DreamWorks Animation: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights DreamWorks Animation’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 DreamWorks Animation’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		Kung Fu Panda 4 Animated movie, 2024 | DreamWorks Animation, NBCUniversal		207	646	1561	5652	30%	28%	33%	46%
2		Shrek 2 Animated movie, 2004 | DreamWorks Animation		262	751	1479	6337	36%	31%	30%	43%

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 DreamWorks Animation 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 DreamWorks Animation content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide DreamWorks Animation 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	177	421	849	3114	94%	74%	71%	76%
2	Europe	145	412	914	3825	31%	29%	31%	42%
3	LATAM	67	187	431	1721	28%	24%	28%	42%
4	APAC	59	181	381	1414	31%	32%	32%	41%
5	Africa	12	63	172	1527	4%	8%	10%	31%
6	North America	5	14	39	186	14%	12%	16%	28%

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	Saudi Arabia	12	27	57	203	100%	73%	74%	80%
2	Bahrain	11	31	62	210	92%	84%	81%	79%
3	Oman	12	26	44	192	100%	72%	67%	78%
4	Djibouti	11	27	58	202	92%	75%	76%	78%
5	Egypt	9	22	44	143	100%	81%	77%	77%
6	Libya	12	31	58	212	100%	84%	75%	77%
7	Iraq	12	27	55	200	100%	75%	72%	77%
8	Lebanon	12	26	54	195	100%	72%	71%	77%
9	United Arab Emirates	9	25	51	196	75%	68%	66%	76%
10	Morocco	11	27	52	199	92%	75%	68%	76%
11	Jordan	12	27	54	207	100%	75%	71%	76%
12	Kuwait	12	24	53	189	100%	67%	70%	75%
13	Qatar	10	24	50	197	83%	67%	66%	74%
14	Palestine	10	26	50	192	83%	70%	65%	74%
15	Ukraine	11	31	63	140	92%	82%	81%	73%
16	Algeria	11	24	52	194	92%	67%	68%	73%
17	Tunisia	11	27	55	183	92%	75%	72%	73%
18	Azerbaijan	9	21	50	119	75%	60%	68%	67%
19	Kyrgyzstan	6	21	46	118	50%	55%	59%	67%
20	Turkmenistan	8	18	41	96	67%	49%	61%	66%
21	Armenia	5	20	51	112	42%	57%	68%	65%
22	Tajikistan	6	18	43	96	50%	49%	56%	64%
23	Russia	12	27	60	179	67%	53%	55%	63%
24	Belarus	9	28	58	166	50%	48%	53%	63%
25	Kazakhstan	10	26	45	132	67%	60%	54%	63%
26	Moldova	6	23	52	180	33%	43%	46%	62%
27	Mexico	5	22	43	108	42%	55%	58%	58%
28	Romania	5	8	26	148	42%	21%	34%	55%
29	Bulgaria	9	22	37	120	75%	63%	49%	54%
30	Slovakia	5	11	26	120	42%	31%	34%	52%
31	Uzbekistan	9	24	45	153	75%	69%	60%	51%
32	Venezuela	5	10	19	89	42%	26%	32%	50%
33	Czech Republic	4	14	27	110	33%	40%	36%	49%
34	Turkey	9	18	32	125	75%	47%	41%	49%
35	Peru	5	11	23	100	42%	28%	29%	47%
36	Dominican Republic	2	7	23	103	17%	18%	28%	47%
37	Colombia	5	9	22	98	42%	23%	28%	46%
38	Spain	2	8	17	103	17%	21%	27%	46%
39	Thailand	3	10	17	94	25%	27%	22%	45%
40	Bolivia	3	9	21	97	25%	24%	27%	45%
41	Guatemala	3	7	25	109	25%	22%	39%	44%
42	Philippines	1	8	20	89	8%	21%	26%	43%
43	South Africa	0	4	11	86	0%	11%	14%	43%
44	Lithuania	1	4	14	105	8%	10%	18%	43%
45	Latvia	0	3	17	91	0%	8%	22%	43%
46	United Kingdom	0	4	16	82	0%	10%	22%	43%
47	Panama	3	8	20	85	25%	20%	25%	43%
48	Serbia	10	25	39	116	83%	69%	51%	42%
49	Ecuador	3	11	23	70	25%	28%	29%	42%
50	Slovenia	1	5	10	131	8%	13%	13%	42%
51	Brazil	4	13	24	97	33%	33%	30%	42%
52	Portugal	3	11	22	78	25%	30%	29%	42%
53	Costa Rica	4	8	15	86	33%	20%	21%	42%
54	Paraguay	4	10	22	93	33%	25%	28%	42%
55	El Salvador	2	8	25	78	17%	21%	32%	41%
56	Italy	3	9	18	78	25%	24%	23%	40%
57	Nicaragua	3	8	19	69	25%	20%	24%	40%
58	Indonesia	4	10	24	89	33%	26%	31%	39%
59	Croatia	9	20	31	111	75%	56%	41%	39%
60	Chile	4	9	20	77	33%	23%	25%	39%
61	Honduras	2	6	20	78	17%	15%	25%	39%
62	Malawi	0	3	7	86	0%	9%	9%	39%
63	Germany	1	6	18	93	8%	16%	24%	38%
64	Argentina	3	9	21	80	25%	23%	27%	38%
65	Greece	3	8	19	94	25%	21%	24%	38%
