Canal+: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights Canal+’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 Canal+’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		The Pianist Movie, 2002 | Canal+		288	764	1429	4299	38%	30%	28%	22%
2		Baghead Movie, 2023 | Canal+		308	806	1304	2970	40%	32%	27%	21%
3		Paddington 2 Movie, 2017 | Canal+, Anton		329	799	1315	3287	47%	34%	29%	18%
4		Paris Has Fallen TV series, 2024 | Canal+		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
5		Paddington in Peru Movie, 2024 | Canal+, Sony Pictures		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 Canal+ 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 Canal+ content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide Canal+ 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	279	716	1207	2572	97%	77%	64%	57%
2	APAC	134	350	648	1815	50%	41%	38%	27%
3	Europe	270	671	1121	3002	39%	31%	26%	18%
4	LATAM	142	333	550	1644	35%	27%	22%	15%
5	North America	15	36	67	270	21%	16%	15%	13%
6	Africa	67	140	310	1111	16%	11%	12%	10%

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	Egypt	18	49	78	167	100%	82%	66%	65%
2	Ukraine	17	52	89	209	94%	88%	80%	64%
3	Saudi Arabia	18	43	76	174	100%	73%	64%	64%
4	Iraq	18	47	80	167	100%	78%	68%	61%
5	Bahrain	17	45	79	162	94%	79%	68%	59%
6	United Arab Emirates	17	42	77	173	94%	71%	66%	58%
7	Jordan	18	47	78	155	100%	81%	66%	57%
8	Palestine	17	42	72	159	94%	72%	62%	57%
9	Oman	17	43	76	153	94%	74%	66%	56%
10	Kuwait	17	46	78	165	94%	78%	66%	56%
11	Libya	18	45	75	157	100%	78%	64%	56%
12	Qatar	17	47	77	160	94%	81%	66%	56%
13	Morocco	18	47	80	166	100%	81%	68%	55%
14	Lebanon	18	47	76	152	100%	80%	64%	55%
15	Djibouti	17	44	74	148	94%	77%	63%	55%
16	Turkey	16	42	67	203	89%	72%	57%	53%
17	Tunisia	18	45	72	159	100%	80%	62%	53%
18	Kyrgyzstan	15	44	84	229	83%	73%	70%	53%
19	Tajikistan	17	44	88	223	94%	79%	76%	53%
20	Algeria	16	37	59	155	89%	66%	51%	50%
21	Armenia	16	45	88	220	89%	80%	76%	50%
22	Turkmenistan	14	36	72	204	78%	65%	64%	50%
23	Uzbekistan	13	36	67	149	72%	63%	58%	46%
24	Kazakhstan	29	77	147	404	81%	67%	64%	46%
25	Belarus	18	56	104	265	75%	76%	68%	44%
26	Azerbaijan	10	27	52	97	67%	60%	63%	44%
27	Croatia	17	41	56	60	94%	68%	55%	40%
28	Russia	12	32	60	138	67%	57%	52%	36%
29	Thailand	8	19	34	65	67%	54%	45%	29%
30	Bulgaria	7	23	44	128	39%	40%	38%	25%
31	Moldova	10	30	70	198	33%	34%	37%	23%
32	Romania	8	19	28	101	44%	32%	24%	21%
33	Slovenia	3	8	15	38	17%	16%	19%	20%
34	Slovakia	10	19	28	100	56%	33%	24%	20%
35	Mexico	6	17	30	79	33%	30%	27%	19%
36	Hungary	8	18	30	76	44%	36%	28%	19%
37	Brazil	5	13	23	66	28%	24%	21%	18%
38	Spain	9	17	27	83	50%	29%	23%	18%
39	Colombia	7	21	33	97	39%	38%	28%	18%
40	Ireland	3	8	20	93	17%	14%	18%	18%
41	Czech Republic	7	20	30	76	39%	35%	26%	17%
42	Chile	9	18	30	87	50%	32%	26%	17%
43	Peru	6	18	25	85	33%	31%	22%	17%
44	Paraguay	8	18	32	105	33%	25%	22%	17%
45	Botswana	3	7	18	78	17%	13%	16%	17%
46	Puerto Rico	6	15	27	91	33%	28%	24%	17%
47	Zambia	4	10	21	84	22%	19%	19%	17%
48	Malawi	3	7	22	92	17%	13%	19%	17%
49	United Kingdom	4	10	20	82	22%	18%	18%	16%
50	Latvia	4	10	17	70	22%	17%	15%	16%
51	Australia	3	6	14	67	17%	12%	13%	16%
52	Philippines	3	11	20	83	17%	19%	17%	16%
53	El Salvador	7	21	36	106	29%	28%	24%	16%
54	Uruguay	9	19	32	98	38%	26%	22%	16%
55	Sierra Leone	4	8	21	79	22%	15%	18%	16%
56	Belize	4	8	19	80	22%	14%	17%	16%
57	Malta	8	18	32	123	27%	19%	17%	16%
58	Georgia	4	9	12	14	27%	23%	18%	16%
59	South Africa	4	8	17	79	22%	15%	15%	15%
60	New Zealand	3	7	15	81	17%	13%	13%	15%
61	Singapore	4	11	16	81	22%	19%	14%	15%
62	Honduras	8	21	32	98	33%	28%	21%	15%
63	Panama	8	17	29	91	33%	23%	19%	15%
64	Bolivia	8	12	23	69	44%	22%	20%	15%
65	Jamaica	5	11	20	80	28%	19%	18%	15%
66	Ghana	3	8	19	79	17%	15%	17%	15%
67	Namibia	2	8	19	76	11%	15%	17%	15%
68	Argentina	7	14	21	63	39%	26%	19%	14%
69	Indonesia	5	16	21	76	28%	28%	18%	14%
70	Ecuador	7	16	23	67	39%	28%	20%	14%
71	Venezuela	8	18	26	69	44%	32%	22%	14%
72	Costa Rica	10	19	32	86	42%	25%	21%	14%
73	Kenya	4	9	22	72	22%	16%	19%	14%
74	Nigeria	3	9	22	70	17%	16%	19%	14%
75	United States	6	17	27	103	20%	18%	14%	13%
76	Lithuania	1	7	11	46	6%	13%	11%	13%
77	Norway	3	6	10	71	17%	10%	8%	13%
78	Serbia	15	27	34	38	83%	47%	31%	13%
79	Canada	4	8	20	87	17%	11%	13%	13%
80	Vietnam	14	29	45	88	58%	38%	29%	13%
81	Dominican Republic	6	14	19	64	33%	24%	17%	13%
82	Nicaragua	7	20	33	83	29%	27%	22%	13%
83	Zimbabwe	3	9	20	66	17%	17%	18%	13%
84	Poland	7	15	22	36	39%	26%	21%	12%
85	Guatemala	6	14	25	60	33%	25%	22%	12%
86	Portugal	2	5	11	34	13%	11%	12%	11%
87	Cyprus	5	12	15	84	17%	14%	8%	11%
88	Angola	0	2	7	34	0%	5%	8%	10%
89	Netherlands	4	6	8	47	22%	10%	7%	9%
90	Sweden	4	10	16	43	22%	17%	13%	9%
91	South Korea	4	8	17	45	22%	14%	14%	9%
92	Belgium	4	11	14	36	22%	19%	12%	9%
93	Austria	6	14	21	51	33%	24%	18%	9%
94	Greece	7	12	14	60	29%	17%	10%	9%
95	Mozambique	0	4	12	31	0%	9%	13%	9%
96	Germany	6	13	14	41	33%	22%	12%	8%
97	Denmark	2	6	11	39	11%	10%	9%	7%
98	Estonia	0	0	0	15	0%	0%	0%	7%
99	Finland	7	11	15	18	29%	14%	12%	6%
100	Switzerland	3	11	18	42	13%	14%	11%	6%
101	Gabon	2	3	7	27	11%	5%	6%	6%
102	Burkina Faso	4	4	8	36	17%	5%	5%	6%
103	Republic of the Congo	3	6	10	28	17%	11%	9%	6%
104	Benin	3	6	9	27	17%	11%	8%	6%
105	Albania	10	11	12	19	33%	12%	8%	6%
106	France	5	9	13	23	28%	16%	11%	5%
107	Italy	6	10	17	27	33%	17%	14%	5%
108	India	2	6	8	20	11%	11%	7%	5%
109	Central African Republic	3	3	5	21	17%	5%	4%	5%
110	Togo	2	4	7	25	11%	7%	6%	5%
111	Cameroon	5	6	9	23	28%	11%	8%	5%
112	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	5	10	25	19%	10%	9%	5%
113	Ivory Coast	4	5	9	22	22%	9%	8%	5%
114	Niger	2	4	7	19	11%	7%	6%	4%
115	Senegal	3	5	9	18	17%	9%	8%	4%
116	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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Canal+: Securing Global Content Exclusivity and Subscriber Growth Against Piracy

