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'Stranger Things' is the most pirated TV show of 2025 on torrent sites. The final season of the Netflix production beats its other global powerhouse, the Korean thriller "Squid Game." HBO's "The Last of Us", meanwhile, ended up in third place this year.
At the end of every year, we take a look at the most-downloaded TV shows among torrenting pirates.
When we started our annual list in the late 2000s, it was headed by network TV shows such as Heroes and Lost, but the TV landscape has changed dramatically.
Today, streaming services dominate the TV landscape. While most households have at least one subscription, keeping up with all popular TV shows requires a handful of paid plans, at minimum.
This fragmentation has made piracy relevant again. Many pirates have legitimate paid subscriptions, but they turn to unauthorized sources to complement what they can’t or don’t want to pay for.
This year, two popular Netflix shows are in the lead, with Stranger Things as the number one. That said, all popular streaming services have at least one show in the list.
Apple TV+ has maintained a consistent footprint on the charts. For the second year in a row, the service secured three spots in the top ten with Severance, Silo, and the breakout hit Pluribus.
At the same time, we are seeing a significant retreat for Disney+. While the platform was a dominant force last year with four entries, 2025 sees only Andor representing the service in the top ten.
In closing, we should note that the chart is based on BitTorrent traffic, which represents a small portion of the piracy landscape. Most people use streaming sites and services nowadays, which generally do not report viewing stats.
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Below we have compiled a non-scientific list of the most-torrented TV shows worldwide released in 2025 (estimated per single episode). The ranking is estimated based on sample data from several sources, including I Know. Anime series are not included.
| rank | last year | show | network |
|---|---|---|---|
| torrentfreak.com | |||
| 1 | (…) | Stranger Things | Netflix |
| 2 | (…) | Squid Game | Netflix |
| 3 | (…) | The Last of Us | HBO Max |
| 4 | (…) | Severance | Apple TV+ |
| 5 | (…) | Andor | Disney+ |
| 6 | (7) | Reacher | Amazon Prime |
| 7 | (8) | Silo | Apple TV+ |
| 8 | (…) | Pluribus | Apple TV+ |
| 9 | (…) | Wednesday | Netflix |
| 10 | (…) | Alien: Earth | FX/Hulu |
The full list of all ‘most pirated’ shows is as follows:
– 2025: Stranger Things
– 2024: House of the Dragon
– 2023: The Last of Us
– 2022: House of The Dragon
– 2021: Wandavision
– 2020: The Mandalorian
– 2019: Game of Thrones
– 2018: The Walking Dead
– 2017: Game of Thrones
– 2016: Game of Thrones
– 2015: Game of Thrones
– 2014: Game of Thrones
– 2013: Game of Thrones
– 2012: Game of Thrones
– 2011: Dexter
– 2010: Lost
– 2009: Heroes
– 2008: Lost
– 2007: Heroes
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Posted Friday 26 December 2025 at 3:28 am AEST (my time).
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