‘Stranger Things’ Is The Most Pirated TV Show of 2025
TorrentFreak reports that Stranger Things was the most pirated TV show of 2025 on BitTorrent based torrent traffic, with Squid Game in second place and The Last of Us in third. The article explains that the TV landscape has shifted from broadcast era hits to streaming dominance, and argues that the growing fragmentation of paid streaming services makes piracy relevant again, even for many people who already have legitimate subscriptions but use unauthorized sources to fill gaps or avoid additional costs.
It notes that Apple TV Plus again has a strong presence in the top ten with three titles, Severance, Silo, and Pluribus, while Disney Plus retreats sharply compared with the prior year, leaving Andor as its only entry. It also stresses that the ranking is not scientific and reflects only BitTorrent activity, which it describes as a smaller slice of modern piracy compared with unlicensed streaming services that typically do not publish viewing data.
