{"id":38813,"date":"2011-11-24T23:19:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=38813"},"modified":"2011-11-25T13:03:12","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T11:03:12","slug":"most-popular-torrents-in-sa-october-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/38813-most-popular-torrents-in-sa-october-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Most popular torrents in SA: October 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

BitTorrent<\/a> is a peer-to-peer file sharing technology that lets users upload and download files to one another over the Internet.<\/p>\n

For the uninitiated the technology can be tricky to use, with torrent files, swarms, seeds, peers, trackers, caches, indices, and even confusing acronyms like DHT.<\/p>\n

The first step to downloading a file using BitTorrent is to get a torrent file (which points to at least one tracker) from an index.<\/p>\n

Three torrent index sites, TorLock<\/a>, Torrentfunk<\/a>, and YourBittorrent<\/a> share with MyBroadband their lists of the 15 most downloaded torrents by South African visitors.<\/p>\n

Such lists of the most popular torrents in the world over a period are common, but statistics specific to South Africa are hard to come by.<\/p>\n

TorLock boasts that it is the biggest source of verified torrents on the Internet with over 500,000 torrent files in its database. It also offers to pay users $1 for every fake they can find. According to TorLock\u2019s Google<\/a> Analytics stats, 17,808 South Africans visited the site in October 2011.<\/p>\n

Torrentfunk focuses on the latest torrent releases on the web, claiming to host \u201cover 3 million of the latest and best Torrents on the web.\u201d According to its administrators the site has over 100 uploaders and promises users the latest releases as soon as they come out. Torrentfunk saw 15,254 South African visitors in October according to its Google Analytics stats.<\/p>\n

YourBittorrent recently decided to share their stats and have consistently reported the highest number of South African visitors of the three sites. October was no different with YourBittorrent\u2019s stats showing 25,111 visitors from SA. YourBittorrent\u2019s claim to fame is that they allow charities to advertise on the site for free.<\/p>\n

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Rank<\/th>\nTorLock<\/a><\/th>\nTorrentFunk<\/a><\/th>\nYourBittorrent<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nThe Vampire Diaries S03E05 HDTV XviD-P0W4<\/td>\nCaptain America The First Avenger (2011) DVDRip XviD-MAXSPEED<\/td>\nThe Vampire Diaries S03E05 HDTV XviD-P0W4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nRise Of The Planet Of The Apes 2011 TS XviD-NOVA<\/td>\nCrazy Stupid Love DVDRip XviD-TWiZTED<\/td>\nModern Family S03E06 HDTV XviD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMaroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger (ft Christina Aguilera)<\/td>\nHarry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) DVDRip XviD-MAXSPEED<\/td>\nThe Vampire Diaries S03E03 HDTV XviD-2HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJersey Shore S04E11 Situation Problems WS PDTV XviD-FQM<\/td>\nCars 2 (2011) DVDRip XviD-MAXSPEED<\/td>\nThe Big Bang Theory S05E05 The Russian Rocket Reaction HDTV XviD-FQM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDexter S06E01 HDTV XviD-ASAP<\/td>\nThe Big Bang Theory S05E07 HDTV XviD-2HD<\/td>\nNick Bakers Weird Creatures S02E05 WS PDTV XviD-REMAX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nThe Lion King 1994 704p X264 BRRip GokU61<\/td>\nHow I Met Your Mother 7×07 (HDTV)<\/td>\nDexter 6×01 (HDTV-ASAP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nThe Simpsons S23E02 HDTV XviD<\/td>\nThe Change-Up PROPER UNRATED DVDRip XviD-COCAIN<\/td>\nJersey Shore S04E11 Situation Problems WS PDTV XviD-FQM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nHow I Met Your Mother S07E05 HDTV XviD<\/td>\nKung Fu Panda 2 DVDRip XviD-TARGET<\/td>\nAmerica\u2019s Next Top Model S16E10 Franca Sozzani HDTV XviD LOL VTV Avi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nHouse S08E01 HDTV XviD<\/td>\nDexter S06E04 HDTV XviD<\/td>\nJohnny English RebornBRRip XviD-ExtraTorrentRG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nTransformers 3 Dark Of The Moon (2011) DVDRip XviD-MAXSPEED<\/td>\nColdplay – Mylo Xyloto<\/td>\nThe Vampire Diaries S03E01 HDTV XviD-2HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nCars Bikes And Sexy Girls Screensaver<\/td>\nParanormal Activity 3 2011 TS XviD – VISUALiSE<\/td>\nHONEY 2 2011 DVDRIP XVID-TA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nFamily Guy S10E02 HDTV XviD<\/td>\nThe Hangover 2 (2011) DVDRip XviD-MAXSPEED<\/td>\nArena 2011 DVDRip XviD AC3-playXD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nThe Change Up 2011 PPVRIP IFLIX<\/td>\nMaroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger (ft Christina Aguilera)<\/td>\nDesperate Housewives S08E02 HDTV XviD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nCheech And Chong\u2019s Up In Smoke DVDRip<\/td>\nIn Time 2011 TS XviD READNFO – MiSTERE<\/td>\nBreaking Bad S04E12 HDTV XviD-ASAP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nModern Family S03E05 Hit And Run HDTV XviD-FQM<\/td>\nThe Tree Of Life (2011) DVDRip XviD-MAXSPEED<\/td>\nThe Change-Up PROPER UNRATED DVDRip XviD-COCAIN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SA visitors<\/strong><\/td>\n17,808<\/td>\n15,254<\/td>\n25,111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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