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: 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		Doctor Who TV series, 2005 | BBC		254	702	1428	6950	32%	27%	27%	36%
2		Bluey Animated series, 2018 | BBC		57	201	422	2035	8%	9%	9%	12%

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	76	189	374	1613	40%	35%	32%	32%
2	APAC	34	96	252	939	20%	19%	24%	26%
3	Europe	120	310	646	3031	24%	21%	21%	25%
4	LATAM	28	98	199	1470	12%	14%	14%	25%
5	North America	9	21	44	160	25%	19%	19%	22%
6	Africa	39	89	198	1632	12%	10%	10%	20%

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	13	37	81	259	72%	69%	71%	71%
2	Russia	8	19	40	107	67%	53%	56%	61%
3	Armenia	5	16	40	99	42%	44%	53%	61%
4	Kyrgyzstan	5	15	41	102	42%	41%	53%	57%
5	Tajikistan	4	12	37	91	33%	33%	49%	53%
6	Turkmenistan	4	11	30	84	33%	31%	40%	49%
7	Kazakhstan	6	18	43	127	33%	34%	40%	44%
8	Slovenia	2	3	11	98	17%	8%	14%	35%
9	Saudi Arabia	6	15	29	108	50%	42%	38%	35%
10	Serbia	8	24	37	189	44%	45%	33%	34%
11	Belarus	6	18	44	105	33%	33%	38%	34%
12	Morocco	5	13	26	112	42%	38%	36%	34%
13	Turkey	7	12	25	98	58%	33%	33%	33%
14	Portugal	2	9	19	73	18%	26%	25%	33%
15	Algeria	4	13	23	109	33%	38%	31%	33%
16	Oman	4	12	23	109	33%	34%	31%	33%
17	Iraq	5	13	26	107	42%	39%	36%	33%
18	Tunisia	5	12	22	108	42%	35%	30%	33%
19	Bahrain	5	12	25	108	42%	35%	34%	33%
20	Egypt	5	12	26	98	42%	33%	34%	32%
21	Libya	5	13	26	105	42%	37%	35%	32%
22	Lebanon	5	13	24	106	42%	39%	33%	32%
23	Mozambique	1	5	12	66	8%	15%	16%	32%
24	Uruguay	2	5	11	94	17%	14%	15%	31%
25	United Arab Emirates	5	12	18	103	42%	35%	25%	31%
26	Kuwait	5	10	25	96	42%	29%	33%	31%
27	Angola	1	4	12	64	9%	12%	16%	31%
28	Bulgaria	4	11	22	125	22%	20%	19%	30%
29	Brazil	2	8	15	81	18%	22%	22%	30%
30	Belgium	2	4	7	85	17%	11%	9%	30%
31	Qatar	5	11	24	93	42%	32%	32%	30%
32	Palestine	5	12	25	100	42%	35%	34%	30%
33	Croatia	8	15	20	92	67%	42%	26%	29%
34	Uzbekistan	4	12	20	98	33%	33%	26%	29%
35	Djibouti	5	11	20	90	42%	34%	28%	29%
36	Spain	1	6	12	88	8%	17%	17%	28%
37	Argentina	2	5	12	82	17%	14%	16%	28%
38	Malta	2	5	14	82	17%	14%	19%	28%
39	Austria	3	4	13	65	25%	11%	17%	27%
40	El Salvador	2	5	9	80	17%	14%	12%	27%
41	Costa Rica	2	4	10	83	17%	12%	14%	27%
42	Ecuador	2	5	10	82	17%	15%	14%	26%
43	Peru	3	6	8	79	25%	18%	11%	26%
44	Dominican Republic	1	6	11	81	8%	18%	15%	26%
45	Panama	2	5	9	80	17%	14%	12%	26%
46	Zimbabwe	3	5	8	72	25%	15%	11%	26%
47	Azerbaijan	4	8	17	76	33%	24%	23%	26%
48	Georgia	6	9	13	103	50%	26%	18%	26%
49	Germany	4	6	16	69	33%	16%	21%	25%
50	Denmark	2	11	17	62	17%	30%	22%	25%
51	Greece	2	7	15	136	11%	13%	14%	25%
