The world’s most popular torrent sites – Past vs Present

The Pirate Bay celebrated its 13th birthday this past week, with the news that it is once again the biggest torrent website in the world, reports Torrentfreak.

The teenage website quietly climbed back to the top of the throne thanks in part to the takedown of major competitors like KickAss Torrents and its ability to stay online even when facing prosecution.

They weren’t always the most popular however, and the torrent site landscape has changed drastically in the last decade.

Check out the full breakdown below:

2007

1. TorrentSpy
2. Mininova
3. The Pirate Bay
4. isoHunt
5. Demonoid

2008

1. Mininova
2. isoHunt
3. The Pirate Bay
4. Torrentz
5. BTJunkie

2009

1. The Pirate Bay
2. Mininova
3. isoHunt
4. Torrentz
5. Torrentreactor

2010

1. The Pirate Bay
2. Torrentz
3. isoHunt
4. Mininova
5. BTJunkie

2011

1. The Pirate Bay
2. Torrentz
3. isoHunt
4. KickassTorrents
5. BTJunkie

2012

1. The Pirate Bay
2. Torrentz.com
3. KickassTorrents
4. isoHunt
5. BTJunkie

2013

1. The Pirate Bay
2. KickassTorrents
3. Torrentz
4. ExtraTorrent
5. 1337X

2014

1. The Pirate Bay
2. KickassTorrents
3. Torrentz
4. ExtraTorrent
5. YIFY-Torrents

2015

1. KickassTorrents
2. Torrentz.com
3. ExtraTorrent
4. The Pirate Bay
5. YTS

2016

1. KickassTorrents
2. The Pirate Bay
3. ExtraTorrent
4. Torrentz
5. RARBG

Today

1. The Pirate Bay
2. ExtraTorrent
3. RARBG
4. YTS
5. 1337X

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