Game of Thrones is named most pirated TV show of 2016 

has once again taken the award for Most Pirated TV Show on the Internet, for the fifth year in a row.  

TorrentFreak reports steady numbers of illegal downloads, proving that even half a decade on,  

remains the most pirated TV show on the internet, with

The numbers have remained steady, with no significant growth on last year, but this doesn’t mean there hasn’t been any increase in piracy.  TorrentFreak comments these numbers are likely due to the fact more people have been switching from torrents to streaming sites over the past few months.  There has also been a continuation in the trend of downloaders increasingly preferring high-quality video.  In recent years, many torrenters have made the move from 480p to 720p and 1080p videos, thanks to better broadband availability.

The highest number of people actively sharing an episode of

 was 350,000, just after the season finale became available online.  It seems that the number of fans willing to pay the Iron Price for the episodes isn’t going to drop any time soon!

For a full list of the most downloaded TV shows of 2016, check out the TorrentFreak article.

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Yay it’s always nice to keep the crown lol!

I guess this is a good thing?! And Happy 30th Name Day to our King in the North and beautiful man, Kit Harington!!😍🔥👑🎂

Lol that’s actually brilliant at capturing the hypocrisy and obvious temptations that come with pirating.

Ultimately, whilst it’s easier to pirate a show than to watch it legitimately, piracy will run rampant. Attempts to quash it do nothing to the people who don’t support the show, but punish those who do. I respect the GOT approach to celebrating their audience reach, knowing they;ll be supported elsewhere by these pirates.

And i shall be joining them again next year since ,in their infinite wisdom, HBO has decided they dont want my money and leave my country! Brilliant!

No way i am going to wait till the bluray comes out. That would force me to stay off the internet for half a year at least!

It is nice to break even this record. Is there any area where this show is not successuful?

I don’t know, but I’d like a GoT theme park or amusement park ride.

Happy name day to the one true king in the Norf…Hope you get to celebrate the day with the special Old Nan’s pie, the one with peas n unions

King of the North!! Even though Jon Snow is the scion of an incestuous clan of dragon riding tyrants!

◎ ☉ ● None of it makes any sense nor bodes well, but it does make for great drama, which is all that matters really.

Btw, if my previous comment makes no sense, I sincerely apologize in advance for New Year’s Eve. 😉

Obviously all these people around the world are desperate to pirate copies of the show because it’s not diverse enough.

I’m sure it is the most pirated show around since it’s so popular AND on a premium channel ppl don’t like to pay extra for. However as someone who has used torrents frequently and been affected by all the heavy shutdowns of websites this year, Torrentfreak is far from the type of source I’d be confident citing as facts.

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