Warner Bros.: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights Warner Bros.’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 Warner Bros.’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		Mad Max: Fury Road Movie, 2015 | Warner Bros.		254	826	1998	7916	28%	27%	33%	46%
2		The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie, 2012 | Warner Bros.		257	766	1720	8302	30%	27%	30%	46%
3		The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Movie, 2013 | Warner Bros.		276	824	1834	9256	28%	26%	28%	43%
4		The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Movie, 2014 | Warner Bros.		258	761	1589	7560	30%	26%	28%	42%
5		Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Movie, 2024 | Warner Bros.		183	569	1131	3602	23%	22%	21%	28%
6		Zack Snyder's Justice League Movie, 2021 | Warner Bros.		150	479	992	3743	17%	16%	17%	27%
7		The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Animated movie, 2024 | Warner Bros.		122	366	857	3310	17%	15%	18%	26%
8		Superman Movie, 2025 | Warner Bros.		114	538	1116	1910	17%	23%	27%	24%
9		Dune: Part Two Movie, 2024 | Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros.		174	469	1122	3692	18%	15%	18%	23%
10		Game of Thrones TV series, 2011 | Warner Bros.		199	640	1226	3898	20%	19%	19%	21%
11		Dune: Prophecy TV series, 2024 | Warner Bros.		59	317	693	2340	8%	13%	15%	20%
12		Ted Lasso TV series, 2020 | Apple TV+, Warner Bros.		99	427	976	1826	14%	18%	22%	19%
13		The White Lotus TV series, 2021 | Warner Bros.		81	334	792	1868	11%	14%	17%	17%
14		True Detective TV series, 2014 | Warner Bros.		78	425	906	2009	9%	15%	17%	16%
15		House of the Dragon TV series, 2022 | Warner Bros.		68	296	556	1913	8%	11%	11%	13%
16		The Penguin TV series, 2024 | Warner Bros.		125	361	790	2075	16%	14%	15%	13%
17		The Last of Us TV series, 2023 | Warner Bros.		119	323	613	1542	15%	12%	12%	8%

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 Warner Bros. 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 Warner Bros. content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide Warner Bros. 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	775	2502	4647	10579	48%	53%	53%	62%
2	APAC	385	1122	2600	7762	24%	23%	27%	29%
3	Europe	867	2470	5471	23050	20%	18%	20%	27%
4	LATAM	428	1252	2929	11661	16%	16%	18%	26%
5	North America	25	129	364	1557	5%	9%	13%	19%
6	Africa	101	379	1348	9873	4%	5%	8%	19%

