‘The Mandalorian’ Is the Most Pirated TV Show of 2020

In spite of and likely due to widespread at-home availability on streaming platform Disney+, “The Mandalorian” has turned out to be the most pirated television program of 2020 using BitTorrent.

That’s according to an analysis from TorrentFreak, “based on several sources, including statistics reported by public BitTorrent trackers.” In the global ranking of most-torrented shows around the world for 2020, full season downloads are not counted.The list was historically led by HBO’s fantasy series “Game of Thrones,” which wrapped its eighth and final season in May 2019.

But for the first time in years, George R.R.

Martin’s sprawling epic was de-crowned by the space western “Star Wars” spinoff.

In 2019, during its first season run, “The Mandalorian” was the third-most torrented show according to the same survey.Other top torrented titles, according to the ranking, are a reflection of some of television’s most popular shows outside of pirating.

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