Apple TV+: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights Apple TV+’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 Apple TV+’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
For All Mankind
For All Mankind
TV series, 2019 | Apple TV+
244 776 1768 5788 34% 33% 37% 40%
2
Silo
Silo
TV series, 2023 | Apple TV+, AMC
213 804 1754 4445 29% 33% 36% 33%
3
Severance
Severance
TV series, 2022 | Apple TV+
201 623 1314 4181 27% 25% 27% 30%
4
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
TV series, 2026 | Apple TV+
147 458 1029 3262 21% 20% 23% 27%
5
Sugar
Sugar
TV series, 2024 | Apple TV+
197 596 1355 3997 28% 26% 29% 27%
6
F1
F1
Movie, 2025 | Apple TV+
214 585 1186 3115 29% 24% 25% 25%
7
Chief of War
Chief of War
TV series, 2025 | Apple TV+
159 490 1144 3318 23% 21% 25% 24%
8
Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso
TV series, 2020 | Apple TV+, Warner Bros.
99 427 976 1826 14% 18% 22% 19%

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 Apple TV+ titles. These visualizations provide a concise overview of piracy visibility, highlighting the severity of the issue at various levels of search result prominence.

Piracy Presence in
Top 3 (%)

26%

Piracy Presence in
Top 10 (%)

25%

Piracy Presence in
Top 20 (%)

28%

Piracy Presence in
Top 100 (%)

29%

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 Apple TV+ content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide Apple TV+ 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 617 1735 3846 10366 82% 77% 83% 87%
2 LATAM 162 522 1260 4787 17% 18% 21% 27%
3 Europe 433 1231 2700 7922 24% 22% 24% 24%
4 APAC 143 430 1022 2825 20% 21% 24% 23%
5 Africa 80 224 603 3137 7% 7% 9% 14%
6 North America 19 62 156 344 12% 13% 17% 13%

