Netflix: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights Netflix’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 Netflix’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		Ozark TV series, 2017 | Netflix		244	747	1881	7726	35%	32%	40%	58%
2		Gyeongseong Creature TV series, 2023 | Netflix		206	820	2042	8318	25%	30%	38%	51%
3		Narcos TV series, 2015 | Netflix		189	747	1729	7215	27%	32%	37%	51%
4		The Witcher TV series, 2019 | Netflix		239	840	1948	6400	33%	35%	41%	47%
5		Bridgerton TV series, 2020 | Netflix		206	876	2006	6213	26%	34%	38%	44%
6		Parasyte: The Grey TV series, 2024 | Netflix		103	568	1503	5486	15%	24%	32%	43%
7		Stranger Things TV series, 2016 | Netflix		245	901	2112	6868	29%	32%	37%	43%
8		Squid Game TV series, 2021 | Netflix		252	857	1904	7706	28%	28%	32%	40%
9		Wednesday TV series, 2022 | Netflix		263	890	1990	6077	32%	32%	36%	34%

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 Netflix 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 Netflix content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide Netflix 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	776	2310	4900	13429	85%	85%	86%	86%
2	APAC	295	889	2117	7040	35%	34%	40%	47%
3	LATAM	117	710	2262	10703	9%	18%	28%	43%
4	Europe	627	2072	4839	19541	28%	30%	35%	43%
5	North America	20	119	326	1343	10%	19%	25%	38%
6	Africa	97	432	1297	8584	7%	11%	16%	32%

