The Best Torrent Sites in 2023

Below are the most popular torrent sites that are still active. These are torrenting sites with millions of visitors each month, despite facing numerous bans and shutdowns.

You can use these websites to torrent the latest movies and TV series, video games, close-sourced software, and more.

All of the listed torrent sites still work and can be used with a variety of popular torrenting clients, including qBittorrent and uTorrent.

They also have minimal ad intrusion, meaning your torrenting won’t be interrupted by annoying pop-up ads or distracting banner ads.

Using the table below, you can compare the leading torrent sites we’ve shortlisted on their online status, content specialization, ad intrusion, and more:

1. 1337x

The best torrent site with the latest movies, TV series, and games uploaded hourly.

Pros	Cons
Modern & streamlined UI Torrent health score to reduce risk Diverse content library with an active community Minimal ads New content uploaded hourly Fast download speeds & well-seeded torrents	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Can’t filter by seeders or leechers Support chat and forum don’t work

1337x is the number one torrent site due to its diverse and up-to-date catalog of movies, TV series, video games, music, apps, and more.

During our testing, we found 1337x easy to use and navigate with a sleek, modern user interface. Clicking on a torrent displays user comments, the number of seeders and leechers, the file size, and the name of the uploader for increased transparency.

The site includes multiple ways to download its content: magnet links, torrenting, direct download, and streaming. This is a welcome level of flexibility that isn’t matched by any other torrenting site.

You can expect fast download speeds on 1337x thanks to its large core of users consistently providing well-seeded torrents.

There’s also barely any ads on 1337x either which is rare for a torrent site. Instead, the site sustains itself through anonymous Bitcoin donations.

Its main domain is blocked in several countries due to its copyrighted content. You’ll need to use a 1337x mirror link or change your online location with a VPN to access the site in a blocked country.

2. RARBG

Bulgarian torrent site specializing in high-quality TV Show and Movie torrents.

Pros	Cons
Varied selection of content Easy to use torrent site Torrent health score to reduce risk Frequently updated with the newest movies Excellent advanced search filters Well-seeded torrents	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Constant redirects to new tabs Outdated video games selection No support channels or forum Occasional CAPTCHAs upon entry

Established in 2008, RARBG is an excellent torrent site for downloading the latest movies as well as other popular content types.

Its main drawback is that RARBG is blocked in 18 countries due to its copyrighted content, which can make accessing the site difficult. RARBG has responded by providing mirror sites to bypass the blocks.

You can easily find the newest movies on RARBG by selecting the ‘Box Office’ tab. This lists the most popular releases currently showing in cinemas with links to high-quality torrents for each title.

However, this isn’t the case with RARBG’s video game library. The only available torrents are for outdated games released in the previous decade.

The site can be frustrating to use, too. Misclicking outside a link’s hypertext redirects you to an advertisement and there’s no support channels for troubleshooting.

3. The Pirate Bay

Popular torrent site with 20+ years of uptime, but blocked in most countries.

Pros	Cons
An unprecedented collection of movies, TV series, e-books, anime & software Fast download speeds Torrent health score to reduce risk Only verified users can upload torrents Excellent advanced search filters Minimal ads	Ignores DMCA Blocked in multiple countries Compromised by malware in 2019 Subject to frequent shutdowns Inactive support forum

The Pirate Bay is one of the most popular torrent sites on the internet with more than 25 million monthly visitors. The latest movies, TV series, and video games are uploaded to the site hourly and packaged in well-seeded torrents.

Due to its large volume of copyrighted content, The Pirate Bay is blocked in several countries and has been subject to multiple shutdowns — the most recent in March 2020. Despite this, the Pirate Bay continues to operate and the main domain still works in 2023.

The site is easy to use with a minimalist interface and in-built search function for specific titles. You can also filter its torrents by number of seeders, file size, and upload date.

Each torrent has numerous seeders and magnet link support, resulting in consistently fast download speeds.

The Pirate Bay only permits verified users to upload new content. This aims to improve site safety and reduce the likelihood of downloading malware, following an incident in 2019.

