NBCUniversal: Most Pirated Content
This report highlights NBCUniversal’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 NBCUniversal’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.
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 NBCUniversal titles. These visualizations provide a concise overview of piracy visibility, highlighting the severity of the issue at various levels of search result prominence.
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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 NBCUniversal content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide NBCUniversal 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 | 1224 | 3367 | 6327 | 19526 | 91% | 78% | 73% | 67% |
| 2 | APAC | 441 | 1158 | 2152 | 6775 | 44% | 38% | 35% | 25% |
| 3 | Europe | 999 | 2512 | 4123 | 11859 | 38% | 31% | 26% | 19% |
| 4 | LATAM | 653 | 1532 | 2507 | 7524 | 37% | 27% | 22% | 15% |
| 5 | North America | 54 | 145 | 243 | 1099 | 17% | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 6 | Africa | 247 | 625 | 1224 | 4955 | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% |
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 | 70 | 198 | 370 | 993 | 97% | 85% | 78% | 71% |
| 2 | Libya | 91 | 255 | 490 | 1405 | 95% | 82% | 78% | 70% |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 71 | 213 | 426 | 1405 | 82% | 78% | 76% | 68% |
| 4 | Oman | 87 | 250 | 466 | 1393 | 91% | 80% | 74% | 68% |
| 5 | Jordan | 91 | 252 | 478 | 1422 | 95% | 80% | 75% | 68% |
| 6 | Iraq | 87 | 246 | 470 | 1400 | 91% | 79% | 74% | 68% |
| 7 | Lebanon | 91 | 250 | 459 | 1306 | 95% | 80% | 76% | 68% |
| 8 | Djibouti | 61 | 163 | 297 | 899 | 95% | 81% | 75% | 68% |
| 9 | Kuwait | 86 | 234 | 448 | 1436 | 90% | 76% | 72% | 67% |
| 10 | Palestine | 63 | 172 | 302 | 893 | 95% | 80% | 73% | 67% |
| 11 | Morocco | 89 | 240 | 452 | 1495 | 93% | 78% | 72% | 66% |
| 12 | Bahrain | 59 | 166 | 290 | 861 | 89% | 78% | 71% | 66% |
| 13 | Qatar | 89 | 241 | 424 | 1388 | 93% | 79% | 70% | 65% |
| 14 | Tunisia | 63 | 155 | 279 | 905 | 95% | 73% | 68% | 63% |
| 15 | Algeria | 69 | 181 | 381 | 1329 | 77% | 63% | 65% | 62% |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 57 | 151 | 295 | 996 | 86% | 73% | 70% | 61% |
| 17 | Ukraine | 76 | 229 | 411 | 1217 | 90% | 83% | 75% | 58% |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 76 | 218 | 411 | 1248 | 85% | 79% | 74% | 56% |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 56 | 149 | 269 | 782 | 93% | 83% | 75% | 54% |
| 20 | Turkmenistan | 57 | 145 | 270 | 783 | 95% | 78% | 74% | 54% |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 58 | 146 | 264 | 795 | 97% | 80% | 73% | 54% |
| 22 | Armenia | 57 | 149 | 274 | 765 | 95% | 81% | 76% | 53% |
| 23 | Belarus | 63 | 180 | 331 | 944 | 88% | 82% | 74% | 52% |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 49 | 125 | 217 | 596 | 94% | 79% | 71% | 48% |
| 25 | Turkey | 52 | 144 | 244 | 687 | 79% | 67% | 57% | 47% |
| 26 | Russia | 58 | 146 | 265 | 794 | 81% | 65% | 57% | 46% |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 38 | 111 | 229 | 710 | 58% | 54% | 55% | 40% |
| 28 | Thailand | 42 | 94 | 177 | 430 | 64% | 46% | 42% | 35% |
| 29 | Hungary | 49 | 102 | 173 | 551 | 68% | 50% | 39% | 29% |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 32 | 71 | 139 | 373 | 53% | 36% | 36% | 25% |
| 31 | Croatia | 38 | 115 | 149 | 171 | 63% | 58% | 41% | 22% |
| 32 | Brazil | 27 | 60 | 105 | 391 | 38% | 27% | 23% | 21% |
| 33 | Czech Republic | 34 | 79 | 128 | 307 | 57% | 41% | 33% | 21% |
| 34 | Moldova | 27 | 79 | 148 | 586 | 23% | 22% | 21% | 21% |
| 35 | Poland | 38 | 112 | 172 | 369 | 45% | 41% | 33% | 20% |
| 36 | Vietnam | 30 | 72 | 122 | 342 | 50% | 43% | 34% | 20% |
| 37 | Mexico | 36 | 77 | 122 | 381 | 46% | 32% | 25% | 18% |
| 38 | Indonesia | 18 | 58 | 115 | 371 | 27% | 30% | 28% | 18% |