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 Morocco 40 112 256 700 83% 79% 85% 89%
2 Libya 41 116 244 639 85% 81% 83% 89%
3 Egypt 38 114 250 675 79% 80% 84% 88%
4 Iraq 40 110 244 656 83% 77% 83% 88%
5 Lebanon 36 107 243 667 75% 75% 83% 88%
6 United Arab Emirates 37 105 230 602 82% 78% 83% 87%
7 Oman 41 105 242 654 85% 76% 82% 87%
8 Jordan 42 112 246 655 88% 78% 82% 87%
9 Algeria 38 104 241 677 79% 72% 81% 87%
10 Qatar 39 109 242 659 81% 77% 83% 87%
11 Bahrain 36 100 232 606 80% 75% 83% 87%
12 Tunisia 36 111 249 662 75% 78% 83% 87%
13 Saudi Arabia 32 98 210 589 76% 79% 82% 86%
14 Kuwait 41 110 234 622 85% 77% 82% 86%
15 Palestine 41 113 241 647 85% 79% 81% 86%
16 Djibouti 39 109 242 656 81% 76% 83% 85%
17 Ukraine 43 109 213 486 84% 71% 68% 68%
18 Armenia 19 64 142 258 40% 45% 52% 60%
19 Turkmenistan 20 65 152 263 42% 47% 54% 60%
20 Tajikistan 20 67 151 249 42% 46% 53% 59%
21 Kyrgyzstan 17 56 128 235 35% 40% 46% 56%
22 Azerbaijan 16 59 133 240 36% 44% 48% 55%
23 Russia 19 60 140 299 40% 42% 48% 54%
24 Turkey 35 77 146 452 78% 56% 53% 47%
25 Moldova 20 61 143 368 30% 32% 37% 43%
26 Belarus 19 66 149 284 35% 41% 45% 42%
27 Kazakhstan 24 67 160 291 40% 39% 44% 41%
28 Portugal 14 40 91 183 29% 28% 31% 34%
29 Venezuela 7 20 66 219 15% 14% 23% 33%
30 Georgia 19 41 81 480 40% 30% 27% 33%
31 Bulgaria 16 46 91 282 33% 32% 30% 32%
32 Chile 6 26 65 261 13% 19% 23% 31%
33 Czech Republic 16 43 94 257 33% 29% 31% 30%
34 Ecuador 4 25 69 257 8% 17% 23% 30%
35 Uzbekistan 20 50 94 490 33% 28% 25% 30%
36 Brazil 17 47 86 217 35% 31% 28% 29%
37 Spain 9 24 60 263 19% 15% 19% 29%
38 Argentina 10 24 64 279 21% 15% 21% 29%
39 Peru 11 25 66 225 23% 18% 23% 29%
40 Dominican Republic 9 22 53 238 19% 15% 18% 28%
41 El Salvador 6 28 67 288 11% 18% 20% 28%
42 Bolivia 9 27 67 254 19% 19% 23% 28%
43 Mexico 8 32 71 209 18% 22% 24% 27%
44 Nicaragua 8 31 64 266 15% 19% 20% 27%
45 Costa Rica 10 28 67 291 19% 18% 20% 27%
46 Panama 8 25 60 236 17% 18% 21% 27%
47 Paraguay 9 25 59 218 20% 19% 22% 27%
48 Uruguay 7 23 57 260 15% 16% 19% 27%
49 Guatemala 2 12 34 268 4% 9% 12% 26%
50 Honduras 9 26 69 272 17% 17% 21% 26%
51 Puerto Rico 7 28 63 218 16% 21% 22% 26%
52 Colombia 8 30 69 205 17% 20% 23% 25%
53 Croatia 23 53 84 259 48% 36% 29% 25%
54 Indonesia 3 13 42 309 6% 9% 15% 25%
55 Angola 9 24 54 131 19% 18% 19% 25%
56 Latvia 5 20 55 209 10% 14% 19% 24%
57 Slovakia 12 30 70 248 25% 21% 24% 23%
58 Poland 6 18 55 250 11% 11% 16% 22%
59 Slovenia 6 25 52 212 13% 18% 18% 22%
60 Mozambique 8 20 50 115 17% 15% 18% 22%
61 Norway 5 19 46 158 10% 12% 16% 21%
62 Belgium 5 16 30 146 11% 11% 11% 21%
63 Lithuania 6 15 49 177 11% 9% 14% 19%
64 Austria 8 30 58 131 17% 20% 20% 19%
65 Romania 13 25 57 202 28% 17% 19% 18%
66 Ireland 7 17 44 152 15% 11% 15% 18%
67 Finland 9 29 65 207 16% 17% 19% 18%
68 Denmark 7 27 62 155 15% 17% 20% 18%
69 Greece 9 26 54 191 19% 17% 18% 17%
70 Vietnam 5 15 43 165 10% 11% 15% 17%
71 Thailand 0 3 15 186 0% 2% 5% 17%
72 Botswana 7 12 39 155 15% 9% 13% 17%
73 Cyprus 6 14 48 215 11% 9% 15% 17%
74 Namibia 6 17 49 129 14% 13% 18% 17%
75 Sierra Leone 5 18 46 153 11% 13% 15% 17%
76 Germany 6 22 39 131 13% 15% 15% 16%
77 Serbia 21 50 81 200 44% 34% 27% 16%
78 Ghana 7 14 42 140 15% 10% 14% 16%
79 Kenya 5 15 41 134 11% 12% 16% 16%
80 United Kingdom 6 25 61 108 13% 16% 21% 15%
81 Hungary 5 16 32 162 11% 12% 11% 15%
82 South Africa 5 14 34 128 10% 10% 12% 15%
83 New Zealand 7 15 49 119 15% 10% 17% 15%
84 Nigeria 5 13 46 131 11% 9% 16% 15%
85 Ivory Coast 0 2 8 158 0% 2% 3% 15%
86 Canada 6 19 57 136 10% 10% 16% 14%
87 Singapore 7 25 46 119 15% 17% 17% 14%
88 Italy 3 6 12 137 6% 4% 4% 14%
89 Zimbabwe 6 16 43 117 13% 11% 15% 14%
90 Central African Republic 1 4 11 149 2% 3% 4% 14%
91 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 3 5 150 2% 2% 2% 14%
92 Benin 1 3 6 150 2% 2% 2% 14%
93 Iceland 2 5 12 233 4% 3% 4% 14%
94 Malta 4 18 51 128 7% 11% 16% 14%
95 France 0 3 24 72 0% 2% 8% 13%
96 Netherlands 8 20 46 111 17% 13% 16% 13%
97 Sweden 8 19 52 113 17% 12% 17% 13%
98 Philippines 5 14 43 92 11% 10% 14% 13%
99 Jamaica 5 12 40 113 11% 9% 14% 13%
100 Gabon 1 2 6 132 2% 2% 2% 13%
101 Niger 1 4 7 133 2% 3% 2% 13%
102 Togo 1 4 7 145 2% 3% 2% 13%
103 Burkina Faso 0 3 7 136 0% 2% 2% 13%
104 Zambia 4 12 38 121 8% 9% 13% 13%
105 Belize 7 18 44 106 15% 13% 16% 13%
106 South Korea 7 18 38 96 15% 13% 14% 12%
107 Cameroon 0 3 6 145 0% 2% 2% 12%
108 Senegal 1 3 7 153 2% 2% 2% 12%
109 Republic of the Congo 1 3 5 130 2% 2% 2% 12%
110 Malawi 5 15 46 102 11% 11% 16% 12%
111 United States 8 31 59 95 15% 18% 20% 11%
112 Australia 6 14 41 81 13% 10% 16% 11%
113 Switzerland 4 15 38 86 8% 10% 13% 11%
114 Albania 11 16 23 190 20% 11% 7% 11%
115 India 2 8 20 130 3% 4% 5% 8%
116 Estonia 0 1 3 38 0% 1% 1% 2%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

Legend and Data Methodology

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Piracy’s Impact on Apple TV+: Protecting Originals from Premiere to Streaming

This analysis examines piracy trends specifically affecting Apple TV+'s original movies and TV shows, tracking piracy presence from initial premieres and PVOD releases through their full availability on Apple’s streaming platform. Apple invests significantly in high-quality, exclusive content to attract and retain subscribers, yet piracy undermines these efforts, with new releases appearing on pirate sites in Full HD quality on the same day as their official release on Apple TV+.

Our findings demonstrate that pirate sites frequently occupy top positions in Google search results globally, making Apple’s exclusive content easily accessible for free. With 90% of global internet users relying on Google Search, this form of piracy significantly limits Apple TV+'s subscriber growth potential. By identifying these key vulnerabilities, this report helps Apple better understand piracy's impact, enabling targeted actions to protect content, maintain exclusivity, and secure long-term growth in a search-driven environment.
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