However, considering the number of mirrors and blocking attempts, that number may be skewed , and million visits a month is perhaps a bit more accurate. The Pirate Bay is popular for its large community, which ensures at least one seeder on almost any torrent on the site, no matter the age. We tried downloading obscure titles from even over a decade ago, and we found that there were still happy seeders to help out. You can also look at our list of Pirate Bay alternatives for more options.
RARBG is a large directory of torrents, famous for a very active community of seeders and high-quality torrents. Its library size is decent, and it gets updated often, meaning that you have a high chance of finding new torrents on the site. The only difference is that ad intrusion is more annoying on RARBG, so take that into account when choosing one of the two.
There are a lot of phishing scams going around with RARBG-looking sites, so make sure you learn about secure browsing. Website: X website.
Some people use it to browse for game torrents as well, but from our research, it does look like both RARBG and The Pirate Bay have more torrents in that category, especially for older titles. A few years ago, X was a bad choice for any torrenting, since it was clunky to navigate and it posed a lot of security risks.
Since then, it went through an entire site revamp , making it seamless to browse and safer. For shows and movies, you also have improved browsing functionalities, like searching by award nomination. Mirrors: x.
Website: Torrentz2 website. While this is not that big of a torrent site — only amassing million users a month, and unable to sport much of a library for general torrents — Torrentz2 is very good for finding music. Not to mention — any type of browsing options, like searching by album, artist or song would be greatly appreciated. Second, ad intrusion is minimal and the interface is beautiful. Lastly, classics are readily available on the platform. If you want high-definition episodes of your favourite shows, EZTV is the place to go.
We searched for older titles like Two and a Half Men, and it had a decent library of options. We even tried going for more obscure titles, like the British show Midsomer Murders. EZTV has a large variety of torrents for the new releases in that show, and packages of older episodes.
We tried browsing for older titles, and it has a good library, both for PC and consoles. You can subscribe to different categories or titles and get a feed of new torrents for them. Update: Despite recent claims to the contrary, Zooqle still seems to be up and running. For instance, we received a remark from one of our French readers that Zooqle has been shut down, so we checked with a VPN if it was blocked in France.
In all three instances, we were successful. Therefore, we have to conclude that, as of now, Zooqle is accessible to, at least, a great portion of internet users. Needless to say, we will check this regularly and keep you updated!
LimeTorrents is very good for new releases. Mirrors: limetorrents. Not a torrent site per se, Torrends. Mirrors: None. This website used to be called torrents. Website: Torrentdownloads website. Attention: This website attempts to open an additional browser tab with advertisements. Not harmful, but annoying. Asian titles specifically seem to take a big part of their servers.
Mirrors: torrentdownloads. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly for many, private torrenting sites generally have significantly higher streaming speeds than public ones, because members have seeding quotas they need to comply with. Last but not least, Bibliotik is the largest private torrenting site for downloading ebooks. We recommend uTorrent , but Bittorrent will work just as fine. Quite a few websites listed have survived the test of time, while others are mirrors or copies of defunct ones, and some others are new ones that are gaining more and more attention from internet users.
A VPN will allow you to access sites that might be blocked in your area. Besides the fact that the BitTorrent protocol itself for file sharing is legal , using the protocol to send and receive copyrighted material is not. To this day, there is much controversy over the use of trackers besides the fact that BitTorrent metafiles do not store file contents. Whether the publishers of metafiles are violating copyrights by linking the copyrighted content without the authorization of the copyright holder is still controversial.
Readers of the following should bear in mind that various jurisdictions have pursued legal actions against a website that host BitTorrent trackers, and users that download them on their computers.
In a nutshell, downloading copyrighted files puts you at risk of facing criminal charges that can cause a significant emotional and financial burden on you. Moreover, the ISP can release the history of all your downloaded files at the demand of a copyright plaintiff, so using a VPN service while browsing torrent websites is a must. You need to be choosing VPNs that are based in safe jurisdictions and have solid no log polices.
We have compiled a list of the best VPNs for torrenting for you to read so you can choose the best one for you. BitTorrent is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing , used to send and receive data and electronic files using the internet. Designed in by Bram Cohen , a University of Buffalo student, BitTorrent represents today one of the most common protocols for transferring hefty electronic files, such as audio files, movies, TV shows, and video clips.
As a matter of fact, as of , BitTorrent had million users , and a greater share of global network bandwidth than Netflix and Hulu combined. In order to send and receive files, users should install a BitTorrent Client a program that allows peer-to-peer file sharing using the BitTorrent protocol on its end-user, internet-connected computer.
Using this means of file sharing , basic computers like laptops and home PCs become capable of efficiently replacing powerful servers and distributing files to several recipients simultaneously. Furthermore, the protocol is praised for lowering bandwidth usage and helps to prevent localized spikes in internet traffic.
In the process of sharing content using the BitTorrent protocol , trackers help coordinate efficient transmission and reassembly of files and keep track of which ones are available on which peer machines. However, since the creation of the DHT method for trackerless torrents more on that below , BitTorrent trackers became more or less redundant.
