Marvel: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights Marvel’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 Marvel’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		Avengers: Endgame Movie, 2019 | Disney, Marvel		257	785	1556	4561	32%	29%	29%	33%
2		Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 Movie, 2014 | Disney, Marvel		183	585	1230	4545	24%	23%	24%	30%

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 Marvel 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 Marvel content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide Marvel 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	154	440	914	1910	80%	76%	78%	78%
2	Europe	149	372	752	3224	31%	25%	25%	31%
3	APAC	67	179	390	1210	34%	30%	32%	31%
4	LATAM	53	151	303	1230	19%	17%	17%	27%
5	Africa	7	85	160	1144	2%	10%	9%	20%
6	North America	4	13	36	178	7%	7%	10%	18%

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	10	28	61	140	83%	78%	80%	82%
2	United Arab Emirates	10	31	58	121	83%	84%	85%	81%
3	Jordan	10	24	58	123	83%	67%	76%	81%
4	Oman	9	30	63	122	75%	81%	82%	79%
5	Algeria	8	26	57	117	67%	70%	74%	79%
6	Lebanon	10	28	53	116	83%	78%	79%	79%
7	Tunisia	10	28	60	118	83%	78%	79%	79%
8	Djibouti	10	28	54	118	83%	78%	79%	79%
9	Morocco	9	25	55	121	75%	69%	72%	78%
10	Saudi Arabia	9	28	61	143	75%	74%	82%	78%
11	Kuwait	10	27	59	121	83%	75%	78%	78%
12	Libya	10	25	45	95	83%	76%	79%	78%
13	Tajikistan	11	27	55	119	92%	79%	76%	78%
14	Armenia	11	27	60	115	92%	77%	80%	77%
15	Palestine	9	29	61	116	75%	78%	79%	76%
16	Qatar	10	30	52	113	83%	81%	78%	75%
17	Iraq	10	25	58	117	83%	69%	76%	75%
18	Bahrain	10	28	59	109	83%	76%	77%	75%
19	Russia	11	31	58	140	92%	86%	76%	74%
20	Turkmenistan	8	25	52	119	67%	69%	70%	74%
21	Kyrgyzstan	10	23	48	100	83%	66%	65%	71%
22	Ukraine	12	31	56	146	100%	86%	74%	70%
23	Belarus	18	42	85	249	75%	62%	57%	61%
24	Turkey	12	32	64	263	67%	58%	56%	55%
25	Kazakhstan	11	34	72	199	52%	54%	55%	51%
26	Indonesia	9	19	42	143	75%	53%	55%	48%
27	Azerbaijan	9	24	36	91	75%	67%	47%	46%
28	Uzbekistan	11	29	50	104	92%	78%	65%	45%
29	Romania	4	10	24	124	33%	25%	30%	44%
30	Bulgaria	4	11	25	122	33%	30%	32%	44%
31	Czech Republic	3	12	22	98	25%	34%	29%	42%
32	Slovakia	6	13	20	72	50%	36%	26%	42%
33	Spain	4	8	20	69	33%	20%	28%	38%
34	Moldova	4	9	26	152	19%	14%	19%	37%
35	Georgia	6	12	22	138	50%	38%	31%	37%
36	Brazil	9	20	36	106	50%	36%	31%	36%
37	Norway	0	4	12	55	0%	14%	21%	33%
38	Croatia	7	18	30	86	58%	50%	39%	31%
39	New Zealand	1	2	7	62	8%	5%	9%	31%
40	Costa Rica	4	11	20	87	22%	19%	17%	31%
41	Serbia	5	16	25	86	42%	44%	33%	30%
42	Honduras	3	7	14	84	20%	15%	14%	30%
43	Nigeria	0	2	5	60	0%	6%	7%	30%
44	Hungary	10	18	28	87	83%	53%	38%	29%
45	Austria	1	2	5	69	8%	5%	6%	29%
46	Peru	2	7	12	60	17%	18%	15%	29%
47	Panama	3	11	20	76	17%	19%	19%	29%
48	Mexico	2	6	16	53	17%	15%	20%	28%
49	Argentina	1	5	14	62	8%	13%	18%	28%
50	Vietnam	1	4	11	78	8%	12%	15%	28%
51	Ecuador	2	5	15	62	17%	13%	19%	28%
52	Ghana	0	2	6	58	0%	6%	8%	28%
53	Malta	2	5	14	120	8%	7%	10%	28%
54	United Kingdom	1	2	12	47	8%	5%	16%	27%
55	South Africa	0	2	6	59	0%	5%	8%	27%
56	Lithuania	1	4	6	71	8%	10%	8%	27%
57	Venezuela	2	6	11	55	17%	15%	14%	27%
58	Guatemala	3	7	15	55	25%	19%	19%	27%
59	Uruguay	1	3	4	27	17%	16%	10%	27%
60	Paraguay	4	10	20	70	22%	18%	17%	26%
61	Italy	3	3	3	65	25%	9%	4%	25%
62	Philippines	0	3	9	43	0%	9%	12%	25%
63	Dominican Republic	3	6	15	52	25%	16%	20%	25%
64	El Salvador	5	14	23	74	28%	25%	20%	25%
65	Zimbabwe	1	2	2	54	8%	6%	3%	25%
66	Kenya	1	2	4	48	8%	6%	5%	25%
67	Germany	1	2	9	57	8%	5%	12%	24%
68	Australia	1	3	8	42	8%	8%	11%	24%
