A still from the fourth season finale of Game Of Thrones shows Kit Harington in character as Jon Snow
Los Angeles:
The final episode of the fourth season of the TV series Game Of Thrones has set records for illegal downloads with many fans sharing a single file at the same time.
During the first 12 hours roughly 1.5 million file-sharers downloaded a pirated copy of the final episode The Children, a number that is likely to increase to over 7.5 million during the days to come, according to website Torrentfreak.com which monitors online piracy. (Also Read: Queen Elizabeth II to Visit Game of Thrones Set)
The fourth season of the HBO show, based on George R R Martin's fantasy novels, has been the most viewed season so far both through the official channels as well as through piracy.
Almost 7.1 million people tuned in to watch the finale on June 15 officially while the episode resulted in the largest 'torrent swarm' ever, which means for the first time so many people gathered to share a single file on the Internet.
It looks like Game of Thrones will break its own record to become the most pirated show of the year.
During the first 12 hours roughly 1.5 million file-sharers downloaded a pirated copy of the final episode The Children, a number that is likely to increase to over 7.5 million during the days to come, according to website Torrentfreak.com which monitors online piracy. (Also Read: Queen Elizabeth II to Visit Game of Thrones Set)
The fourth season of the HBO show, based on George R R Martin's fantasy novels, has been the most viewed season so far both through the official channels as well as through piracy.
Almost 7.1 million people tuned in to watch the finale on June 15 officially while the episode resulted in the largest 'torrent swarm' ever, which means for the first time so many people gathered to share a single file on the Internet.
It looks like Game of Thrones will break its own record to become the most pirated show of the year.
