Zambia: Piracy Visibility Report

This report provides data-driven insights into the visibility and accessibility of pirated content in Zambia, 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): 77 out of 116 countries.

Site-Blocking Measures

Implemented: No

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 Zambia:

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 Twilight Saga: New Moon Movie, 2009 | Lionsgate		3	16	39	230	13%	20%	24%	51%
2		The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Movie, 2013 | Warner Bros.		3	7	30	201	13%	9%	19%	35%
3		Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie, 2011 | Disney		4	9	17	164	22%	15%	14%	45%
4		The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Movie, 2010 | Lionsgate		3	10	24	149	14%	14%	17%	32%
5		Stranger Things TV series, 2016 | Netflix		3	9	29	131	17%	15%	24%	37%
6		Minions: The Rise of Gru Animated movie, 2022 | NBCUniversal		3	7	22	103	17%	12%	18%	33%
7		Doctor Who TV series, 2005 | BBC		5	9	20	97	28%	15%	17%	21%
8		Squid Game TV series, 2021 | Netflix		0	2	13	77	0%	5%	16%	30%
9		Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Movie, 2017 | Disney		1	3	18	76	6%	5%	15%	23%
10		The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie, 2012 | Warner Bros.		0	3	11	76	0%	15%	28%	58%
11		Ozark TV series, 2017 | Netflix		1	2	11	67	17%	10%	28%	64%
12		Django Unchained Movie, 2012 | Spyglass Media Group		0	2	10	65	0%	10%	25%	46%
13		Gyeongseong Creature TV series, 2023 | Netflix		1	4	15	62	17%	20%	38%	60%
14		Gisaengchung Movie, 2019 | CJ Entertainment, Neon		0	0	6	60	0%	0%	8%	28%
15		Avatar Movie, 2009 | Disney		3	5	16	57	25%	13%	20%	31%
16		The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Movie, 2012 | Lionsgate		2	4	6	52	33%	20%	15%	42%
17		Narcos TV series, 2015 | Netflix		0	3	8	48	0%	15%	20%	47%
18		The Super Mario Bros. Movie Animated movie, 2023 | NBCUniversal		1	5	16	47	8%	13%	20%	27%
19		Mad Max: Fury Road Movie, 2015 | Warner Bros.		1	1	10	47	17%	5%	25%	46%
20		The Roundup: Punishment Movie, 2024 | Bigpunch Pictures		1	5	13	47	17%	25%	33%	51%
21		The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Movie, 2014 | Warner Bros.		1	4	8	47	17%	20%	20%	42%
22		Bridgerton TV series, 2020 | Netflix		1	7	14	46	17%	35%	35%	45%
23		The Apothecary Diaries Animated series, 2023 | Crunchyroll		0	2	4	46	0%	10%	10%	37%
24		Breaking Bad TV series, 2008 | Sony Pictures		0	3	9	46	0%	15%	23%	29%
25		The Hateful Eight Movie, 2015 | Spyglass Media Group		1	3	8	46	17%	15%	20%	46%
26		Special Ops: Lioness TV series, 2023 | Paramount		3	5	14	44	25%	13%	18%	20%
27		Avengers: Endgame Movie, 2019 | Disney, Marvel		0	4	5	42	0%	10%	6%	21%
28		Paddington 2 Movie, 2017 | Canal+, Anton		0	3	4	41	0%	15%	10%	31%
29		Wednesday TV series, 2022 | Netflix		2	6	13	40	33%	30%	33%	28%
30		Spartacus: Gods of the Arena TV series, 2011 | Starz, Lionsgate		0	2	8	40	0%	10%	20%	40%
31		Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 Movie, 2014 | Disney, Marvel		0	0	4	37	0%	0%	10%	28%
32		Dexter: New Blood TV series, 2021 | Paramount		1	2	7	37	17%	10%	18%	35%
33		1923 TV series, 2022 | Paramount		0	6	12	37	0%	30%	30%	27%
34		Fear the Walking Dead TV series, 2015 | AMC		2	4	8	36	33%	20%	20%	33%
35		Shrek 2 Animated movie, 2004 | DreamWorks Animation		0	3	3	36	0%	15%	8%	28%
36		John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Movie, 2019 | Lionsgate		0	0	3	35	0%	0%	8%	32%
37		The Witcher TV series, 2019 | Netflix		1	5	11	34	17%	25%	28%	36%
38		Anora Movie, 2024 | FilmNation Entertainment		1	2	5	34	17%	10%	13%	35%
39		Twisted Metal TV series, 2023 | Sony Pictures		1	4	9	33	17%	20%	23%	29%
40		Zack Snyder's Justice League Movie, 2021 | Warner Bros.		1	2	3	32	8%	5%	4%	17%
41		Kung Fu Panda 4 Animated movie, 2024 | DreamWorks Animation, NBCUniversal		0	1	4	31	0%	5%	10%	32%
42		For All Mankind TV series, 2019 | Apple TV+		1	3	10	31	17%	15%	25%	33%
43		Bugonia Movie, 2025 | CJ Entertainment		0	2	5	30	0%	10%	13%	28%
44		Parasyte: The Grey TV series, 2024 | Netflix		0	0	5	29	0%	0%	13%	32%
45		Jurassic World: Rebirth Movie, 2025 | NBCUniversal		0	3	12	29	0%	15%	30%	37%
46		My Hero Academia Animated series, 2016 | Crunchyroll		0	0	3	29	0%	0%	8%	33%
47		Poker Face TV series, 2023 | Peacock, NBCUniversal		0	2	7	29	0%	10%	18%	26%
48		Silo TV series, 2023 | Apple TV+, AMC		0	3	8	27	0%	15%	20%	20%
