India becomes the third highest contributor to content piracy websites visits

India has been ranked third in the list of highest contributors of visits to content piracy websites with over 7 billion visits through torrent sites in 2022, according to a report by global advisory firm Ankura. Spider-Man: No Way Home was the most pirated movie in India in 2022, while Game of Thrones was the most pirated series. KGF: Chapter 2 and RRR were the most pirated local movies. The report that tracks piracy across music, movies, software and books, says individuals and organised groups circulate such content through messaging apps like Telegram and WhatsApp.

Globally, there has been a 21.9% increase in piracy sites visits in 2022 as compared to 2021, with the number of visits rising from 116.24 billion to 141.7 billion.

India is ranked as the third highest contributor, after the US and Russia, of visits to content piracy websites with over 7 billion (7,99,071,291) visits through torrent sites in 2022, the report said. In India, online content piracy is a significant issue, particularly in the film and music industries. The country has a large population of Internet users, and access to high-speed Internet is becoming more widely available, which has led to an increase in the number of people accessing pirated content. Live Mint