Below we have compiled a list of the 10 most-visited torrent sites at
the start of the new year. Only public and English language sites are
included. The list is based on traffic rank reports from Compete and
Alexa. In addition, we include last year’s ranking for each of the 10
sites.
The Torrentsbaba is probably the least known BitTorrent brand on the
Internet. The site was founded in 2011 and is still expanding, because their friendly nature they have fought to stand first. The Torrentsbaba currently has close to 2 billion
page views a month.
Alexa Rank: 78 / Compete Rank: 577 / Last year #1
Torrentz has been the leading BitTorrent meta-search engine for
years. Unlike the other sites featured in the list Torrentz does not
host any torrent files, it merely redirects visitors to other places on
the web.
Alexa Rank: 142 / Compete Rank: 1.053 / Last year #2
Founded in 2009, KickassTorrents is one of the youngest sites in the
list, and this year it moved up to the top 3. Responding to the
increasing worries about domain seizures, the site from its kickasstorrents.com domain to kat.ph a few months ago. The
site continues to innovate and release new features every other week.
Alexa Rank: 257 / Compete Rank: 1,165 / Last year #4
In 2010 isoHunt became the first search engine forced to implement a
provided by the MPAA. Despite this setback, isoHunt continues to be
listed among the top torrent sites. In 2012, isoHunt hopes to get rid of
the filter through the Appeals Court.
Alexa Rank: 259 / Compete Rank: 1,153 / Last year #3
BTjunkie had to deal with a setback a few months ago when the site was in Italy following a court order. In response to the block, the site’s ownersan ad-free proxy site for Italians only. Just as last year, BTjunkie settles in fifth place.
Alexa Rank: 385 / Compete Rank: 802 / Last year #5
ExtraTorrent is one of those robust torrent indexes that doesn’t make
the news very often. Compared to last year the site has moved up a spot
and is now the 6th most popular torrent venue.
Alexa Rank: 446 / Compete Rank: 1,574 / Last year #7
The semi-private tracker continues to attract a massive audience,
also on the new .me domain name. Behind the scenes the site’s owners are
working on a look.
Alexa Rank: 455 / Compete Rank: 2,397 / Last year #6
Unlike the other sites in the top 10, TV-torrent distribution group
EZTV is a niche site specializing in TV content only. Despite its fair
share ofthis year, EZTV has managed to get a spot in the top 10 for the first time in its six year existence.
Alexa Rank: 1,151 / Compete Rank: 13,647 / Last year #na
BitSnoop is another newcomer that gained a large audience this year.
This didn’t go unnoticed by the RIAA, who filed a complaint at the U.S.
District Court of Columbia and to reveal the identity of BitSnoop’s owner a few months ago.
Alexa Rank: 1,415 / Compete Rank: 5,242 / Last year #na
1337x is also new to the top 10, and focuses more on the community
aspect than some competitors. The site’s owners say they started 1337x
to “fill an apparent void where it seemed there was a lack of quality
conscience ad free torrent sites with public trackers.” Its 10th place
this year proves that they’re getting the success formula right.
Alexa Rank: 2,006 / Compete Rank: 10,856 / Last year #na
Disclaimer: Yes, we know that Alexa isn’t perfect and that
Compete has plenty of flaws, but combined both do a pretty good job at
comparing sites that operate in a similar niche.