66	Singapore	2	11	24	87	17%	29%	31%	38%
67	Cyprus	1	8	18	94	8%	20%	23%	38%
68	South Korea	3	8	19	91	25%	22%	25%	37%
69	Netherlands	3	7	16	80	25%	20%	21%	37%
70	Uruguay	4	9	20	70	33%	23%	25%	37%
71	Malta	1	6	17	78	8%	15%	24%	37%
72	Switzerland	2	7	18	122	11%	13%	16%	35%
73	Austria	0	3	9	96	0%	8%	12%	35%
74	Puerto Rico	3	9	17	60	25%	23%	24%	35%
75	Zimbabwe	0	3	8	73	0%	8%	11%	34%
76	Cameroon	1	2	6	78	8%	6%	9%	34%
77	Estonia	1	3	15	120	8%	9%	21%	33%
78	Sweden	1	4	12	90	8%	10%	15%	33%
79	Canada	2	5	15	67	17%	13%	19%	33%
80	Nigeria	0	4	12	65	0%	11%	16%	33%
81	Niger	0	1	5	73	0%	3%	7%	33%
82	Ivory Coast	0	1	5	79	0%	3%	7%	33%
83	Poland	1	6	13	93	8%	17%	17%	32%
84	New Zealand	1	7	17	67	8%	18%	21%	32%
85	Belize	0	4	9	74	0%	10%	12%	32%
86	Ireland	1	6	16	65	8%	16%	21%	31%
87	Kenya	1	4	10	67	8%	11%	13%	31%
88	Ghana	1	4	11	67	8%	11%	15%	31%
89	Togo	0	1	6	77	0%	3%	8%	31%
90	Namibia	0	3	7	70	0%	8%	9%	31%
91	France	4	4	9	34	36%	13%	17%	30%
92	Jamaica	0	5	12	64	0%	13%	15%	30%
93	Botswana	1	5	9	71	8%	13%	12%	30%
94	Burkina Faso	0	1	5	65	0%	3%	7%	30%
95	Angola	4	8	16	54	33%	22%	22%	30%
96	Zambia	0	3	7	67	0%	8%	9%	30%
97	Georgia	0	3	15	114	0%	9%	21%	30%
98	Australia	0	5	14	53	0%	13%	19%	29%
99	Denmark	3	8	17	69	25%	22%	22%	29%
100	Belgium	1	4	13	53	8%	11%	17%	29%
101	Finland	3	6	14	89	25%	17%	18%	29%
102	Central African Republic	0	1	3	67	0%	3%	4%	29%
103	Sierra Leone	0	3	8	55	0%	9%	11%	29%
104	Vietnam	4	9	15	47	33%	23%	19%	28%
105	Gabon	1	2	9	65	8%	6%	13%	28%
106	Benin	0	1	5	65	0%	3%	7%	28%
107	India	2	6	11	202	7%	8%	6%	27%
108	Norway	1	6	13	55	8%	15%	16%	26%
109	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	2	6	56	8%	6%	9%	26%
110	Mozambique	1	4	9	46	8%	12%	13%	26%
111	Senegal	1	2	3	44	11%	8%	5%	25%
112	Republic of the Congo	0	1	4	51	0%	3%	6%	25%
113	United States	3	4	12	55	25%	10%	15%	23%
114	Hungary	6	11	13	50	50%	37%	19%	23%
115	Iceland	1	1	5	78	8%	3%	7%	20%
116	Albania	2	3	6	46	17%	9%	8%	13%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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DreamWorks Animation: Protecting Premium Content from Piracy

This report analyzes piracy trends impacting DreamWorks Animation’s premium films and original series, covering theatrical releases, Premium Video-On-Demand (PVOD), and streaming availability through platforms such as Peacock, Netflix, Hulu, and international distribution partners. Known globally for iconic animated franchises and innovative storytelling, DreamWorks Animation heavily invests in exclusive content designed to attract family audiences, build subscriber loyalty, and drive long-term revenue growth.

Despite these strategic efforts, DreamWorks Animation faces substantial piracy threats, with unauthorized, high-quality copies frequently emerging online shortly after official premieres. Pirated content routinely captures prominent positions in global Google search rankings, presenting free, easily accessible alternatives to DreamWorks’ premium offerings. Given that over 90% of viewers discover entertainment via Google, piracy directly competes with DreamWorks' legitimate channels, significantly hindering subscriber acquisition and retention.

By clearly highlighting these vulnerabilities, this analysis provides DreamWorks Animation with critical insights to effectively protect intellectual property, reduce piracy visibility, and maintain content exclusivity across all distribution channels. Proactive measures against piracy ensure DreamWorks Animation can fully capitalize on its substantial investments, safeguard brand value, and secure long-term global subscriber growth.