| 39 | Georgia | 27 | 49 | 67 | 108 | 45% | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| 40 | Romania | 15 | 50 | 86 | 219 | 21% | 23% | 21% | 17% |
| 41 | Slovakia | 42 | 87 | 127 | 278 | 64% | 42% | 31% | 17% |
| 42 | Venezuela | 29 | 61 | 102 | 315 | 44% | 29% | 24% | 17% |
| 43 | Argentina | 28 | 67 | 102 | 321 | 39% | 29% | 22% | 16% |
| 44 | Portugal | 23 | 55 | 86 | 290 | 32% | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| 45 | Peru | 31 | 65 | 107 | 337 | 43% | 29% | 23% | 16% |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 20 | 48 | 87 | 293 | 33% | 25% | 22% | 16% |
| 47 | Bolivia | 29 | 64 | 97 | 321 | 44% | 31% | 23% | 16% |
| 48 | Ecuador | 30 | 60 | 91 | 287 | 45% | 29% | 22% | 15% |
| 49 | Lithuania | 7 | 21 | 42 | 156 | 12% | 12% | 12% | 15% |
| 50 | Chile | 27 | 66 | 105 | 333 | 35% | 27% | 21% | 15% |
| 51 | Honduras | 47 | 111 | 180 | 502 | 37% | 28% | 23% | 15% |
| 52 | El Salvador | 40 | 108 | 178 | 500 | 33% | 28% | 23% | 15% |
| 53 | Paraguay | 50 | 112 | 181 | 508 | 40% | 28% | 22% | 15% |
| 54 | Nigeria | 11 | 39 | 75 | 333 | 15% | 18% | 17% | 15% |
| 55 | Spain | 34 | 64 | 99 | 366 | 33% | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| 56 | Colombia | 25 | 64 | 106 | 301 | 35% | 29% | 23% | 14% |
| 57 | Serbia | 37 | 89 | 118 | 148 | 60% | 48% | 33% | 14% |
| 58 | Guatemala | 23 | 57 | 99 | 270 | 35% | 28% | 23% | 14% |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 48 | 116 | 184 | 487 | 38% | 29% | 23% | 14% |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 39 | 90 | 134 | 410 | 36% | 26% | 19% | 14% |
| 61 | Panama | 49 | 118 | 192 | 497 | 39% | 29% | 24% | 14% |
| 62 | Puerto Rico | 27 | 71 | 128 | 383 | 28% | 23% | 21% | 14% |
| 63 | Namibia | 13 | 44 | 80 | 376 | 14% | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| 64 | Zambia | 13 | 40 | 80 | 372 | 14% | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| 65 | Singapore | 12 | 27 | 40 | 256 | 20% | 15% | 11% | 13% |
| 66 | Ireland | 12 | 34 | 52 | 272 | 18% | 16% | 12% | 13% |
| 67 | New Zealand | 11 | 33 | 63 | 288 | 17% | 16% | 15% | 13% |
| 68 | Uruguay | 32 | 72 | 122 | 326 | 38% | 27% | 22% | 13% |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 13 | 37 | 76 | 299 | 18% | 17% | 17% | 13% |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 16 | 42 | 81 | 350 | 18% | 16% | 15% | 13% |
| 71 | Malawi | 16 | 42 | 77 | 370 | 18% | 15% | 14% | 13% |
| 72 | Malta | 26 | 63 | 118 | 438 | 21% | 16% | 16% | 13% |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 13 | 25 | 41 | 264 | 18% | 11% | 9% | 12% |
| 74 | Germany | 29 | 62 | 84 | 245 | 35% | 23% | 16% | 12% |
| 75 | Canada | 20 | 58 | 93 | 380 | 17% | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| 76 | Philippines | 5 | 20 | 47 | 229 | 8% | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 77 | South Africa | 9 | 26 | 50 | 243 | 14% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 78 | Jamaica | 12 | 43 | 72 | 274 | 17% | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| 79 | Ghana | 12 | 37 | 72 | 284 | 17% | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| 80 | Kenya | 13 | 37 | 68 | 271 | 18% | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| 81 | Botswana | 18 | 48 | 86 | 354 | 19% | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| 82 | Belize | 16 | 45 | 85 | 361 | 17% | 15% | 14% | 12% |
| 83 | United States | 22 | 44 | 78 | 445 | 17% | 11% | 9% | 11% |
| 84 | Australia | 12 | 30 | 53 | 233 | 17% | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 85 | Slovenia | 9 | 19 | 30 | 132 | 14% | 10% | 9% | 11% |
| 86 | Belgium | 19 | 45 | 66 | 223 | 26% | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| 87 | Austria | 14 | 32 | 51 | 162 | 23% | 16% | 13% | 11% |
| 88 | Denmark | 13 | 33 | 52 | 194 | 18% | 15% | 12% | 10% |
| 89 | Latvia | 13 | 29 | 48 | 140 | 22% | 16% | 14% | 9% |
