B
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40%
40% -- torrent piracy decline rate for torrent-based content piracy (2026)
Torrents and downloadable content piracy have decreased by more than 40% over the last few years.
- Represents an executive estimate rather than formal empirical study data
- Source text specifies 'more than 40%'
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40%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
Source
Verimatrix
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Tier B
https://www.aktv.cz/en/what-industrialized-illegal-streaming-is-costing-the-industry-in-2026/ ↗
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WHAT INDUSTRIALIZED ILLEGAL STREAMING IS COSTING THE INDUSTRY IN 2026
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Verimatrix
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Verimatrix executive estimate on shift from torrents to IPTV-based piracy
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torrent-based content piracy: 40% torrent piracy decline rate. Source: Verimatrix (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/torrent-piracy-decline-40pct
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/torrent-piracy-decline-40pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- torrent piracy decline rate for torrent-based content piracy<br><small>Source: Verimatrix (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/torrent-piracy-decline-40pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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