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: April 05, 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		Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Movie, 2023 | Disney, Marvel		284	801	1466	4528	37%	32%	30%	29%
2		X-Men: Apocalypse Movie, 2016 | Disney, Marvel		333	938	1608	5574	45%	39%	34%	27%
3		The Wolverine Movie, 2013 | Disney, Marvel		372	1066	1919	4935	45%	39%	36%	26%
4		Black Panther Movie, 2018 | Disney, Marvel		312	982	1728	5440	40%	38%	34%	26%
5		Captain America: The First Avenger Movie, 2011 | Paramount, Marvel, Disney		399	998	1633	5447	49%	38%	31%	26%
6		Spider-Man: Homecoming Movie, 2017 | Disney, Marvel, Sony Pictures		349	904	1470	4728	46%	36%	30%	25%
7		Avengers: Endgame Movie, 2019 | Disney, Marvel		313	883	1600	5617	39%	33%	31%	25%
8		Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Movie, 2022 | Disney, Marvel		252	652	1237	3978	32%	25%	24%	25%
9		Captain Marvel Movie, 2019 | Marvel, Disney		303	767	1413	4970	41%	31%	29%	25%
10		X-Men Origins: Wolverine Movie, 2009 | Disney, Marvel		363	1022	1769	4762	45%	39%	34%	24%
11		X-Men: Days of Future Past Movie, 2014 | Disney, Marvel		402	1013	1665	5370	46%	35%	29%	24%
12		Logan Movie, 2017 | Disney, Marvel		309	795	1418	4837	41%	32%	29%	23%
13		Avengers: Infinity War Movie, 2018 | Disney, Marvel		373	1031	1793	5182	44%	37%	32%	23%
14		Deadpool Movie, 2016 | Disney, Marvel		377	1022	1718	4627	53%	44%	37%	22%
15		Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Movie, 2022 | Disney, Marvel		211	597	1176	3767	28%	24%	24%	22%
16		Captain America: The Winter Soldier Movie, 2014 | Marvel, Disney		321	886	1434	4613	35%	30%	24%	22%
17		Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 Movie, 2014 | Disney, Marvel		220	688	1190	4022	29%	27%	24%	20%
18		Captain America: Civil War Movie, 2016 | Marvel, Disney		313	887	1599	4746	35%	30%	28%	20%
19		X-Men: The Last Stand Movie, 2006 | Disney, Marvel		396	1043	1689	4651	41%	33%	27%	19%
20		Black Widow Movie, 2021 | Marvel, Disney		336	934	1563	3790	45%	37%	32%	19%
21		Avengers: Age of Ultron Movie, 2015 | Disney, Marvel		276	713	1225	3770	33%	26%	23%	18%
22		Madame Web Movie, 2024 | Disney, Marvel, Sony Pictures		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
23		Deadpool & Wolverine Movie, 2024 | Marvel, Disney		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%

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	1911	5210	9761	28185	95%	83%	76%	67%
2	APAC	1018	2808	5075	16357	49%	43%	39%	31%
3	Europe	2023	5144	8605	26375	39%	32%	27%	22%
4	LATAM	1115	2865	4837	14540	35%	28%	23%	16%
5	North America	115	303	487	2447	18%	15%	12%	13%
6	Africa	523	1266	2347	10188	17%	13%	12%	11%

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	119	355	657	1784	94%	88%	80%	72%
2	Jordan	124	347	645	1757	98%	86%	79%	69%
3	Saudi Arabia	114	303	600	1910	90%	80%	76%	69%
4	Oman	121	336	629	1729	96%	84%	77%	69%
5	Iraq	122	335	633	1776	97%	84%	78%	69%
6	Palestine	120	350	630	1718	95%	87%	77%	69%
7	Lebanon	121	342	637	1700	96%	85%	78%	68%
8	Ukraine	120	358	652	2009	95%	86%	78%	67%
9	Libya	121	342	639	1738	96%	85%	78%	67%
10	Kuwait	120	307	590	1813	95%	81%	75%	66%
11	Morocco	122	325	612	1823	97%	85%	78%	66%
12	Bahrain	119	313	577	1700	94%	82%	74%	66%
13	Djibouti	120	320	594	1693	95%	85%	77%	66%
14	Qatar	118	316	572	1712	94%	84%	73%	65%
15	United Arab Emirates	116	305	570	1853	92%	80%	73%	65%
16	Tunisia	119	323	616	1731	94%	81%	76%	65%
17	Algeria	115	291	560	1748	91%	73%	69%	62%
18	Tajikistan	128	342	657	2068	93%	81%	75%	60%
19	Kyrgyzstan	128	336	651	2003	93%	80%	74%	59%
20	Armenia	128	337	652	2026	93%	80%	74%	59%
21	Turkmenistan	122	322	624	2031	88%	75%	71%	59%
22	Turkey	166	468	796	2338	89%	77%	65%	56%
23	Belarus	176	464	848	2476	83%	74%	67%	55%
24	Kazakhstan	187	514	960	2958	76%	71%	67%	54%
25	Russia	120	301	542	1660	83%	70%	60%	50%
26	Azerbaijan	67	166	281	886	59%	59%	55%	49%
