United Arab Emirates: Piracy Visibility Report

This report provides data-driven insights into the visibility and accessibility of pirated content in United Arab Emirates, based on an analysis of Google Search results for 100 movies and TV shows. It aims to inform film studios, streaming platforms, policymakers, and legal professionals about the prevalence of search-based piracy and its impact on the entertainment market. The findings highlight key areas for intervention and support the development of effective copyright enforcement strategies.

Country Ranking

Position in global piracy visibility (Google Search): 15 out of 116 countries.

Site-Blocking Measures

Implemented: Yes
United Arab Emirates has implemented site-blocking measures to restrict access to known piracy platforms.

Trends in Piracy Presence Over Time

The following analysis tracks piracy visibility in Google Search results across key positions (Top 20 and Top 100) for the 300 titles examined. These trends reveal how pirated content competes with legal offerings in organic search results over time.

Piracy Visibility in Google Search Results

The pie charts below illustrate the percentage of infringing URLs appearing in critical sections of Google Search results for India. These sections — Top 3, Top 10, Top 20, and Top 100—represent high-visibility zones where user attention is concentrated, and pirated content competes with legitimate sources.

This data reveals how dominant piracy is in organic search and where interventions may be most needed.

Share of Pirated Content by Website Type

This section illustrates which types of websites are most responsible for piracy visibility in United Arab Emirates:

