BBC: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights BBC’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 BBC’s catalog, helping the copyright holder identify its most significant challenges and address key areas of vulnerability.

Last Monitoring: April 05, 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		Peaky Blinders TV series, 2013 | BBC		253	805	1500	7061	36%	35%	33%	37%
2		Luther TV series, 2010 | BBC		210	551	1001	3160	30%	23%	22%	16%
3		Blue Planet II TV series, 2017 | BBC		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
4		Planet Earth II TV series, 2016 | BBC		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
5		SAS Rogue Heroes TV series, 2022 | BBC		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
6		Bluey Animated series, 2018 | BBC		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
7		Doctor Who TV series, 2023 | BBC		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
8		Doctor Who TV series, 2005 | BBC		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%

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 BBC 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 BBC content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide BBC 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	166	393	763	2682	86%	65%	62%	56%
2	APAC	92	233	449	1864	49%	40%	38%	35%
3	Europe	143	421	725	2815	32%	30%	26%	25%
4	LATAM	37	147	276	1430	15%	19%	18%	20%
5	North America	3	11	16	167	8%	10%	7%	14%
6	Africa	14	73	160	1144	5%	8%	9%	14%

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	Ukraine	11	37	73	279	92%	93%	91%	80%
2	Belarus	11	34	66	248	79%	85%	83%	74%
3	Armenia	10	31	60	241	83%	84%	80%	74%
4	Kazakhstan	17	43	93	349	81%	73%	79%	73%
5	Tajikistan	11	33	64	240	92%	89%	84%	73%
6	Uzbekistan	16	45	93	373	89%	85%	83%	72%
7	Turkmenistan	11	32	58	233	92%	84%	75%	72%
8	Azerbaijan	6	14	27	90	86%	74%	71%	69%
9	Kyrgyzstan	11	29	58	230	92%	78%	75%	69%
10	Egypt	10	29	59	201	83%	73%	73%	65%
11	Russia	8	22	44	164	67%	63%	59%	63%
12	Saudi Arabia	10	29	49	201	83%	76%	64%	59%
13	Oman	10	25	49	178	83%	64%	62%	58%
14	Djibouti	11	26	46	164	92%	72%	61%	58%
15	Morocco	11	24	49	183	92%	65%	66%	57%
16	Bahrain	10	23	43	140	83%	64%	59%	57%
17	Qatar	11	23	43	164	92%	64%	58%	56%
18	Lebanon	11	25	47	176	92%	63%	59%	56%
19	Tunisia	10	24	49	169	83%	63%	63%	56%
20	Iraq	11	23	49	151	92%	61%	63%	55%
21	Jordan	11	27	51	165	92%	69%	65%	54%
22	Kuwait	12	23	44	166	100%	64%	59%	54%
23	Libya	12	24	52	160	100%	63%	67%	54%
24	Algeria	7	20	40	180	58%	51%	51%	53%
25	Palestine	11	27	53	142	92%	69%	67%	53%
26	United Arab Emirates	8	21	40	142	67%	55%	52%	51%
27	Turkey	10	28	46	146	83%	70%	58%	49%
28	Croatia	12	25	39	88	100%	63%	49%	43%
29	Albania	6	11	16	55	50%	39%	29%	43%
30	Portugal	6	26	51	144	33%	43%	43%	36%
31	Serbia	6	16	27	65	67%	53%	45%	35%
32	Hungary	6	18	34	115	50%	56%	47%	34%
33	Brazil	5	15	33	79	42%	38%	41%	31%
34	Moldova	4	11	18	98	33%	30%	24%	28%
35	Thailand	4	9	20	55	33%	23%	29%	27%
36	Argentina	2	8	16	96	17%	20%	20%	26%
37	Mozambique	2	10	21	40	17%	27%	31%	26%