69	Chile	2	7	16	52	17%	18%	21%	24%
70	Nicaragua	3	6	15	64	17%	11%	13%	24%
71	Zambia	0	4	8	79	0%	8%	7%	24%
72	Latvia	2	3	5	81	17%	8%	7%	23%
73	Slovenia	0	0	3	84	0%	0%	4%	23%
74	Bolivia	2	6	8	42	17%	16%	10%	23%
75	Jamaica	0	2	5	42	0%	5%	6%	23%
76	Malawi	0	4	11	71	0%	8%	10%	23%
77	Poland	2	5	6	75	17%	14%	8%	22%
78	Denmark	1	2	8	44	8%	5%	10%	22%
79	Belgium	2	3	7	39	17%	8%	10%	22%
80	Gabon	0	4	9	53	0%	12%	14%	22%
81	Namibia	0	4	12	67	0%	7%	11%	22%
82	Sierra Leone	0	3	6	70	0%	6%	6%	22%
83	Belize	0	4	9	71	0%	7%	8%	22%
84	Sweden	1	2	6	46	8%	5%	8%	21%
85	Estonia	0	0	1	81	0%	0%	1%	21%
86	Singapore	0	0	8	61	0%	0%	8%	21%
87	Botswana	0	4	7	67	0%	7%	6%	21%
88	Netherlands	2	3	12	38	17%	8%	16%	20%
89	Portugal	3	9	11	42	25%	24%	16%	20%
90	Colombia	1	6	11	41	8%	15%	14%	20%
91	Ireland	0	2	9	36	0%	5%	11%	20%
92	Finland	1	2	4	77	8%	6%	5%	20%
93	Senegal	0	4	6	49	0%	12%	8%	20%
94	Benin	0	4	6	51	0%	12%	8%	20%
95	Burkina Faso	0	4	7	74	0%	9%	7%	20%
96	Angola	4	10	13	31	33%	27%	19%	19%
97	Puerto Rico	1	4	9	37	8%	10%	11%	19%
98	Ivory Coast	0	4	7	39	0%	11%	9%	17%
99	United States	3	8	18	55	13%	10%	13%	16%
100	Canada	1	3	13	81	4%	4%	9%	16%
101	Togo	0	4	6	40	0%	12%	8%	16%
102	Mozambique	1	3	7	22	11%	13%	14%	16%
103	Cameroon	0	4	7	33	0%	12%	10%	15%
104	Niger	0	3	5	33	0%	9%	7%	15%
105	Cyprus	0	2	5	67	0%	4%	5%	14%
106	South Korea	4	5	11	36	33%	13%	14%	13%
107	Republic of the Congo	0	4	6	28	0%	12%	8%	13%
108	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0	5	9	29	0%	14%	12%	13%
109	Central African Republic	0	3	5	29	0%	8%	7%	13%
110	Switzerland	1	3	11	49	6%	5%	10%	12%
111	France	1	3	12	16	8%	8%	16%	11%
112	Greece	0	2	4	47	0%	4%	4%	10%
113	India	0	5	17	102	0%	5%	8%	10%
114	Albania	3	4	5	40	17%	8%	4%	9%
115	Iceland	1	5	7	50	6%	9%	6%	9%
116	Thailand	0	0	0	2	0%	0%	0%	2%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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Marvel Studios: Combating Piracy to Protect Exclusive Content and Subscriber Growth

This report analyzes piracy’s substantial impact on Marvel Studios’ globally renowned franchises, movies, and original series, spanning theatrical releases, Premium Video-On-Demand (PVOD) windows, and exclusive streaming availability through platforms such as Disney+. Known for blockbuster franchises, iconic superheroes, and groundbreaking storytelling, Marvel Studios consistently invests in premium original content designed to attract global audiences and drive subscriber growth.

Despite these efforts, Marvel faces ongoing piracy challenges as unauthorized, high-definition copies regularly become available online shortly after official releases. Our analysis reveals that these pirated versions frequently occupy leading positions in Google search results worldwide, directly competing with legitimate distribution channels. Given that over 90% of viewers rely on Google Search for content discovery, piracy significantly undermines Marvel’s subscriber acquisition strategies, threatens content exclusivity, and limits the full potential of its premium entertainment investments.

By clearly identifying piracy vulnerabilities highlighted in this report, Marvel Studios can proactively implement targeted protection strategies, minimize piracy visibility, and maintain exclusivity in streaming and VOD markets. Successfully combating piracy ensures Marvel secures long-term subscriber retention, increases audience engagement, and fully capitalizes on its extensive, valuable intellectual property across the global entertainment landscape.