What were the most pirated series in 2023?

ByLeila January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

Disney Plus series are over-represented in the Top 5!

With the proliferation of streaming platforms and paid content, illegal downloading is a booming activity. But which series was the most pirated in 2023?

Succeeding House of the Dragonwho held this title last year, is The Last of Usproduced for HBO, which is in first place in the ranking, ahead of season 3 of The Mandalorian and season 2 of Loki who complete the podium. Another Star Wars series, in this case Ahsokaand another Marvel series, Secret Invasionfollow closely, placing 4 Disney series in the top 5, which shows the still enormous popular interest in the two franchises.

This top also reflects the fragmentation of the streaming market and it is interesting to note that no Netflix series is cited. The absence of the world’s leading player suggests that its dominant position allows the red N group to protect itself from alternative downloading. With more than 250 million subscriber households around the world, most of the platform’s hits are viewed legally.

It should be noted that this annual ranking – established by torrentfreak.com – has no absolute value since it is based solely on BitTorrent traffic, which represents a small part of the piracy landscape and does not take into account direct downloads. nor viewing on illegal streaming sites.

The 10 most pirated series in 2023:

1. The Last of Us (HBO)
2. The Mandalorian (Disney+)
3. Loki (Disney+)
4. Ahsoka (Disney+)
5. Secret Invasion (Disney+)
6. Silo (Apple TV)
7. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV)
8. Tulsa King (Paramount+)
9. Gen V (Amazon Prime)
10. Ted Lasso (Apple TV)

Leila

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