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: 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		Paddington 2 Movie, 2017 | Canal+, Anton		192	550	1099	5535	27%	24%	24%	38%
2		Paddington in Peru Movie, 2024 | Canal+, Sony Pictures		113	320	768	3553	15%	12%	15%	24%

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	157	294	602	1823	83%	53%	51%	52%
2	APAC	40	117	276	1154	22%	21%	24%	35%
3	Europe	74	226	501	3047	16%	16%	18%	32%
4	LATAM	17	74	202	1449	6%	9%	11%	26%
5	Africa	10	38	80	1263	4%	5%	5%	23%
6	North America	3	19	43	176	6%	13%	14%	21%

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	10	22	49	133	83%	61%	64%	66%
2	Kazakhstan	9	24	63	178	50%	44%	55%	62%
3	Russia	7	20	38	108	58%	56%	51%	61%
4	Egypt	12	27	47	134	100%	73%	65%	60%
5	Saudi Arabia	11	22	45	131	92%	61%	59%	58%
6	Armenia	5	18	36	90	42%	50%	47%	58%
7	Kyrgyzstan	6	15	38	92	50%	42%	50%	57%
8	Tajikistan	7	17	36	79	58%	46%	53%	57%
9	United Arab Emirates	11	22	39	121	92%	61%	51%	56%
10	Belarus	7	19	38	90	58%	53%	50%	54%
11	Moldova	1	7	17	138	8%	20%	23%	53%
12	Morocco	10	20	40	108	83%	57%	53%	53%
13	Bahrain	8	17	36	114	67%	49%	48%	53%
14	Jordan	11	19	38	122	92%	53%	50%	52%
15	Lebanon	10	20	39	109	83%	57%	52%	52%
16	Oman	11	18	42	121	92%	51%	56%	51%
17	Iraq	11	18	41	112	92%	51%	55%	51%
18	Kuwait	11	19	37	119	92%	54%	49%	50%
19	Algeria	9	14	31	116	75%	41%	45%	50%
20	Palestine	8	15	33	115	67%	44%	45%	50%
21	Romania	4	10	24	104	33%	26%	31%	49%
22	Libya	7	13	28	84	78%	50%	50%	49%
23	Djibouti	10	19	39	110	83%	54%	52%	49%
24	Turkmenistan	6	20	35	66	50%	54%	49%	48%
25	Slovakia	2	8	26	101	17%	22%	34%	47%
26	Tunisia	9	17	34	108	75%	50%	46%	47%
27	Uzbekistan	7	17	31	124	58%	47%	41%	46%
28	Qatar	8	14	33	99	67%	41%	45%	45%
29	Greece	1	3	15	96	8%	8%	21%	38%
30	Indonesia	4	9	15	102	33%	24%	20%	38%
31	Thailand	0	1	11	96	0%	3%	14%	38%
32	Azerbaijan	5	15	30	108	42%	42%	40%	38%
33	Serbia	5	12	16	109	42%	34%	25%	36%
34	Bulgaria	2	10	21	94	17%	29%	28%	36%
35	Cyprus	1	2	4	76	8%	6%	8%	35%
36	United Kingdom	0	3	6	79	0%	8%	8%	34%
37	Turkey	6	13	18	108	50%	35%	23%	34%
38	Czech Republic	4	7	20	150	22%	14%	18%	34%
39	Peru	1	6	16	76	8%	15%	20%	33%
40	Dominican Republic	1	4	10	83	8%	11%	13%	33%
41	France	0	2	6	52	0%	5%	8%	32%
42	Spain	2	4	8	81	17%	10%	10%	32%
43	Malawi	0	2	5	64	0%	6%	7%	31%
44	Poland	0	1	11	66	0%	4%	19%	30%
45	Philippines	0	2	5	65	0%	5%	6%	30%
46	Venezuela	1	4	11	58	8%	11%	15%	30%
47	Mexico	1	4	8	73	8%	10%	11%	29%
48	Brazil	1	3	10	87	8%	8%	13%	29%
49	Norway	0	2	6	44	0%	7%	11%	29%
