AMC: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights AMC’s titles most impacted by piracy, ranked by their Piracy Presence Rate in the top 100 Google search results across 100+ countries. The data provides insights into how piracy affects AMC’s catalog, helping the copyright holder identify its most significant challenges and address key areas of vulnerability.

Last Monitoring: July 11, 2026.

Trends in Piracy Presence Over Time: Top 20 and Top 100 Google Search Results

Titles Most Affected by Piracy

The list is ranked by the Piracy Presence Rate within the top 100 Google search results.

				Total Infringements				Piracy Presence Rate
			Premiere	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100
1		Fear the Walking Dead TV series, 2015 | AMC		232	787	1709	6081	32%	33%	36%	41%
2		The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon TV series, 2023 | AMC		232	763	1669	5376	28%	28%	31%	38%
3		The Walking Dead: Dead City TV series, 2023 | AMC		169	635	1440	5160	24%	27%	30%	35%
4		Silo TV series, 2023 | Apple TV+, AMC		213	804	1754	4445	29%	33%	36%	33%

Visual Summary

The pie charts below illustrate the percentage of infringing URLs detected in the Top 3, Top 10, Top 20, and Top 100 Google search results for AMC titles. These visualizations provide a concise overview of piracy visibility, highlighting the severity of the issue at various levels of search result prominence.

Share of Pirated Content by Website Type

This section illustrates which types of websites are most responsible for piracy visibility:

Beyond Titles: Piracy’s Global Reach

This section examines the prevalence and visibility of pirated AMC content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide AMC with actionable data to address piracy effectively and refine targeted anti-piracy strategies for maximum impact.

Piracy-Affected Regions by Infringements

The list is ranked by the Piracy Presence Rate within the top 100 Google search results.

		Total Infringements				Piracy Presence Rate
	Region	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100
1	MENA	286	922	2016	5687	75%	81%	84%	82%
2	LATAM	114	367	940	3259	24%	25%	31%	43%
3	Europe	287	905	1961	6342	29%	30%	32%	33%
4	APAC	90	250	575	2033	24%	22%	25%	28%
5	North America	11	50	123	340	14%	20%	25%	25%
6	Africa	48	168	439	3024	8%	10%	12%	25%

Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

The list is ranked by the Piracy Presence Rate within the top 100 Google search results.