Nevertheless, they are still useful to improve the speed of peer discovery and coordinate file sharing. In the following, we present you our list of the best torrent sites as of June We used information that we gathered online and from the torrent websites themselves.
I some cases users might prefer to use torrent sites that are private, in which IPTorrents is a good choice. The problem with private trackers is that you will need an invite from somebody who is already a member.
However, if you keep your eyes peeled, sometimes private trackers open to the general public for a few days every now and then. The total monthly visits estimate was determined using SimilarWeb , which calculates the sum of all non-unique visits each month. In our selection, YTS topped the list as the best torrent website for the latest, safest and greatest content. YTS lists movies with excellent video quality and seems to have enjoyed an unprecedented increase in popularity in The website listed movies come with great quality and improved storage space.
YTS features an extensive list of movies ranging from classics to new releases. It has a nice and easy to navigate user interface making it the go-to place for users looking for movie torrents. According to SimilarWeb, as much as Alexa ranks it as the nd most popular website on the internet.
The Pirate Bay is one of the oldest and most popular torrent sites in the world. The popular website has been around for over 15 years and managed to survive some fierce battles with the most powerful regulators, jurisdictions and governments in the world, resulting in many subsequent domain name shifts. The pirate Bay commonly referred to as TPB features over 3 million torrents and allows users to download audio, video, eBooks, software, games and adult content torrents.
According to SimilarWeb traffic, the website without taking into accounts its many mirror and proxy sites has over million visitors per month.
Alexa ranks it globally. It has been considered among the most reliable torrent download sources for years despite several ISP blocks in several countries. The website provides a directory of torrents and magnet links for movies, TV shows, games, music, software, and documentaries among others. In that case, it turned out that MalwareBytes was blocking an IP address shared by more than websites. Nevertheless, the website popularity decreased, and its image took a serious hit.
The website, displayed in Russian , indexes a huge collection of torrent files, ranging from music and movies to software and audiobooks. SimilarWeb assess its monthly visitors at around The website provides a massive list of torrents and magnet links and specializes in HQ video releases. RARBG has a directory for music, trailers, movies, TV shows, and adult content among others, and counts over 90 million monthly visitors according to SimilarWeb.
The website is regarded as the best website for anime lovers and features a massive collection of manga, Japanese anime, movies, and games.
Torrents are mostly in Japanese, but English torrents are listed as well. Torretz2 is a popular meta-search engine for torrents that was launched in as a reincarnation of Torrentz. The torrent search engine copied the same website design, appearance, and functionality of torrentz. It indexes millions of torrents from over 75 torrent specialized domains. According to SimilarWeb, around 41 million visitors come monthly to fetch content from the meta-search engine.
Albeit the twists and turns and the bad history associated with the website, many users continue to search for torrents using it finding its torrents of great content.
The website features a sizeable database of verified torrents and has over Torrent9 is a French torrent website that features a wide selection of movies, TV shows, Audio content, and Software. The website is praised for the fact that it features a user-friendly interface and a detailed description for each listed torrent, making the process of identifying fake torrent files from the authentic ones easier for users.
Alexa ranks the website in terms of global notoriety while 24 million visitor access the website on a monthly basis according to SimilarWeb data. LimeTorrents is one of the most visited torrent indexers thanks to its sizeable database of around 10 million torrent. All kind of files is listed in the website directories from movies and TV shows to games and anime. The website features separate web pages where it provides updated lists for the top torrents and the most recent torrent uploaded to the website.
LimeTorrents is forging a solid reputation among the torrent business and has managed to more or less fly under the radar of regulators. UKNova is built on a custom tracker script and looks very different from your average private tracker. However it has all the major features of a torrent site including category based search, torrent bookmarking, RSS, forums and chat. Doors tend to open and close on a very frequent basis.
In addition to TV, it tracks English movies including a lot of classics produced before as well as some sports content. Right now there are about active torrents indexed and this number keeps growing daily. Site is built on TS Special Edition tracker script which most of you might familiar. Below is a screenshot of some of the categories found on ChaosUK: Thankfully, TotalChoas signups seem to remain open for an extended amount of time.
Albeit usually a closed community, TC has been in open registration mode for the last couple of days. I've tried to register at TheBox but it says: Signup Failed! Why is that? You must have missed the open registrations. But like the articles says, they open on a daily basis. Good luck next time :. Great write-up. I just found your blog and wanted to let you know that I have certainly loved reading through your blogs.
Anyhow I shall be subscribing to your feed and I am hoping you write again soon. Avoid The box. Donations are no more than credit purchases for those who live outside the UK. No other way. But don't give, because these isolated thieves will ban you at their whim and you will be left without.
Caveat emptor. By far the rudest and most power-hungry admins I have ever come across. The two above posters must have done something very bad to get banned from thebox. I've been a member for over 2 years now and they are a great site! I've never heard of the above problems, so I'm suspecting user errors.
The Box Admins very very very picky indeed. They cancelled my upload ability indefinitely for an incomplete Torrent which was not my fault. The Admins are very rude in the private messages.
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