-co-host-comedian-actress-kate-quigley-atte.jpg?ver=6
Paul Raymond Publishing, founded by now deceased and Liverpool born Paul Raymond. Father Jewish. Mother a devout Catholic.
Vivid Entertainment
Head guy is Steven Hirsch. According to this non-anti-Semitic book he is Jewish.
https://books.google.com/books?id=qH0eT_cpkywC&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157&dq=steven+hirsch+jew&source=bl&ots=RKTR0-rMnu&sig=ACfU3U315Sa7fhe-cnbkTsO4mEBvUGWhkw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTx9vlz97kAhWQu54KHd28DsYQ6AEwCXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=steven%20hirsch%20jew&f=false
One not mentioned but notable is Bob Guccione of Penthouse notoriety. He was of wop Catholic background.
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[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago (edited ago)
He is the COO of MindGeek. Which is to say he is the second in command there to Antoon.
I mostly focused on founders who were obviously very central to the operation or current heads as I thought most important. If you wanted me to go over every secondary person I could list quite a few people. Most of them would probably be non-Jews.
In the case of Paul Raymond I even mentioned him even if he is dead - as he was obviously very central to his company. I did this even though it is not obvious his successor is Jewish.
So if anything I made the list more Jewish than it is.
It is also at least somewhat speculative whether David Marmorstein Tassillo is Jewish. I was unable to find a decent source confirming he is - so it'd be very interesting to see what you are relying on. He may very well be with that name though.