		Total Infringements				Piracy Presence Rate
	Country	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100
1	Libya	19	59	131	329	79%	81%	86%	86%
2	Oman	17	58	132	365	71%	81%	87%	85%
3	Jordan	20	65	135	373	83%	88%	88%	85%
4	Egypt	19	64	132	341	79%	90%	90%	84%
5	Morocco	19	61	129	380	79%	85%	85%	84%
6	Algeria	15	50	122	365	63%	70%	81%	84%
7	Qatar	18	58	128	354	75%	82%	85%	84%
8	Tunisia	18	58	130	381	75%	82%	86%	84%
9	Iraq	18	58	126	366	75%	81%	83%	83%
10	Kuwait	20	61	129	344	83%	85%	85%	82%
11	Bahrain	16	48	108	313	76%	77%	82%	82%
12	Djibouti	17	57	126	378	71%	79%	83%	82%
13	Palestine	18	59	125	365	75%	81%	82%	81%
14	Lebanon	18	56	126	347	75%	79%	83%	80%
15	Saudi Arabia	19	57	127	339	79%	80%	84%	79%
16	United Arab Emirates	15	53	110	347	63%	75%	78%	76%
17	Ukraine	32	89	176	427	89%	82%	78%	61%
18	Moldova	26	64	148	388	54%	45%	49%	55%
19	Turkmenistan	15	42	74	160	63%	58%	56%	55%
20	Armenia	11	31	70	136	46%	43%	47%	53%
21	Tajikistan	13	36	79	141	54%	50%	52%	53%
22	Venezuela	4	16	54	146	17%	23%	36%	51%
23	Turkey	9	29	59	255	38%	40%	40%	49%
24	Spain	10	28	63	172	42%	36%	40%	49%
25	Ecuador	4	17	51	188	17%	23%	33%	49%
26	Kyrgyzstan	12	27	64	133	50%	38%	43%	49%
27	Russia	10	32	55	148	42%	45%	41%	48%
28	Mexico	7	21	44	153	33%	31%	35%	48%
29	Portugal	10	28	64	133	42%	39%	43%	47%
30	Croatia	22	45	88	279	92%	63%	60%	47%
31	Bulgaria	9	33	63	255	38%	45%	41%	47%
32	Peru	9	27	59	163	38%	38%	39%	46%
33	Argentina	5	18	48	159	21%	23%	33%	45%
34	Chile	5	16	46	164	21%	22%	30%	45%
35	Dominican Republic	5	18	44	186	21%	25%	29%	44%
36	Honduras	7	20	52	176	29%	27%	34%	44%
37	Uruguay	6	16	41	172	25%	22%	27%	44%
38	Costa Rica	6	17	45	166	25%	24%	30%	43%
39	Nicaragua	6	19	48	174	25%	26%	31%	43%
40	Brazil	9	28	67	173	38%	36%	43%	42%
41	El Salvador	6	17	43	164	25%	23%	29%	42%
42	Bolivia	5	17	51	163	21%	23%	33%	42%
43	Panama	7	19	46	170	29%	26%	30%	42%
44	Paraguay	6	18	48	168	25%	24%	31%	42%
45	Puerto Rico	6	22	48	155	25%	29%	31%	42%
46	Romania	9	19	46	231	38%	26%	30%	41%
47	Latvia	3	16	40	187	13%	22%	26%	41%
48	Czech Republic	10	28	63	190	42%	39%	41%	40%
49	Slovenia	7	19	43	190	29%	27%	30%	40%
50	Guatemala	1	8	24	179	4%	12%	17%	40%
51	Colombia	6	23	49	121	25%	33%	35%	39%
52	Uzbekistan	6	18	36	342	20%	20%	19%	39%
53	Serbia	14	43	78	199	67%	67%	58%	37%
54	Austria	4	23	50	143	17%	30%	33%	36%
55	Thailand	3	9	26	156	13%	13%	17%	35%
56	Angola	5	22	38	99	21%	31%	27%	35%
57	Mozambique	5	20	44	102	21%	29%	30%	35%
58	Finland	9	37	75	231	25%	34%	33%	34%
59	Denmark	3	19	45	151	13%	24%	28%	34%
60	Germany	4	20	49	149	17%	25%	30%	33%
61	Belgium	3	13	41	152	10%	14%	21%	33%
62	Switzerland	3	14	41	130	13%	19%	27%	32%
63	Indonesia	4	9	30	192	17%	13%	20%	32%
64	Kenya	4	14	37	98	22%	25%	32%	32%
65	Georgia	5	11	24	242	21%	15%	16%	32%
66	United Kingdom	4	20	42	123	17%	26%	27%	31%
67	Hungary	6	17	33	198	25%	23%	23%	31%
68	Norway	5	24	46	136	21%	31%	30%	31%
69	Slovakia	8	23	52	149	33%	32%	34%	30%
70	New Zealand	4	13	39	121	17%	17%	25%	30%
71	Canada	4	22	43	126	17%	28%	27%	29%
72	South Africa	3	10	31	123	13%	14%	21%	29%
73	Australia	5	16	38	104	21%	22%	26%	28%
74	Philippines	2	9	25	110	8%	13%	18%	28%
75	Singapore	3	13	35	125	13%	18%	23%	28%
76	Netherlands	5	18	44	125	21%	25%	29%	27%
77	Sweden	3	19	48	122	13%	24%	30%	27%
78	Lithuania	2	14	35	130	8%	19%	23%	27%
79	Jamaica	3	12	34	123	13%	16%	22%	27%
80	Botswana	3	10	29	119	13%	14%	19%	27%
81	Zimbabwe	5	10	29	121	21%	15%	20%	26%
82	Namibia	5	16	34	118	21%	22%	22%	26%
83	Sierra Leone	3	11	28	129	13%	15%	19%	26%
84	Malawi	3	14	31	114	13%	20%	21%	26%
85	Belize	4	10	32	119	17%	13%	21%	26%
86	Malta	4	16	38	143	13%	18%	20%	26%
87	Belarus	13	34	72	176	36%	31%	32%	25%
88	Ireland	4	15	41	116	17%	20%	26%	25%
89	Ghana	5	10	25	100	24%	16%	19%	25%
90	Senegal	0	0	3	169	0%	0%	2%	25%
91	Niger	0	1	7	161	0%	1%	4%	25%
92	Azerbaijan	8	19	41	101	33%	26%	28%	25%
93	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0	1	4	162	0%	1%	2%	24%
94	Ivory Coast	0	2	5	172	0%	2%	3%	24%
95	Greece	3	18	32	135	13%	24%	22%	23%
96	Nigeria	4	11	35	96	17%	15%	23%	23%
97	Cameroon	0	1	6	157	0%	1%	3%	23%
98	Central African Republic	0	1	4	159	0%	1%	2%	23%
99	Poland	3	14	31	122	13%	20%	21%	22%
100	Kazakhstan	15	35	74	165	36%	28%	28%	22%
101	Republic of the Congo	0	2	5	152	0%	2%	3%	22%
102	Togo	0	1	4	156	0%	1%	2%	22%
103	Burkina Faso	0	0	4	140	0%	0%	2%	22%
104	Benin	0	1	6	146	0%	1%	3%	22%
105	Cyprus	3	17	33	148	10%	20%	21%	22%
106	Gabon	0	2	6	138	0%	2%	3%	21%
107	Zambia	3	8	24	93	13%	11%	16%	21%
108	Vietnam	2	6	20	109	8%	9%	13%	19%
109	France	2	5	18	49	7%	5%	10%	18%
110	United States	4	16	46	91	13%	17%	25%	18%
111	Italy	5	7	12	90	21%	9%	8%	18%
112	Iceland	2	4	11	164	7%	5%	6%	17%
113	South Korea	3	8	16	65	13%	11%	11%	13%
114	India	3	9	19	110	7%	7%	7%	11%
115	Albania	4	5	7	70	13%	6%	4%	7%
116	Estonia	0	0	0	34	0%	0%	0%	2%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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AMC Networks: Navigating Piracy Challenges from Premieres to Streaming

This report examines piracy trends impacting AMC Networks' original content, spanning theatrical releases, Premium Video-On-Demand (PVOD), and exclusive streaming on AMC+. AMC Networks invests heavily in compelling original programming, leveraging hit franchises and acclaimed series to attract subscribers and enhance viewer loyalty. Yet these efforts are increasingly compromised, as episodes and films frequently surface on piracy websites in high quality on the same day they debut on AMC platforms.

Our analysis reveals how piracy severely affects AMC by placing unauthorized content at the top of Google’s search results, effectively positioning pirate sites as direct competitors offering AMC’s own content for free. Given that 90% of internet users globally rely on Google Search, this high piracy visibility significantly restricts AMC’s subscriber growth, undermines exclusivity, and diminishes the value of their premium offerings.

By clearly identifying these vulnerabilities, this report provides AMC with critical insights necessary to implement effective content protection strategies, optimize their presence in global search rankings, and strengthen their competitive advantage. Reducing piracy visibility in Google is crucial for AMC to fully realize the potential of its content investments, drive subscriber acquisition, and secure sustained revenue growth worldwide.