File-sharing Site Openload Generates More Traffic Than Hulu or HBO Go

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Netflix is the number one bandwidth 'hog' on the Internet, with video streaming sites dominating Internet traffic in general, Sandvine's new Global Internet Phenomena report reveals. Perhaps unexpectedly, file-sharing site Openload makes an appearance among the top ten video sources, which is bound to upset Hollywood.

Openload, one of the largest file-hosting sites on the Internet, is a thorn in the side of many copyright holders.

Content hosted on the site has served as a source for many pirate apps and sites. As a result, it recently earned a mention on United States Trade Representative list of “notorious” markets.

Today the site makes it onto another list, one that shows how much bandwidth the site is generating around the world.

The data come from Canadian broadband management company Sandvine, which just published its latest Global Internet Phenomena report. This provides an overview of which sites, applications, and protocols generate the most Internet traffic.

This list of traffic sources is dominated by video. Netflix is in the lead, with 14.97% of all downstream bandwidth, followed by the more generic HTTP Media Streaming (13.07%), and YouTube (11.35%). Overall, the video category is good for more than half of all bandwidth generated.

BitTorrent remains relevant too, especially on the upstream side. As we highlighted in a preview last week, torrent traffic is growing in some parts of the world, mostly due to piracy.

When zooming in on downstream-video bandwidth, Openload comes into the picture. Sandvine’s data shows that the file-hosting site generates 0.8% of all video traffic online.

That’s a massive amount of bandwidth, more than various legal streaming services such as Hulu or HBO Go use.

“One interesting appearance in the top 10 is Openload, which is #8 with 0.80% of video traffic worldwide ahead of services like Hulu, HBO Go, and BBC iPlayer with a service that likely will not make movie studios happy,” Sandvine writes.

This comparison is perhaps not entirely fair since, in contrast to the other services, Openload is available globally, but it clearly shows how much traffic a file-sharing site can generate.

There are significant differences in Openload’s ‘traffic share’ in various regions. Sandvine was kind enough to share some additional details that provide some further insight into this.

In the Asia Pacific region, 3.66% of all downstream traffic is credited to Openload, which makes it the 7th most used data source. In the EMEA and the Americas, the percentages are 0.79% and 0.39% respectively.

The massive interest in Openload and BitTorrent’s apparent comeback are signs that consumers still see the need to access entertainment through unofficial channels. According to Sandvine, the increased fragmentation of online video is one of the reasons. People don’t want to pay for a handful of subscription services.

“With more content choices and channels than ever before, consumers do not have good options to get access to all the content that may interest them and are still resorting to piracy,” Sandvine writes in its report.

While Openload is generally characterized as a piracy site, the site’s operators have rejected this notion. Instead, they point out that they have a DMCA-compatible takedown policy.

“We are offering several methods of taking down files according to the DMCA law, which is practically a standard in the whole world,” Openload previously said.

 

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[IronY-Man]

 Any openload (or similar sites ) loving download manager or if any Greasymonkey Scripts, asking cos Adguard + IDM doesn't like 'em !

[halvgris]

have paid IDM and openload works fine it just goes a bit slower since i don't pay for openload.

[DKT27]

If this news is covered by TF, expect this particular host to be banished from the internet as it's with case with other sites covered by TF.

 

The said host is quite unique, some things hosted on it are not to be found elsewhere, at least so easily. While yet it contains really badly designed advertising, still, it's preferred by many uploaders due to monetary gains offered through it. I'm worried if anything happens to it a lot of unique content will be lost from the internet I think.

[steven36]

6 hours ago, DKT27 said:

If this news is covered by TF, expect this particular host to be banished from the internet as it's with case with other sites covered by TF.

 

The said host is quite unique, some things hosted on it are not to be found elsewhere, at least so easily. While yet it contains really badly designed advertising, still, it's preferred by many uploaders due to monetary gains offered through it. I'm worried if anything happens to it a lot of unique content will be lost from the internet I think.

It happen before when   putlocker  , shockshare  , friredrive , (All the same company) stop working and didn't give a reason why  ..Openload is meh they delete a lot of files on Dmca and only have 30 days after the last download  before they delete any file , If openload goes another one will  take its place I guess . . Open Directories sites have the longest lasting files ..they  the only sites left that have ROMs and things , other than you find some on torrents. When you see it posted on TF it's never good news unless some  pirate won a court case ,

 

Putlocker Rebrands as Firedrive, User Files Remain Intact

https://torrentfreak.com/putlocker-rebrands-as-firedrive-user-files-remain-intact-140215/

 

Firedrive Mystery Deepens, iOS and Android Apps Disappear

https://torrentfreak.com/firedrive-mystery-deepens-ios-and-android-apps-disappear-141006/

 

Putlocker  was the Openload of yesteryear now its just a name people steals for there streaming portals ...

 

Its already on TF today , the MPAA has reported  openload to the U.S. Government I looked at the pdf  , TF already knew they been reported before they posted this news  lol. they was reported on the 1st of OCT,,, but  some are making millions off it , so its not going away no time soon ..I know pirate sites that even made there own filehost  and even TPB owns bayfiles lol.

[DKT27]

On 10/4/2018 at 12:27 AM, steven36 said:

 

 

My view is, see it this way. Most or a lot of videos are hosted on it. If it banishes, expect a lot of already uploaded videos to be lost from the internet as not everyone of them are going to be re-uploaded elsewhere I think.

[steven36]

On 10/6/2018 at 8:36 AM, DKT27 said:

 

My view is, see it this way. Most or a lot of videos are hosted on it. If it banishes, expect a lot of already uploaded videos to be lost from the internet as not everyone of them are going to be re-uploaded elsewhere I think.

Most movies are already uploaded somewhere else  I dont ever use just Openload  i have a paid service that lets download from most of them and torrents .. Openload on some of the English download blogs is only used for files under 1gb. So there is 100s releases everyday that never get uploaded to that site no way ,  because they have a upload limit on one click  downloads  of 1gb  anything over 1 gb has to be split  in 1gb rars  or the site will  step on the encode and re-encode to  less quality for streaming . Some sites only post  raw video files 1 click download , so  i don't ever use it very  often for files over 1gb .     ,  What matters  do the  source files  ever get uploaded  again   for years rarbg  reuploads old movie source files and re-encodes them over and over,  most all these files  are over 1gb  and can be found on  hosters that are not openload. Anything openload  has  its on other sites if you know were to look .

 

Say if im trying to stream or download   old TV show that aired in 2013  .. kodi  addons will find   working openload , streamango , vev.io  and rapidvideo links and send them to my leecher  to stream or download.