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	51	155	335	893	85%	86%	88%	88%
2	Jordan	52	154	332	918	87%	86%	87%	87%
3	United Arab Emirates	44	133	280	785	81%	83%	85%	86%
4	Saudi Arabia	47	148	327	842	78%	83%	86%	86%
5	Kuwait	52	157	326	868	87%	87%	87%	86%
6	Algeria	43	129	293	811	80%	80%	86%	86%
7	Oman	51	154	316	901	85%	86%	85%	86%
8	Iraq	50	150	315	925	83%	84%	86%	86%
9	Lebanon	52	151	324	904	87%	84%	85%	86%
10	Bahrain	48	142	285	800	89%	87%	88%	86%
11	Djibouti	45	132	279	740	88%	86%	86%	86%
12	Morocco	51	148	327	917	85%	83%	86%	85%
13	Qatar	52	150	319	914	87%	83%	84%	85%
14	Palestine	44	136	276	715	86%	89%	88%	85%
15	Tunisia	48	140	286	788	89%	88%	87%	85%
16	Egypt	46	131	280	708	90%	85%	86%	84%
17	Ukraine	60	157	306	874	100%	83%	79%	77%
18	Tajikistan	47	138	320	754	65%	65%	72%	76%
19	Kyrgyzstan	33	98	224	595	61%	60%	70%	76%
20	Turkmenistan	47	134	318	782	65%	64%	71%	75%
21	Armenia	45	139	302	698	63%	65%	71%	73%
22	Russia	53	133	304	853	68%	58%	63%	64%
23	Turkey	49	133	261	942	82%	72%	68%	63%
24	Moldova	39	145	344	1130	41%	46%	55%	63%
25	Azerbaijan	31	92	221	628	57%	57%	65%	63%
26	Kazakhstan	50	146	354	959	52%	51%	59%	62%
27	Bulgaria	18	60	153	773	32%	35%	42%	56%
28	Uzbekistan	35	83	166	710	69%	57%	53%	56%
29	Slovenia	10	42	114	563	19%	25%	34%	53%
30	Mexico	7	43	120	505	13%	25%	34%	52%
31	Croatia	36	91	168	696	67%	56%	49%	52%
32	Peru	8	39	122	490	15%	24%	37%	52%
33	Venezuela	3	32	110	464	6%	20%	33%	50%
34	Argentina	8	33	110	459	16%	21%	34%	49%
35	Thailand	17	43	95	509	31%	27%	29%	49%
36	Bolivia	5	31	106	487	9%	18%	31%	48%
37	United Kingdom	5	36	109	393	9%	20%	32%	47%
38	Lithuania	16	51	129	607	27%	26%	33%	47%
39	Ecuador	5	39	113	465	9%	22%	32%	47%
40	Belarus	34	98	228	632	49%	48%	52%	47%
41	Portugal	28	69	153	472	42%	36%	38%	46%
42	Dominican Republic	2	25	96	456	4%	15%	28%	46%
43	Nigeria	8	31	88	475	15%	18%	25%	46%
44	Kenya	6	25	85	450	11%	14%	24%	45%
45	Serbia	35	100	176	614	61%	58%	49%	44%
46	Guatemala	4	21	86	487	7%	13%	27%	44%
47	Romania	16	68	129	578	30%	39%	36%	43%
48	Slovakia	18	60	112	571	30%	33%	30%	43%
49	South Africa	3	25	82	400	6%	14%	23%	43%
50	Singapore	6	31	99	411	11%	18%	29%	43%
51	Latvia	4	48	125	422	7%	27%	37%	43%
52	Spain	9	38	121	562	14%	18%	29%	42%
53	Colombia	12	55	142	582	15%	23%	32%	42%
54	Chile	7	37	125	640	9%	16%	25%	42%
55	New Zealand	4	30	85	422	7%	17%	24%	42%
56	Denmark	5	29	103	440	9%	16%	29%	42%
57	Indonesia	20	58	116	505	39%	35%	35%	42%
58	El Salvador	4	38	128	607	6%	17%	28%	42%
59	Honduras	1	31	101	585	1%	15%	24%	42%
60	Angola	16	56	115	389	27%	32%	32%	42%
61	Philippines	4	25	76	373	7%	14%	22%	41%
62	Panama	5	38	119	652	7%	17%	26%	41%
63	Mozambique	17	49	117	391	28%	28%	32%	41%
64	Puerto Rico	2	29	104	548	3%	14%	26%	41%
65	Sierra Leone	6	34	97	582	8%	15%	22%	41%
66	Nicaragua	4	30	119	585	6%	14%	26%	40%
67	Uruguay	5	36	118	620	7%	16%	27%	40%
68	Ghana	5	27	82	375	9%	16%	23%	40%
69	Cyprus	7	36	96	634	11%	18%	24%	40%
70	Zambia	9	33	106	534	13%	15%	24%	40%
71	Georgia	18	40	75	670	33%	25%	22%	40%
72	Malta	8	39	110	581	11%	17%	24%	40%
73	Germany	8	33	84	389	15%	19%	24%	39%
74	Australia	5	26	85	279	9%	15%	24%	39%
75	Canada	6	40	109	603	8%	16%	22%	39%
76	Paraguay	3	30	108	573	4%	14%	25%	39%
77	Jamaica	5	25	82	374	9%	15%	23%	39%
78	Zimbabwe	5	23	73	373	9%	13%	21%	39%
79	Botswana	7	32	94	527	10%	14%	20%	39%
80	Namibia	5	31	96	504	7%	14%	21%	39%
81	Czech Republic	16	55	111	503	28%	31%	30%	38%
82	Ireland	6	20	64	368	11%	11%	19%	38%
83	Norway	5	27	85	405	9%	15%	23%	38%
84	Finland	12	50	137	629	15%	21%	27%	38%
85	Costa Rica	3	29	115	568	4%	13%	25%	38%
86	Malawi	6	34	106	513	8%	15%	23%	38%
87	Belize	6	32	99	523	8%	14%	21%	38%
88	Brazil	23	62	121	407	40%	35%	34%	37%
89	Greece	9	36	88	468	17%	22%	27%	37%
90	Austria	5	31	86	338	9%	19%	25%	37%
91	United States	9	54	135	366	13%	24%	31%	36%
92	Netherlands	5	17	79	359	10%	10%	24%	36%
93	Sweden	2	18	53	409	4%	10%	15%	36%
94	Poland	2	17	51	485	4%	11%	15%	35%
95	Belgium	2	19	59	329	4%	12%	17%	32%
96	Vietnam	11	39	94	264	22%	25%	29%	31%
97	Switzerland	5	31	80	368	8%	16%	20%	30%
98	Central African Republic	0	3	16	297	0%	2%	5%	25%
99	India	13	29	61	218	24%	19%	18%	24%
100	Cameroon	0	4	12	270	0%	3%	4%	24%
101	Burkina Faso	0	4	21	338	0%	2%	5%	24%
102	Gabon	0	1	9	274	0%	1%	3%	23%
103	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	4	14	282	4%	3%	4%	23%
104	Niger	0	3	12	267	0%	2%	4%	23%
105	Ivory Coast	0	2	17	263	0%	1%	5%	23%
106	Hungary	7	26	60	302	13%	17%	18%	22%
107	Senegal	0	3	15	271	0%	2%	5%	22%
108	Republic of the Congo	1	3	14	265	2%	2%	4%	22%
109	Benin	0	4	16	271	0%	3%	5%	22%
110	Togo	1	1	10	273	2%	1%	3%	22%
111	Iceland	0	9	22	432	0%	5%	5%	21%
112	France	2	19	53	121	4%	11%	16%	19%
113	Italy	5	8	18	217	9%	4%	5%	17%
114	Albania	7	9	17	356	10%	5%	4%	15%
115	South Korea	3	9	24	259	4%	4%	5%	14%
116	Estonia	0	0	2	99	0%	0%	1%	5%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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Piracy’s Impact on Netflix: From Premieres to Subscriber Growth

This report analyzes piracy trends impacting Netflix, specifically focusing on original content available exclusively on Netflix's streaming platform. Netflix invests billions annually in original, high-quality content aimed at attracting and retaining subscribers. However, piracy significantly undermines these efforts: new releases frequently appear on pirate websites in Full HD quality on the same day they debut on Netflix.

Our analysis reveals that pirate websites frequently dominate Google search results worldwide, offering Netflix's original titles for free and reducing incentives for potential subscribers. Considering that 90% of internet users rely on Google Search, this widespread piracy severely limits Netflix's ability to effectively attract new users and grow its subscriber base. By clearly identifying the vulnerabilities and tracking the presence of piracy in search results, this report provides Netflix with essential insights to strengthen its content protection strategies, enhance visibility, and ensure that its exclusive content drives subscriber growth rather than feeding pirate websites.