BitTorrent Most Popular in Australia
A web traffic analysis shows that BitTorrent is popular among Australians, more popular than in every other country in the world. Australia is followed by Romania and Greece, the US ranks 12th
This top 10 is based on the relative Alexa rank these countries have on the 5 most visited BitTorrent sites: mininova, torrentspy, the pirate bay, isohunt and torrentz.
01.Australia
Favorite Site: Mininova
02. Romania
Favorite Site: Mininova
03. Greece
Favorite Site: Mininova
04. Netherlands
Favorite Site: Mininova
05. Canada
Favorite Site: Torrentspy
06. United Kingdom
Favorite Site: Torrentspy
07. Sweden
Favorite Site: The Pirate Bay
08. Slovakia
Favorite Site: Torrentz
09. Malaysia
Favorite Site: Mininova
10. France
Favorite Site: Mininova
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12 Unites States
Favorite Site: Torrentspy
It is remarkable to see that there are some clear differences in the origin of the visitors among BitTorrent sites. Mininova is the most popular BitTorrent site in Australia, Torrentspy in Canada, and perhaps less surprising, The Pirate Bay rules Sweden.
The numbers below show how popular these sites are. 59 for Australia means that mininova ranks 59th in the list of most visited sites in Australia.
Mininova
59. Australia
78. Romania
78. Greece
81. France
92. Netherlands
Torrentspy
63. Canada
68. Australia
77. United Kingdom
77. Croatia
84. United Arab Emirates
The Pirate Bay
17. Sweden
34. Norway
61. Denmark
64. Finland
127. The Netherlands
Note: Alexa’s data gathering is quite dubious. The exact figures may be not be completely accurate, but it is a great tool (especially the traffic rank) to compare sites within the same niche and to get a global impression of traffic shifts over time.