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 Super Mario Bros. Movie Animated movie, 2023 | NBCUniversal		8	24	46	151	67%	60%	58%	49%
2		Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Movie, 2017 | Disney		8	22	43	130	67%	55%	54%	53%
3		Severance TV series, 2022 | Apple TV+		6	18	37	113	100%	90%	93%	92%
4		Ozark TV series, 2017 | Netflix		6	20	38	111	100%	100%	95%	94%
5		Squid Game TV series, 2021 | Netflix		4	14	31	110	67%	70%	78%	86%
6		The Walking Dead: Dead City TV series, 2023 | AMC		6	19	37	106	100%	95%	93%	81%
7		The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Movie, 2013 | Warner Bros.		6	18	31	106	100%	90%	78%	73%
8		The Hateful Eight Movie, 2015 | Spyglass Media Group		5	13	27	105	83%	65%	68%	85%
9		Shrek 2 Animated movie, 2004 | DreamWorks Animation		4	14	27	103	67%	70%	68%	73%
10		The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon TV series, 2023 | AMC		6	18	36	99	100%	90%	90%	88%
11		For All Mankind TV series, 2019 | Apple TV+		5	16	35	98	83%	80%	88%	87%
12		The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie, 2012 | Warner Bros.		6	17	27	97	100%	85%	68%	69%
13		Gyeongseong Creature TV series, 2023 | Netflix		6	17	35	96	100%	85%	88%	80%
14		Despicable Me 4 Animated movie, 2024 | NBCUniversal		6	14	22	96	100%	70%	55%	66%
15		Doctor Who TV series, 2005 | BBC		5	13	21	94	83%	65%	53%	68%
16		Kung Fu Panda 4 Animated movie, 2024 | DreamWorks Animation, NBCUniversal		5	12	27	93	83%	60%	68%	79%
17		The Witcher TV series, 2019 | Netflix		6	19	36	90	100%	95%	90%	93%
18		The Day of the Jackal TV series, 2024 | Sky, NBCUniversal, Carnival Films		4	13	30	90	67%	65%	75%	83%
19		F1 Movie, 2025 | Apple TV+		6	15	32	89	100%	75%	80%	89%
20		John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Movie, 2019 | Lionsgate		2	9	20	87	33%	45%	50%	74%
21		The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Movie, 2012 | Lionsgate		6	18	33	87	100%	90%	83%	62%
22		Gisaengchung Movie, 2019 | CJ Entertainment, Neon		5	13	27	86	83%	65%	68%	73%
23		Django Unchained Movie, 2012 | Spyglass Media Group		6	17	36	86	100%	85%	90%	85%
24		Avatar Movie, 2009 | Disney		6	18	34	85	100%	90%	85%	89%
25		Silo TV series, 2023 | Apple TV+, AMC		3	16	33	83	50%	80%	83%	83%
26		Narcos TV series, 2015 | Netflix		4	14	31	83	67%	70%	78%	86%
27		Mad Max: Fury Road Movie, 2015 | Warner Bros.		5	14	24	83	83%	70%	60%	72%
28		Breaking Bad TV series, 2008 | Sony Pictures		5	14	30	83	83%	70%	75%	64%
29		My Hero Academia Animated series, 2016 | Crunchyroll		4	13	22	82	67%	65%	55%	55%
30		Vijirante -Boku no Hîrô Akademia ILLEGALS- Animated series, 2025 | Crunchyroll		3	14	30	81	50%	70%	75%	69%
31		Wednesday TV series, 2022 | Netflix		6	17	33	81	100%	85%	83%	85%
32		The Roundup: Punishment Movie, 2024 | Bigpunch Pictures		4	15	22	81	67%	75%	55%	61%
33		The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Movie, 2014 | Warner Bros.		6	16	29	81	100%	80%	73%	68%
34		Twisted Metal TV series, 2023 | Sony Pictures		6	16	33	81	100%	80%	83%	81%
35		Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Movie, 2023 | Paramount, Skydance		6	16	22	79	100%	80%	55%	56%
36		The Wolf of Wall Street Movie, 2013 | Red Granite Pictures		6	14	30	79	100%	70%	75%	78%
37		Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Movie, 2024 | Warner Bros.		5	14	23	78	83%	70%	58%	70%
38		Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie, 2011 | Disney		6	18	32	77	100%	90%	80%	79%
39		Stranger Things TV series, 2016 | Netflix		5	17	36	77	83%	85%	90%	84%
40		Venom: The Last Dance Movie, 2024 | Sony Pictures		3	10	24	77	50%	50%	60%	75%
41		The Fall Guy Movie, 2024 | NBCUniversal		6	14	26	77	100%	70%	65%	62%
42		Minions: The Rise of Gru Animated movie, 2022 | NBCUniversal		6	12	24	74	100%	60%	60%	65%
43		Chief of War TV series, 2025 | Apple TV+		6	15	33	74	100%	75%	83%	90%
44		Jurassic World: Rebirth Movie, 2025 | NBCUniversal		2	12	21	73	33%	60%	53%	66%
45		Sugar TV series, 2024 | Apple TV+		6	16	32	72	100%	80%	80%	81%
46		Bugonia Movie, 2025 | CJ Entertainment		5	12	20	72	83%	60%	50%	55%
47		In the Lost Lands Movie, 2025 | Constantin Film		3	15	30	71	50%	75%	75%	78%
48		Dune: Part Two Movie, 2024 | Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros.		6	17	27	69	100%	85%	68%	73%
49		Parasyte: The Grey TV series, 2024 | Netflix		2	14	32	69	33%	70%	80%	86%
50		Bridgerton TV series, 2020 | Netflix		5	16	33	68	83%	80%	83%	74%
51		The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Movie, 2010 | Lionsgate		6	13	23	68	100%	65%	58%	54%