49		The Fall Guy Movie, 2024 | NBCUniversal		1	1	3	26	17%	5%	8%	27%
50		House of the Dragon TV series, 2022 | Warner Bros.		0	2	3	25	0%	5%	4%	10%
51		Despicable Me 4 Animated movie, 2024 | NBCUniversal		0	2	4	25	0%	10%	10%	29%
52		True Detective TV series, 2014 | Warner Bros.		0	1	5	24	0%	3%	6%	12%
53		Venom: The Last Dance Movie, 2024 | Sony Pictures		0	0	4	23	0%	0%	10%	27%
54		The Drama Movie, 2026 | A24		2	8	15	23	33%	40%	38%	19%
55		The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series, 2022 | Amazon		0	3	6	22	0%	8%	8%	10%
56		Mufasa: The Lion King Animated movie, 2024 | Disney		0	1	2	21	0%	5%	5%	26%
57		Monster Summer Movie, 2024 | Novo Media Group, Pastime Pictures		0	0	0	21	0%	0%	0%	15%
58		The Walking Dead: Dead City TV series, 2023 | AMC		0	0	5	20	0%	0%	13%	16%
59		Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Movie, 2023 | Paramount, Skydance		0	0	5	20	0%	0%	13%	21%
60		In the Lost Lands Movie, 2025 | Constantin Film		1	2	3	20	17%	10%	8%	17%
61		Bluey Animated series, 2018 | BBC		0	1	1	20	0%	5%	3%	17%
62		Project Hail Mary Movie, 2026 | Amazon		1	6	13	19	17%	30%	33%	28%
63		The Bondsman TV series, 2025 | Amazon		0	0	1	19	0%	0%	3%	13%
64		Dune: Part Two Movie, 2024 | Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros.		0	0	2	18	0%	0%	3%	11%
65		The Simpsons Animated series, 1989 | Disney		1	3	6	18	17%	15%	15%	19%
66		Avatar: The Way of Water Movie, 2022 | Disney		0	1	5	17	0%	5%	13%	22%
67		The Penguin TV series, 2024 | Warner Bros.		0	0	0	17	0%	0%	0%	13%
68		The White Lotus TV series, 2021 | Warner Bros.		0	0	4	16	0%	0%	10%	16%
69		Paddington in Peru Movie, 2024 | Canal+, Sony Pictures		0	1	1	16	0%	5%	3%	15%
70		John Wick: Chapter 4 Movie, 2023 | Lionsgate		0	0	3	15	0%	0%	8%	21%
71		Criminal Minds TV series, 2005 | Paramount		1	1	7	15	17%	5%	18%	17%
72		Severance TV series, 2022 | Apple TV+		1	1	3	15	17%	5%	8%	15%
73		House of David TV series, 2025 | Amazon		1	4	9	15	17%	20%	23%	17%
74		Yellowjackets TV series, 2021 | Entertainment One, Lionsgate		0	0	0	14	0%	0%	0%	11%
75		The Day of the Jackal TV series, 2024 | Sky, NBCUniversal, Carnival Films		1	4	7	14	17%	20%	18%	17%
76		Chief of War TV series, 2025 | Apple TV+		0	1	3	13	0%	5%	8%	9%
77		Top Gun: Maverick Movie, 2022 | Paramount		0	0	5	13	0%	0%	13%	19%
78		The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Animated movie, 2024 | Warner Bros.		0	3	7	13	0%	30%	35%	33%
79		Cape Fear TV series, 2026 | Apple TV+		1	2	3	13	17%	10%	8%	11%
80		Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Animated movie, 2025 | Crunchyroll		1	2	6	13	17%	10%	15%	17%
81		Tulsa King TV series, 2022 | Paramount		0	3	10	12	0%	15%	25%	15%
82		Backrooms Movie, 2026 | A24		2	4	7	12	33%	20%	18%	21%
83		A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Animated series, 2024 | Crunchyroll		1	1	1	12	17%	5%	3%	10%
84		Vijirante -Boku no Hîrô Akademia ILLEGALS- Animated series, 2025 | Crunchyroll		1	2	3	11	17%	10%	8%	13%
85		Dexter TV series, 2006 | Paramount		0	0	3	11	0%	0%	8%	15%
86		Dutton Ranch TV series, 2026 | Paramount		0	1	5	11	0%	5%	13%	15%
87		Sugar TV series, 2024 | Apple TV+		0	1	6	11	0%	5%	15%	9%
88		The Wheel of Time TV series, 2021 | Sony Pictures, Amazon		0	0	2	10	0%	0%	5%	9%
89		The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon TV series, 2023 | AMC		1	2	7	10	17%	10%	18%	14%
90		The Last of Us TV series, 2023 | Warner Bros.		0	0	0	10	0%	0%	0%	6%
91		Superman Movie, 2025 | Warner Bros.		0	4	8	10	0%	20%	23%	16%
92		Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Movie, 2024 | Warner Bros.		0	1	2	9	0%	5%	5%	11%
93		The Madison TV series, 2026 | Paramount		0	1	6	9	0%	5%	15%	12%
94		MobLand TV series, 2025 | Paramount		0	0	5	8	0%	0%	13%	8%
95		F1 Movie, 2025 | Apple TV+		1	3	8	8	17%	15%	20%	7%
96		The Wolf of Wall Street Movie, 2013 | Red Granite Pictures		0	0	1	7	0%	0%	5%	11%
97		Criminal Minds: Evolution TV series, 2005 | Paramount		1	1	5	7	17%	5%	14%	9%
98		Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie, 2026 | Disney		1	5	6	7	17%	25%	16%	15%
99		Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord Animated series, 2026 | Disney, Lucasfilm		0	0	2	7	0%	0%	5%	13%
100		Game of Thrones TV series, 2011 | Warner Bros.		1	1	3	6	17%	5%	8%	7%

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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