After Kickass Torrents and Torrentz.eu shut down, downloaders have been relying on torrenting alternatives websites such as The Pirate Bay (TPB) and Extra Torrent (ET). They have become the best torrents search engine file-sharers are using to download books, games, movies, songs and more. Meanwhile, some new websites and mirror clones have emerged and gained popularity in the Torrenting community. Here are 6 best torrenting alternative websites downloaders are depending on.
Despite shutting down rumours, The Pirate Bay (TPB) remains one of the favourite torrenting alternatives for the downloaders. Per Torrent Freak, this torrenting alternative is considered the "king" of torrent sites. Following the quiet demise of Kickass Torrents (KAT), Torrentz and Torrent Hound, the website saw a massive surge in the traffic, making it the leading torrent search engine.
Meanwhile, The Pirate Bay staff promises its users that the website is here to stay. Shutting down the shutdown rumours, a staff member told TF that TPB will still be around in 20 or 30 years even if the "technology changes."
Another TPB staff member said that The Pirate Bay may not be perfect but it is "simple, steadfast and true." Which is why it remains one of the popular choices among the downloaders.
At the same time, Extra Torrent (ET) has emerged as another top torrenting alternative websites after the two largest torrent search engines, Kickass Torrents (KAT) and Torrentz, shut down.
In the meantime, some mirror clone torrenting websites have gained popularity. After Torrentz.eu came to a close, Torrentz2.eu surfaced. The website is now popular among the Torrentz.eu fans. It claims to index more than 55,000,000 torrents from over 100 million pages and 65 domains. It has become one of the most active and reliable torrenting alternatives.
At the same time, a TPB proxy, TPBClean claiming to be free from adult content is gradually gaining popularity. According to Torrent Freak report, TPBClean is a "direct proxy of all Pirate Bay Torrents, minus those in porn categories." The torrents website provides "Safe For Work" experience to its users, MrClean of TPBClean told the abovementioned publication. Also, this torrenting alternative is free from ads and any kind of distraction.
YTS.ag is another torrents website that has gained more visitors after the Kickass Torrents (KAT) and Torrentz closed down. It is not the original YTS or YIFY group. However, it has become one of the best torrenting alternatives.
Besides The Pirate Bay (TPB), Extra Torrent (ET), Torrentz2, TPBClean, and YTS.ag, RARBG is another reliable torrenting alternative website. Many of these torrents search engine are banned in some countries. However, they are quite popular among the users.
In addition, Kickass Torrents (KAT) mirror websites have emerged. According to Earnspree, some reliable torrenting clones are kickasstorrentsan.com, kickass.cd, kat.al. Recently, Kickass.mx was shut down. There are also dxtorrent.com a
Note: the websites mentioned above may contain pirated content and Yibada does not promo piracy.
Meanwhile, ExtraTorrent (ET) and The Pirate Bay (TPB) face the danger of shutting down. However, several media outlets predict that these torrenting alternative websites are likely to be the last men standing.