52		A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Animated series, 2024 | Crunchyroll		3	7	15	68	50%	35%	38%	37%
53		Avengers: Endgame Movie, 2019 | Disney, Marvel		6	17	36	66	100%	85%	90%	89%
54		Paddington 2 Movie, 2017 | Canal+, Anton		6	10	18	66	100%	50%	45%	58%
55		Anora Movie, 2024 | FilmNation Entertainment		4	15	26	66	67%	75%	65%	59%
56		Avatar: The Way of Water Movie, 2022 | Disney		4	13	26	63	67%	65%	65%	70%
57		Mufasa: The Lion King Animated movie, 2024 | Disney		5	14	23	63	83%	70%	58%	66%
58		Fear the Walking Dead TV series, 2015 | AMC		0	8	20	59	0%	40%	50%	51%
59		John Wick: Chapter 4 Movie, 2023 | Lionsgate		4	11	22	57	67%	55%	55%	64%
60		Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 Movie, 2014 | Disney, Marvel		4	17	32	55	67%	85%	80%	73%
61		Paddington in Peru Movie, 2024 | Canal+, Sony Pictures		5	13	23	55	83%	65%	58%	54%
62		Spartacus: Gods of the Arena TV series, 2011 | Starz, Lionsgate		6	14	24	53	100%	70%	60%	49%
63		The Bondsman TV series, 2025 | Amazon		6	18	30	49	100%	90%	75%	65%
64		1923 TV series, 2022 | Paramount		3	10	24	47	50%	50%	60%	67%
65		Cape Fear TV series, 2026 | Apple TV+		2	8	17	46	67%	80%	85%	92%
66		The Drama Movie, 2026 | A24		5	11	29	46	83%	55%	73%	68%
67		The Apothecary Diaries Animated series, 2023 | Crunchyroll		0	6	14	44	0%	30%	35%	40%
68		The Wheel of Time TV series, 2021 | Sony Pictures, Amazon		4	14	30	41	67%	70%	75%	71%
69		Predator: Badlands Movie, 2025 | Disney		5	8	20	40	83%	40%	50%	51%
70		Monster Summer Movie, 2024 | Novo Media Group, Pastime Pictures		4	6	13	39	67%	30%	33%	41%
71		Yellowstone TV series, 2018 | Paramount		0	6	21	38	0%	30%	53%	58%
72		Criminal Minds: Evolution TV series, 2005 | Paramount		2	6	25	38	33%	30%	63%	60%
73		Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord Animated series, 2026 | Disney, Lucasfilm		4	17	35	38	67%	85%	88%	79%
74		Top Gun: Maverick Movie, 2022 | Paramount		5	9	20	35	83%	45%	50%	59%
75		The Simpsons Animated series, 1989 | Disney		0	3	10	35	0%	15%	25%	42%
76		Poker Face TV series, 2023 | Peacock, NBCUniversal		2	5	12	35	67%	50%	60%	74%
77		Tulsa King TV series, 2022 | Paramount		5	16	32	34	83%	80%	80%	79%
78		The Twilight Saga: New Moon Movie, 2009 | Lionsgate		2	8	15	31	67%	80%	75%	55%
79		Yellowjackets TV series, 2021 | Entertainment One, Lionsgate		0	5	9	28	0%	25%	23%	38%
80		Ted Lasso TV series, 2020 | Apple TV+, Warner Bros.		3	15	26	27	50%	75%	76%	73%
81		Special Ops: Lioness TV series, 2023 | Paramount		4	7	19	25	67%	35%	48%	49%
82		Dexter: New Blood TV series, 2021 | Paramount		4	6	15	25	67%	30%	38%	46%
83		Criminal Minds TV series, 2005 | Paramount		2	6	22	23	33%	30%	55%	55%
84		Mayor of Kingstown TV series, 2021 | Paramount		3	13	22	22	50%	65%	63%	63%
85		Game of Thrones TV series, 2011 | Warner Bros.		3	9	20	21	50%	45%	51%	53%
86		The Penguin TV series, 2024 | Warner Bros.		4	8	20	20	67%	40%	51%	51%
87		The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Animated movie, 2024 | Warner Bros.		1	2	6	18	17%	10%	15%	27%
88		How to Make a Killing Movie, 2026 | A24		4	10	17	17	67%	53%	61%	61%
89		Backrooms Movie, 2026 | A24		6	8	15	16	100%	40%	38%	37%
90		The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series, 2022 | Amazon		0	4	13	15	0%	20%	33%	33%
91		Superman Movie, 2025 | Warner Bros.		1	10	15	15	17%	50%	56%	56%
92		Dexter TV series, 2006 | Paramount		4	9	15	15	67%	45%	43%	42%
93		True Detective TV series, 2014 | Warner Bros.		0	3	10	14	0%	15%	28%	34%
94		The Boys TV series, 2019 | Amazon		6	14	14	14	100%	82%	82%	82%
95		Pillion Movie, 2025 | A24		0	6	12	14	0%	30%	30%	19%
96		Avatar: Fire and Ash Animated movie, 2025 | Disney		3	8	13	13	50%	42%	50%	50%
97		Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie, 2026 | Disney		3	6	13	13	50%	30%	42%	42%
98		House of David TV series, 2025 | Amazon		6	12	13	13	100%	60%	46%	46%
99		Project Hail Mary Movie, 2026 | Amazon		3	12	12	12	50%	71%	71%	71%
100		The Last of Us TV series, 2023 | Warner Bros.		2	4	11	11	33%	20%	34%	34%

Legend and Data Methodology

For a comprehensive explanation of our data collection and analysis methods, please visit the dedicated page: Legend and Data Methodology. This page provides in-depth insights into the research process, including data sources, collection techniques, and key metrics employed.

By exploring this dedicated page, you will gain a deeper understanding of the data behind the chart and its reliability.

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