This report explores piracy’s impact on Canal+’s extensive content library, encompassing original movies and series produced by Canal+ Original Productions, as well as the diverse portfolio managed by StudioCanal—Europe’s leading film production and distribution company. It analyzes piracy challenges across theatrical releases, Premium Video-On-Demand (PVOD), and subsequent streaming availability on Canal+ platforms and affiliated international streaming services.

Canal+ operates a robust, multi-territory media presence, delivering exclusive content to audiences in Europe, Africa, Asia, and beyond, while StudioCanal holds one of the largest film catalogs globally. The studio’s library includes more than 6,000 titles, emphasizing high-quality productions that significantly drive international subscriber growth and viewer loyalty.

Despite these substantial investments and strategic positioning, Canal+ faces persistent threats from piracy. Unauthorized, high-quality versions of its films and series regularly appear online shortly after official releases, capturing prominent positions in Google search results worldwide. With over 90% of global internet users relying on Google Search to discover content, piracy seriously undermines Canal+'s ability to leverage its exclusive programming as a subscriber attraction tool.

This analysis provides Canal+ with targeted insights into how piracy affects specific titles and distribution windows, enabling the company to better safeguard its intellectual property, reduce piracy visibility in search rankings, and protect the exclusivity critical to subscriber acquisition. Successfully addressing piracy ensures Canal+ continues to secure growth, enhance brand value, and fully capitalize on its extensive and highly valuable content library across more than 50 international markets.