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	47	166	311	680	47%	57%	56%	64%
2	Jordan	49	156	292	675	49%	52%	54%	63%
3	Djibouti	54	167	300	689	53%	56%	54%	63%
4	Palestine	51	160	288	650	52%	56%	55%	63%
5	Morocco	51	156	295	672	50%	53%	54%	62%
6	Libya	50	159	298	677	49%	53%	55%	62%
7	Qatar	48	152	280	691	47%	50%	51%	62%
8	Iraq	48	154	294	658	48%	53%	54%	62%
9	Lebanon	47	162	287	671	47%	55%	53%	62%
10	Bahrain	46	150	283	641	46%	52%	53%	62%
11	Ukraine	69	182	378	785	59%	50%	54%	61%
12	Kuwait	49	155	297	627	48%	52%	53%	61%
13	Algeria	46	151	292	658	46%	51%	52%	61%
14	Saudi Arabia	45	151	275	650	47%	53%	52%	61%
15	Tunisia	50	162	291	666	49%	55%	52%	61%
16	United Arab Emirates	48	153	284	667	47%	50%	50%	60%
17	Oman	46	148	280	607	46%	51%	52%	60%
18	Russia	61	159	316	704	56%	49%	49%	58%
19	Armenia	45	139	289	478	47%	48%	52%	58%
20	Turkmenistan	46	146	309	546	45%	46%	50%	57%
21	Tajikistan	47	131	298	668	47%	44%	50%	57%
22	Kyrgyzstan	44	126	299	607	43%	41%	48%	54%
23	Kazakhstan	79	237	509	1023	46%	45%	48%	44%
24	Moldova	42	137	348	1259	21%	22%	28%	43%
25	Turkey	61	144	269	993	51%	40%	36%	38%
26	Azerbaijan	29	100	219	549	30%	34%	36%	38%
27	Bulgaria	29	94	202	788	27%	29%	31%	37%
28	Belarus	61	158	316	606	48%	42%	42%	36%
29	Uzbekistan	65	170	340	1092	48%	42%	40%	35%
30	Poland	16	48	128	1087	12%	12%	15%	34%
31	Serbia	69	174	293	1001	55%	46%	37%	34%
32	Venezuela	19	66	169	529	18%	20%	25%	34%
33	Croatia	69	133	207	744	70%	45%	33%	33%
34	Indonesia	34	75	151	665	33%	24%	24%	33%
35	Romania	24	72	152	735	22%	21%	22%	32%
36	Czech Republic	27	92	195	873	20%	23%	24%	32%
37	Georgia	38	92	145	979	37%	32%	24%	32%
38	Mexico	21	66	139	531	18%	18%	20%	30%
39	Spain	30	61	167	721	23%	14%	20%	30%
40	Slovakia	24	76	154	742	21%	22%	22%	30%
41	Ecuador	18	48	122	479	18%	15%	19%	28%
42	Peru	23	61	141	486	21%	18%	21%	28%
43	Dominican Republic	19	55	129	508	18%	17%	19%	28%
44	Argentina	20	56	120	484	19%	16%	18%	27%
45	Lithuania	21	51	114	676	17%	12%	14%	27%
46	El Salvador	26	75	191	791	15%	15%	18%	27%
47	Honduras	26	79	186	818	15%	16%	18%	27%
48	Nicaragua	23	67	188	797	14%	13%	19%	27%
49	Bolivia	20	53	121	480	19%	17%	19%	27%
50	Panama	25	79	179	754	16%	16%	19%	27%
51	Slovenia	6	22	66	588	6%	7%	11%	26%
52	Thailand	18	40	80	505	18%	13%	13%	26%
53	Guatemala	12	43	108	506	11%	14%	17%	26%
54	Hungary	34	80	162	628	32%	26%	25%	25%
55	Costa Rica	27	85	190	751	16%	17%	18%	25%
56	Puerto Rico	19	60	151	620	14%	14%	18%	25%
57	Malta	12	63	186	830	6%	10%	15%	25%
58	United Kingdom	5	35	108	354	5%	11%	17%	24%
59	Germany	9	30	98	648	7%	7%	11%	24%
60	Portugal	20	51	116	344	18%	15%	17%	24%
61	Chile	18	59	126	464	16%	17%	17%	24%
62	New Zealand	4	29	92	418	4%	9%	14%	24%
63	Paraguay	29	75	173	669	19%	16%	18%	24%
64	Nigeria	3	19	78	388	3%	6%	13%	24%
65	Switzerland	6	23	77	829	3%	4%	7%	23%
66	Austria	9	24	84	563	7%	6%	10%	23%
67	Uruguay	21	51	125	522	17%	13%	16%	23%
68	Kenya	5	23	83	425	5%	7%	13%	23%
69	Ghana	7	19	76	401	7%	6%	12%	23%
70	Greece	8	42	86	680	6%	10%	10%	22%
71	Colombia	23	61	143	506	17%	15%	17%	22%
72	South Africa	3	18	71	379	3%	6%	11%	22%
73	Vietnam	17	41	121	507	15%	13%	18%	22%
74	Singapore	3	26	91	369	3%	8%	14%	22%
75	Philippines	6	25	92	366	6%	8%	14%	22%
76	Zambia	7	23	94	557	5%	5%	11%	22%
77	Canada	2	37	124	653	1%	7%	12%	21%
78	Belgium	3	20	69	415	3%	5%	9%	21%
79	Latvia	2	10	48	423	2%	3%	8%	21%
80	Zimbabwe	4	15	69	368	4%	5%	11%	21%
81	Cyprus	8	33	93	721	5%	7%	10%	21%
82	Belize	4	27	79	558	3%	6%	9%	21%
83	Sierra Leone	8	26	93	555	6%	6%	10%	21%
84	Malawi	5	21	84	529	4%	5%	10%	21%
85	Brazil	35	86	149	408	28%	23%	19%	20%
86	Jamaica	2	20	79	362	2%	6%	12%	20%
87	Botswana	5	25	86	529	3%	6%	9%	20%
88	Angola	13	33	77	300	11%	10%	11%	20%
89	Mozambique	12	33	84	301	11%	10%	13%	20%
90	Namibia	6	31	87	523	4%	7%	10%	20%
91	Burkina Faso	4	13	59	597	3%	3%	6%	19%
92	France	5	35	80	278	4%	9%	11%	18%
93	Australia	5	23	75	241	5%	7%	12%	18%
94	Denmark	4	23	86	335	4%	7%	13%	18%
95	Central African Republic	2	11	37	469	2%	3%	5%	18%
96	Sweden	6	17	55	359	6%	5%	8%	17%
97	South Korea	9	30	78	328	9%	10%	13%	17%
98	Ireland	4	30	87	295	4%	9%	13%	17%
99	Finland	9	25	89	519	6%	6%	10%	17%
100	Italy	7	18	42	345	7%	6%	7%	17%
101	Senegal	2	7	25	410	2%	2%	3%	17%
102	Ivory Coast	2	8	31	428	2%	2%	4%	17%
103	United States	21	72	161	542	11%	11%	13%	16%
104	Republic of the Congo	1	5	33	388	1%	1%	4%	16%
105	Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	17	40	405	4%	5%	5%	16%
106	Benin	1	6	25	382	1%	2%	3%	16%
107	Togo	1	5	22	393	1%	1%	3%	16%
108	Niger	2	8	31	380	2%	2%	4%	16%
109	Netherlands	3	14	58	290	3%	4%	9%	15%
110	Norway	4	24	65	233	4%	8%	11%	15%
111	Cameroon	1	6	34	395	1%	2%	5%	15%
112	Gabon	2	7	29	371	2%	2%	4%	15%
113	Iceland	3	8	38	893	2%	1%	3%	15%
114	India	8	23	65	427	5%	5%	7%	13%
115	Estonia	0	2	10	483	0%	1%	1%	12%
116	Albania	18	32	53	557	9%	6%	5%	9%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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Warner Bros.: Loss of Revenue and Visibility Due to Piracy in Google Search

This analysis reveals how piracy in search results undermines Warner Bros.' ability to monetize its content at every release stage—from theatrical premieres and PVOD (Premium Video-On-Demand) to streaming availability on Max (formerly HBO Max). When pirated links dominate the top positions in Google Search, Warner Bros. loses traffic, potential subscribers, and revenue, as viewers are diverted away from legal platforms.

The report highlights how piracy visibility affects both new releases and catalog titles, reducing the impact of marketing efforts and fragmenting the audience across illegal sources. By tracking these trends, Warner Bros. gains a clearer picture of how piracy disrupts content discovery and consumption online—and why removing infringing content from search results is essential to preserving value, growing its subscriber base, and maintaining competitive visibility in key markets.