38	Mexico	2	7	14	91	17%	18%	18%	25%
39	Spain	2	6	11	81	17%	16%	15%	24%
40	Chile	1	9	14	93	8%	24%	18%	24%
41	Venezuela	2	10	17	53	17%	28%	26%	24%
42	Angola	3	9	21	35	25%	24%	31%	24%
43	Romania	5	10	19	89	42%	25%	24%	23%
44	Cyprus	1	4	7	54	11%	13%	11%	23%
45	South Africa	1	5	8	86	8%	13%	10%	22%
46	Lithuania	1	8	13	31	8%	21%	22%	22%
47	Denmark	2	4	6	64	17%	10%	8%	22%
48	Colombia	2	11	16	79	17%	28%	20%	21%
49	Norway	2	7	13	79	17%	19%	18%	21%
50	Ecuador	2	8	16	73	17%	20%	20%	20%
51	Slovenia	0	4	6	37	0%	13%	12%	20%
52	Peru	2	10	14	77	17%	27%	18%	20%
53	Czech Republic	4	12	18	65	33%	31%	23%	19%
54	Greece	2	5	7	61	17%	13%	9%	19%
55	Dominican Republic	1	6	13	71	8%	16%	17%	19%
56	Guatemala	1	10	14	67	8%	26%	18%	19%
57	Uruguay	1	6	12	72	8%	16%	16%	19%
58	Belgium	2	7	10	73	17%	18%	13%	18%
59	El Salvador	2	5	12	66	17%	13%	16%	18%
60	Panama	2	5	10	71	17%	13%	13%	18%
61	Zimbabwe	1	4	10	67	8%	11%	13%	18%
62	Botswana	0	5	12	72	0%	14%	16%	18%
63	Namibia	1	5	11	69	8%	14%	14%	18%
64	Zambia	1	3	8	67	8%	8%	11%	18%
65	Sweden	3	11	13	62	25%	28%	16%	17%
66	Honduras	2	4	10	66	17%	11%	13%	17%
67	Costa Rica	2	6	10	65	17%	16%	13%	17%
68	Bolivia	2	6	14	67	17%	16%	18%	17%
69	Ghana	1	4	9	64	8%	11%	12%	17%
70	Belize	1	4	9	66	8%	10%	11%	17%
71	United Kingdom	1	2	3	60	8%	5%	4%	16%
72	Canada	1	4	5	62	8%	11%	6%	16%
73	Paraguay	3	5	11	63	25%	13%	14%	16%
74	Nigeria	1	5	7	63	8%	14%	9%	16%
75	Puerto Rico	1	6	10	61	8%	15%	13%	16%
76	Malawi	1	4	6	60	8%	10%	8%	16%
77	Sierra Leone	1	4	7	61	8%	11%	9%	16%
78	Malta	0	3	9	62	0%	8%	12%	16%
79	Philippines	2	5	8	59	17%	14%	11%	15%
80	Singapore	2	4	6	61	17%	11%	8%	15%
81	New Zealand	2	4	6	58	17%	10%	8%	15%
82	Latvia	5	9	10	25	45%	33%	18%	15%
83	Kenya	1	5	6	58	8%	14%	8%	15%
84	Netherlands	0	5	8	52	0%	13%	10%	14%
85	Bulgaria	2	6	9	39	17%	15%	12%	14%
86	Vietnam	5	8	13	46	42%	20%	16%	14%
87	Nicaragua	1	6	11	54	8%	16%	14%	14%
88	United States	1	2	4	53	8%	5%	5%	13%
89	Australia	1	4	5	51	8%	11%	7%	13%
90	Ireland	0	1	5	51	0%	3%	6%	13%
91	Indonesia	4	8	12	52	33%	22%	16%	13%
92	Jamaica	1	5	7	52	8%	13%	9%	13%
93	Georgia	1	6	8	9	8%	17%	16%	12%
94	Cameroon	0	2	4	41	0%	5%	5%	11%
95	Poland	5	11	12	25	42%	28%	17%	10%
96	Germany	2	3	6	25	17%	8%	8%	10%
97	Austria	2	6	9	26	17%	15%	11%	10%
98	Niger	0	0	3	39	0%	0%	4%	10%
99	Central African Republic	0	1	2	40	0%	3%	3%	10%
100	Benin	0	2	5	38	0%	5%	6%	10%
101	Ivory Coast	0	0	3	37	0%	0%	4%	10%
102	Togo	0	1	4	40	0%	3%	5%	10%
103	Switzerland	2	6	9	27	17%	15%	11%	9%
104	Republic of the Congo	0	2	3	37	0%	5%	4%	9%
105	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0	1	4	35	0%	3%	5%	9%
106	Gabon	0	1	2	36	0%	3%	3%	9%
107	India	2	3	7	35	11%	6%	6%	8%
108	Slovakia	4	10	13	31	33%	26%	16%	8%
109	Burkina Faso	0	0	1	32	0%	0%	1%	8%
110	France	0	1	4	25	0%	3%	5%	7%
111	Senegal	0	0	3	27	0%	0%	4%	7%
112	South Korea	4	6	6	22	33%	15%	8%	6%
113	Finland	2	8	9	25	9%	13%	8%	6%
114	Italy	3	7	12	21	25%	18%	15%	5%
115	Iceland	2	2	2	2	20%	8%	5%	2%
116	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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