| 90 | Norway | 7 | 21 | 33 | 147 | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| 91 | Finland | 17 | 33 | 43 | 114 | 27% | 17% | 11% | 9% |
| 92 | Angola | 11 | 30 | 52 | 140 | 18% | 17% | 14% | 9% |
| 93 | Mozambique | 13 | 32 | 52 | 130 | 22% | 18% | 14% | 9% |
| 94 | Netherlands | 13 | 26 | 41 | 170 | 17% | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| 95 | Switzerland | 12 | 40 | 70 | 241 | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| 96 | Cameroon | 8 | 15 | 35 | 134 | 13% | 8% | 9% | 8% |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 11 | 24 | 54 | 189 | 13% | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| 98 | Italy | 21 | 47 | 67 | 134 | 29% | 20% | 15% | 7% |
| 99 | Sweden | 17 | 34 | 45 | 129 | 26% | 16% | 10% | 7% |
| 100 | Greece | 13 | 31 | 43 | 123 | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% |
| 101 | Senegal | 8 | 16 | 33 | 127 | 13% | 8% | 9% | 7% |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8 | 14 | 30 | 116 | 14% | 8% | 8% | 7% |
| 103 | Niger | 8 | 16 | 37 | 131 | 13% | 8% | 10% | 7% |
| 104 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 16 | 30 | 121 | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 8 | 13 | 27 | 124 | 13% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| 106 | Benin | 7 | 14 | 31 | 120 | 12% | 7% | 8% | 7% |
| 107 | Togo | 8 | 15 | 37 | 126 | 13% | 8% | 10% | 7% |
| 108 | Gabon | 7 | 15 | 34 | 129 | 12% | 8% | 9% | 7% |
| 109 | India | 16 | 33 | 59 | 224 | 11% | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| 110 | Republic of the Congo | 10 | 13 | 27 | 116 | 17% | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| 111 | Cyprus | 4 | 18 | 27 | 92 | 6% | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| 112 | France | 12 | 24 | 37 | 99 | 18% | 11% | 9% | 5% |
| 113 | South Korea | 10 | 22 | 33 | 84 | 17% | 11% | 8% | 5% |
| 114 | Estonia | 3 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 4% | 7% | 5% | 4% |
| 115 | Albania | 22 | 31 | 37 | 52 | 19% | 9% | 6% | 3% |
| 116 | Iceland | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% |
Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements
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NBCUniversal: Combating Piracy to Protect Revenue and Boost Subscriber Growth
This report provides an in-depth analysis of how piracy affects movies and TV series produced and distributed by NBCUniversal, covering titles from studios such as Universal Pictures, Universal Television, Illumination Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation, Focus Features, and Peacock Originals. It examines piracy trends impacting NBCUniversal content throughout all stages of distribution—from theatrical premieres and Premium Video-On-Demand (PVOD) releases to streaming availability on Peacock and partner streaming platforms.NBCUniversal continually invests in high-quality original content to attract global subscribers, strengthen audience loyalty, and enhance brand recognition. However, these efforts face significant threats from piracy, as unauthorized high-quality versions frequently appear online immediately upon official release. Pirated copies of NBCUniversal’s content consistently secure prominent positions in global Google search rankings, directly competing against legitimate channels and undermining box-office returns, PVOD revenue, and subscriber acquisition.
Given that over 90% of internet users worldwide rely on Google to discover entertainment content, effectively reducing piracy visibility in search results is critical. By clearly identifying vulnerabilities affecting content from studios such as Universal Pictures, Universal Television, Illumination Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation, and Peacock Originals, this analysis equips NBCUniversal with essential insights to better protect intellectual property, maintain exclusivity, and maximize the long-term value of its investments across all distribution windows.