52	Chile	0	4	10	79	0%	11%	13%	25%
53	Switzerland	3	5	13	61	25%	14%	18%	25%
54	Venezuela	1	4	10	70	8%	11%	14%	25%
55	Nicaragua	2	4	7	58	22%	15%	13%	25%
56	Honduras	1	6	10	62	8%	17%	16%	25%
57	Bolivia	1	5	10	78	8%	14%	14%	25%
58	Jordan	2	5	12	61	22%	20%	27%	25%
59	Philippines	2	4	11	62	17%	11%	15%	24%
60	Mexico	0	4	11	77	0%	13%	15%	24%
61	Canada	3	7	14	55	25%	19%	19%	24%
62	Puerto Rico	1	6	10	74	8%	16%	14%	24%
63	Cyprus	2	6	13	133	11%	12%	12%	24%
64	Belize	2	5	11	62	17%	14%	15%	24%
65	South Africa	3	4	6	58	25%	11%	8%	23%
66	Norway	2	4	10	62	17%	11%	13%	23%
67	Paraguay	2	5	9	69	17%	15%	13%	23%
68	Nigeria	3	7	11	60	25%	21%	15%	23%
69	Sierra Leone	5	10	23	132	21%	15%	16%	23%
70	Vietnam	2	5	15	56	17%	15%	21%	22%
71	Thailand	0	3	8	71	0%	9%	11%	22%
72	Singapore	2	4	11	50	17%	11%	15%	22%
73	Ireland	1	4	13	53	8%	10%	16%	22%
74	Jamaica	3	4	9	63	25%	11%	12%	22%
75	Ghana	3	5	8	61	25%	14%	11%	22%
76	Colombia	0	4	10	58	0%	12%	14%	21%
77	Sweden	1	3	9	59	8%	8%	12%	21%
78	Moldova	3	8	15	103	17%	15%	14%	21%
79	Kenya	2	7	9	56	17%	18%	12%	21%
80	Botswana	2	4	9	53	17%	12%	14%	21%
81	Malawi	5	9	21	133	21%	13%	14%	21%
82	Czech Republic	2	10	14	61	17%	27%	18%	20%
83	Latvia	2	5	10	50	17%	14%	13%	20%
84	New Zealand	2	4	12	51	17%	11%	16%	20%
85	Australia	2	4	12	39	17%	11%	16%	20%
86	Cameroon	0	1	4	69	0%	3%	6%	20%
87	Gabon	0	1	2	71	0%	3%	3%	20%
88	Namibia	6	9	19	123	25%	13%	13%	20%
89	Zambia	5	9	21	117	21%	13%	14%	20%
90	United States	3	10	21	42	25%	28%	28%	19%
91	France	1	2	4	43	8%	5%	5%	19%
92	Central African Republic	0	1	4	62	0%	3%	5%	19%
93	Slovakia	1	7	13	62	8%	19%	17%	18%
94	United Kingdom	2	7	18	87	10%	11%	14%	18%
95	Niger	0	1	2	61	0%	3%	3%	18%
96	Senegal	0	1	7	60	0%	3%	10%	17%
97	Benin	0	1	3	62	0%	3%	4%	17%
98	Burkina Faso	0	1	3	59	0%	3%	4%	17%
99	Netherlands	2	6	13	40	17%	17%	17%	16%
100	Republic of the Congo	0	1	6	54	0%	3%	9%	16%
101	Romania	2	5	11	54	17%	14%	14%	15%
102	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0	1	4	49	0%	3%	5%	15%
103	Togo	0	1	2	50	0%	3%	3%	15%
104	Hungary	2	8	14	49	17%	22%	18%	14%
105	Indonesia	1	1	1	29	11%	4%	2%	13%
106	South Korea	0	2	5	39	0%	5%	6%	13%
107	Poland	1	2	7	38	8%	5%	9%	13%
108	Ivory Coast	0	1	2	40	0%	3%	3%	13%
109	Lithuania	3	4	5	37	25%	11%	6%	12%
110	Guatemala	0	2	6	41	0%	7%	9%	12%
111	Italy	1	2	10	33	8%	6%	14%	11%
112	Finland	2	3	5	42	17%	8%	7%	11%
113	India	0	1	6	40	0%	3%	8%	10%
114	Estonia	0	0	0	35	0%	0%	0%	10%
115	Iceland	1	2	5	37	8%	5%	6%	10%
116	Albania	0	0	0	21	0%	0%	0%	5%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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