Best condoms for fit
The right condom for you is the one built to your nominal width. These are the brands that make each size.
Best condoms for men, by size
Under 10.5 cm girth is small: MyONE 47 or 49, Mister Size 47 or 49, LifeStyles Snugger Fit, Glyde Slimfit. If your girth is average, meaning 10.5 to 12 cm, go with any 53 mm regular, like Trojan ENZ, SKYN Original or ONE UltraFeel. Girth from 12 to 13.5 cm counts as large: go with SKYN Large, LifeStyles KYNG, MyONE 57, or Magnum Raw and BareSkin, both 57 mm. Over 13.5 cm is very large: Mister Size 60 to 69, MY.SIZE PRO 60 to 72, Pasante King Size.
Best condoms for your girth
Best condoms for average size
A condom in the regular range, 53 to 55 mm, from any major brand. Choose by feel: thin, ribbed or latex-free.
Best condoms for a large, thick or wide girth
Start by measuring. If you measure 12 to 13.5 cm around, choose a 56 to 57 mm width, like SKYN Large, LifeStyles KYNG, Magnum Raw. Once you're past 13.5 cm, move up to 60 mm or more, from Mister Size, MY.SIZE PRO, MyONE.
Best fitting condoms if regular never fits
Go with custom fit ranges; they cover the widths in between. Read more about custom fit condoms.
Best condom brands in the UK
Durex and Mister Size both print widths on all their UK boxes. From Durex UK come close, regular and wide fits: 52.5 mm, 56 mm and 57 mm. The chart lists these UK manufacturers: Glyde, HANX and Pasante.
Best condom brands for a precise fit
Does your width fall outside 53 to 56 mm? Three brands make things simple: seven widths from Mister Size (47 to 69 mm), nine from MY.SIZE PRO (45 to 72 mm), and nine more from the MyONE custom fit line. You can test two or three neighbouring widths with a trial pack.
Best condoms for first time and beginners
Measure, then get a small pack in your width plus the one next to it. Putting on a condom that fits is easier, and so is keeping it on. Practise by yourself once; it takes the pressure off.
Best condoms for sensitivity
Choose your width, then find the thinnest product at that width: see which condoms are thinnest. Polyisoprene (SKYN) or polyurethane (Sagami Original) works if you have a latex allergy.
What do people on Reddit get right?
The advice repeats across threads on the best condoms: try a sampler, measure your girth, and don't trust the word large on a box. We agree; the chart just lays out all the widths together.
Sources
- ONE Condoms: standard condoms run too long for 91% of people, ONE says; 50% find them too tight and 30% too loose.
- ONE Condoms: a standard condom runs about 7 inches in length, ONE says, with a nominal width of 53 mm.
- Mister Size: Mister Size condoms are 0.05 mm thick in sizes 47 to 60 and 0.06 mm in 64 and 69.