50	Croatia	6	15	23	93	50%	42%	30%	29%
51	Ghana	2	5	9	65	17%	14%	12%	29%
52	Puerto Rico	0	4	9	69	0%	11%	12%	29%
53	Belize	0	3	10	64	0%	8%	13%	29%
54	Germany	0	2	7	68	0%	5%	9%	28%
55	Nigeria	0	2	3	58	0%	5%	4%	28%
56	Namibia	1	4	8	65	8%	11%	10%	28%
57	Italy	0	1	1	62	0%	3%	2%	27%
58	Argentina	1	7	14	55	8%	18%	18%	27%
59	Austria	0	2	4	66	0%	5%	5%	27%
60	Kenya	0	3	6	59	0%	8%	8%	27%
61	Colombia	1	3	12	83	6%	5%	11%	26%
62	Ecuador	1	3	13	85	6%	5%	11%	26%
63	Vietnam	0	1	10	81	0%	2%	10%	26%
64	Ireland	0	3	8	59	0%	8%	10%	26%
65	Uruguay	1	4	9	58	8%	11%	12%	26%
66	South Africa	1	4	8	49	8%	11%	10%	25%
67	Chile	1	4	9	82	6%	7%	8%	25%
68	Belgium	0	1	5	53	0%	3%	6%	25%
69	Finland	0	2	5	86	0%	6%	7%	25%
70	El Salvador	1	5	12	95	6%	9%	11%	25%
71	Paraguay	1	3	9	62	8%	8%	12%	25%
72	Sierra Leone	1	2	4	40	11%	7%	7%	25%
73	Malta	2	3	9	68	13%	7%	10%	25%
74	Canada	0	5	10	68	0%	9%	9%	24%
75	Latvia	0	0	3	73	0%	0%	4%	24%
76	Estonia	0	0	1	89	0%	0%	1%	24%
77	Slovenia	0	2	6	75	0%	6%	8%	24%
78	New Zealand	0	4	8	52	0%	10%	10%	24%
79	Guatemala	0	1	2	71	0%	3%	3%	24%
80	Jamaica	1	3	6	51	8%	8%	8%	24%
81	Niger	0	0	0	60	0%	0%	0%	24%
82	Gabon	0	0	0	61	0%	0%	0%	24%
83	Burkina Faso	1	1	3	91	6%	2%	3%	24%
84	Zambia	0	3	4	57	0%	8%	5%	24%
85	Georgia	1	3	10	95	8%	9%	14%	24%
86	Netherlands	0	3	5	58	0%	8%	6%	23%
87	Denmark	0	3	11	50	0%	8%	14%	23%
88	South Korea	1	2	9	60	8%	6%	12%	23%
89	Switzerland	0	2	5	75	0%	4%	4%	23%
90	Bolivia	1	2	9	52	8%	6%	12%	23%
91	Panama	1	4	10	81	6%	8%	9%	23%
92	Senegal	0	0	1	57	0%	0%	1%	23%
93	Botswana	2	5	11	53	17%	13%	14%	23%
94	Benin	0	0	0	62	0%	0%	0%	23%
95	Togo	0	0	1	63	0%	0%	1%	23%
96	India	0	3	7	94	0%	6%	7%	22%
97	Lithuania	0	0	2	64	0%	0%	3%	22%
98	Costa Rica	1	4	11	82	6%	8%	10%	22%
99	Zimbabwe	1	4	7	48	8%	11%	9%	22%
100	Sweden	0	2	4	49	0%	5%	6%	21%
101	Nicaragua	1	2	8	84	6%	4%	7%	21%
102	Cameroon	0	0	1	52	0%	0%	1%	21%
103	Central African Republic	0	0	0	38	0%	0%	0%	21%
104	Australia	0	2	5	37	0%	5%	6%	20%
105	Portugal	1	3	6	57	8%	8%	8%	20%
106	Hungary	4	4	6	48	33%	12%	8%	20%
107	Singapore	0	0	3	28	0%	0%	6%	20%
108	Honduras	1	4	10	49	8%	11%	13%	20%
109	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0	1	2	55	0%	3%	3%	20%
110	Ivory Coast	0	0	1	48	0%	0%	1%	18%
111	Republic of the Congo	0	0	1	44	0%	0%	1%	17%
112	United States	2	11	27	57	11%	19%	25%	16%
113	Mozambique	0	0	2	39	0%	0%	3%	14%
114	Iceland	0	0	0	55	0%	0%	0%	14%
115	Angola	1	2	3	35	8%	6%	4%	12%
116	Albania	2	4	4	53	11%	9%	4%	9%

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.