In the State of the Internet report for 2022, Akami looks at the current status of internet piracy. Non-surprises: the USA is #1, Godzilla vs. Kong was huge, COVID made everything go boom, tv is the biggest category, followed by books then tv then music last software, etc.
“Considering the television and film industries alone — including both public and private torrent files, as well as web downloads, stream ripping, and direct streaming — there were 82 billion visits to piracy websites between January and September 2021.”
Top 10 film (Jan to Sept)
- Godzilla vs. Kong
- Zack Snyder’s Justice League
- Black Widow
- F9
- Mortal Kombat
- The Suicide Squad
- Cruella
- Wonder Woman 1984
- Raya and the Last Dragon
- Jungle Cruise
Top 10 TV (Jan to Sept)
- Loki
- Wandavision
- Rick and Morty S05
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- The Walking Dead S10
- Game of Thrones S08
- The Flash S07
- Vikings S06
- True Beauty
- Superman & Lois