27	Uzbekistan	124	370	663	1632	74%	70%	62%	47%
28	Brazil	70	151	281	1096	47%	32%	29%	34%
29	Thailand	71	187	317	713	61%	51%	43%	33%
30	Hungary	96	209	327	1053	76%	56%	42%	32%
31	Bulgaria	67	159	293	771	51%	38%	34%	30%
32	Croatia	87	239	322	378	71%	64%	46%	29%
33	Vietnam	65	189	326	863	47%	44%	37%	25%
34	Indonesia	47	151	241	816	37%	37%	29%	23%
35	Slovenia	14	44	72	189	13%	19%	21%	23%
36	Serbia	89	193	254	350	74%	56%	43%	23%
37	Romania	36	91	177	556	30%	24%	24%	22%
38	Moldova	41	139	274	1247	18%	20%	20%	22%
39	Georgia	60	128	201	284	48%	34%	28%	21%
40	Mexico	62	157	238	724	47%	37%	28%	20%
41	Czech Republic	72	179	268	660	57%	43%	32%	20%
42	Slovakia	61	138	207	581	48%	34%	26%	20%
43	Poland	62	159	243	505	47%	38%	31%	19%
44	Norway	19	54	91	745	15%	13%	11%	19%
45	Portugal	46	107	192	528	35%	25%	22%	18%
46	South Africa	23	57	104	650	18%	14%	13%	17%
47	Latvia	23	64	111	442	19%	17%	15%	17%
48	Nigeria	23	66	128	677	18%	17%	16%	17%
49	United Kingdom	21	46	79	605	17%	11%	10%	16%
50	Colombia	49	127	191	603	39%	31%	23%	16%
51	Philippines	19	55	107	646	15%	14%	13%	16%
52	Lithuania	19	49	87	249	16%	16%	15%	16%
53	New Zealand	21	68	119	632	17%	16%	14%	16%
54	Panama	74	201	348	1008	33%	28%	24%	16%
55	Kenya	24	66	114	617	19%	16%	14%	16%
56	Uruguay	33	78	140	353	42%	31%	28%	16%
57	Spain	56	129	197	614	41%	29%	22%	15%
58	Singapore	27	69	100	630	20%	16%	11%	15%
59	Ecuador	53	127	202	576	42%	31%	25%	15%
60	Peru	46	117	192	551	37%	29%	23%	15%
61	Honduras	72	195	348	983	32%	27%	24%	15%
62	Costa Rica	62	188	337	964	29%	27%	24%	15%
63	Paraguay	74	191	331	987	33%	27%	23%	15%
64	Dominican Republic	43	113	196	570	33%	26%	23%	15%
65	El Salvador	73	197	337	972	33%	27%	23%	15%
66	Nicaragua	74	193	334	956	33%	27%	23%	15%
67	Jamaica	28	73	120	586	22%	18%	15%	15%
68	Ghana	24	69	128	595	19%	17%	16%	15%
69	Bolivia	46	122	202	573	35%	29%	24%	15%
70	Puerto Rico	39	108	187	621	28%	24%	21%	15%
71	Sierra Leone	30	79	158	762	18%	15%	15%	15%
72	Malta	49	130	199	1107	19%	17%	12%	15%
73	Denmark	24	55	92	581	18%	13%	10%	14%
74	Argentina	50	123	200	537	38%	29%	23%	14%
75	Chile	60	139	232	677	38%	28%	23%	14%
76	Ireland	21	60	90	568	16%	14%	10%	14%
77	Guatemala	47	126	202	541	36%	30%	24%	14%
78	Zimbabwe	22	64	121	547	17%	16%	15%	14%
79	Venezuela	62	140	214	549	45%	32%	24%	14%
80	Angola	38	80	154	427	29%	20%	19%	14%
81	Mozambique	44	84	140	437	33%	21%	17%	14%
82	Zambia	26	70	137	738	16%	13%	13%	14%
83	Canada	43	120	192	869	18%	16%	13%	13%
84	Australia	23	57	79	536	18%	14%	10%	13%
85	Botswana	32	77	144	665	19%	14%	13%	13%
86	Malawi	25	74	145	663	15%	14%	13%	13%
87	Namibia	28	66	136	656	17%	12%	13%	13%
88	Belize	26	72	125	699	15%	13%	12%	13%
89	United States	44	110	175	992	17%	13%	10%	12%
90	Netherlands	19	45	80	468	15%	11%	10%	12%
91	Sweden	26	61	92	448	21%	15%	11%	12%
92	Belgium	27	66	111	370	21%	16%	13%	11%
93	Germany	42	94	134	388	29%	20%	14%	10%
94	India	36	83	140	567	15%	11%	10%	10%
95	Finland	33	79	126	234	24%	18%	14%	10%
96	South Korea	20	65	91	262	16%	16%	12%	9%
97	Greece	36	75	100	398	21%	14%	10%	9%
98	Austria	26	78	119	348	18%	16%	13%	9%
99	Cyprus	21	63	102	395	12%	12%	10%	9%
100	Italy	47	103	151	306	34%	23%	17%	8%
101	Switzerland	17	81	145	435	9%	12%	11%	8%
102	Democratic Republic of the Congo	17	38	66	274	13%	10%	8%	8%
103	France	25	43	69	215	20%	11%	9%	7%
104	Senegal	15	36	70	247	12%	9%	9%	7%
105	Cameroon	19	39	65	242	15%	10%	8%	7%
106	Republic of the Congo	15	38	72	245	12%	10%	9%	7%
107	Central African Republic	12	35	61	234	10%	9%	8%	7%
108	Niger	15	35	60	230	12%	9%	8%	7%
109	Benin	19	39	67	257	15%	10%	8%	7%
110	Togo	16	32	61	228	13%	8%	8%	7%
111	Burkina Faso	20	51	87	333	12%	10%	8%	7%
112	Ivory Coast	18	36	63	237	14%	9%	8%	7%
113	Gabon	18	35	66	227	14%	9%	8%	6%
114	Estonia	13	20	28	69	10%	6%	5%	5%
115	Albania	53	69	87	134	26%	12%	8%	4%
116	Iceland	6	15	21	21	4%	4%	4%	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.