If you have ever wondered what South Africans like to pirate from the internet, or what you are missing out on (which you shouldn‘t be doing!) here is some interesting info.
TorrentFreak, a blog which is dedicated to reporting the latest news and trends from the BitTorrent and file sharing world, has compiled a list of “˜The Top 10 Most Downloaded Movies‘.
The list, which is made up of a vast scope of different films, gives insight into the most pirated movies – and whether they are the commercial box office hits or more alternative films.
TorrentFreak collects its data regarding the most downloaded movies through the use of BitTorrent. The blog has stated that they have made this information available for “œinformational and educational reference only“.
The movies on TorrentFreak‘s list also includes Blu-Ray and DVD rips and telesync versions.
It has long since been an interesting topic for many tech blogs and websites to gather information about piracy and illegal downloads.
The survey revealed that more than half (58%) of tech savvy broadband users have pirated films, music, TV series, games or software over the past year.
And what do South Africans love to pirate? Mostly movies, series, and music. The reason being for most of these illegal downloads, is that the content is not available in South Africa, or will only be available at a (sometimes much) later stage.
However, South Africans aren‘t all that bad – most of the online pirates revealed that they will stop pirating if the desired content is affordable and easy to obtain and use.
We know it is hard to “˜stay clean‘ when the internet and all it‘s possibilities is so alluring, however, every responsible broadband user should try!
For some popcorn facts, here is TorrentFreak‘s list of the Top 10 Most Downloaded Movies – some will surely surprise you:
The most popular movies for the week ending August 4, 2013 are :
| Ranking | Previous week | Movie |
| 1 | -1 | Oblivion |
| 2 | (“¦) | The Big Wedding (TS) |
| 3 | (“¦) | The Conjuring (Webrip) |
| 4 | -2 | Grown Ups 2 (TS) |
| 5 | -4 | Despicable Me 2 (TS) |
| 6 | (“¦) | >Byzantium (Webrip) |
| 7 | -3 | The Colony |
| 8 | -5 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
| 9 | -8 | Fast and Furious 6 (Webrip) |
| 10 | (“¦) | The Wolverine (CAM) |
Source: mybroadband.co.za