Despite this, we still advise using a VPN with the Pirate Bay.

4. YTS

The best movie torrenting site on the internet.

Pros	Cons
4K quality movie torrents, including the latest releases Unmatched collection of classic movies & obscure titles Has never experienced a shutdown Includes advanced search filters	Allegedly handed over user data to US law firms User agreement warns against accessing the site from the US Ignores DMCA Only accommodates movies Constant redirects to new tabs No support channel or torrent health score

YTS is the best torrenting website for movies, serving as a successor to the once popular website YIFY.

It has a wide selection of titles available in 4K and HD picture quality, ranging from classic movies to the latest cinematic releases.

YTS is an easy site to navigate and use. Each movie is shown with its name, poster, and release date to simplify the UI. You can also use an in-built search function to find a specific title.

YTS is blocked in the UK, but its user agreement states that US residents should not access the site either.

There are also reports that YTS handed over user data due to the threat of legal action in 2020. We haven’t been able to substantiate these claims, but the warning to use a VPN on the site’s homepage alongside its anti-US user agreement, suggests that they may be true.

If you choose to use YTS, we strongly recommend you use a VPN.

5. LimeTorrents

Well-designed torrenting site with an active community of seeders.

Pros	Cons
Massive content library Multiple channels of support Simple and attractive site design Torrent health score to reduce risk	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Constant redirects to new tabs Lacks advanced search filters

LimeTorrents is a popular torrent site with over 17 million torrents. Users have access to movies, TV series, music, software for multiple platforms, and video games.

The site itself is sleek and well-designed, with icons for each content format on the homepage. Clicking one of these icons automatically directs you to the relevant torrents for that content type.

Each torrent is listed alongside its date added, file size, number of seeders and leechers, and the ‘health’ of the torrent. This is great for helping you identify well-seeded and safe torrents but it’s frustrating that you can’t filter by these parameters.

The user experience is further limited by the constant redirects to advertisements in new tabs. This is frustrating and lengthens the process of finding and downloading a torrent – the top torrent sites won’t do this.

6. YourBittorrent

Sleek torrent site with verified torrents for the newest movies, TV series & anime.

Pros	Cons
Accessible and modern UI Only verified users can upload files Accommodates multiple content types Survived multiple shutdowns since 2003	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Pop-up ads Mirror links & proxies don’t work Modest user base

YourBittorent is an easy-to-use torrent site encompassing multiple types of content.

Its 20+ year uptime has seen YourBittorent survive multiple shutdown attempts with its main domain remaining online. However, all of its mirror links and proxies are currently blocked which means you’ll need to change your geo-location with a VPN to access YourBittorent.

Unlike other torrenting sites, YourBittorent has a modern design and an intuitive user interface. Site navigation is simple, torrents are clearly labeled with the relevant information, and specific torrents are easy to locate.

Despite its great usability, YourBittorent does suffer from pop-up ads and occasional redirects to new tabs.

It also has a small user base so torrents can take a while to become adequately seeded.

7. EZTV

Popular torrent site for classic and modern TV series.

Pros	Cons
Great selection of TV series Active forum and community Accommodates multiple languages New episodes uploaded within hours	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Awful and outdated UI Lacks nuanced search filters Only accommodates TV series No torrent health score

EZTV is an excellent torrent site for TV series. Its catalog includes older and newer titles and its torrents are generally well-seeded.

The site’s forum is very active, posting regular community announcements and responding promptly to content requests.

Multiple changes in ownership, coupled with shutdowns over the years, has resulted in a lack of investment in the site. We were unimpressed by its stripped-back user interface, especially the lack of advanced search filters.

Allowing users to filter torrents by seeders would drastically improve EZTV’s usability.

EZTV is blocked in several countries due to its copyrighted content, however it is one the few torrenting sites that still works in India.

8. TorLock

Well-rounded torrent site with a useful feedback system.

Pros	Cons
Assorted content library covers newest releases Torrent health score to reduce risk Intuitive rating and comment system Well-seeded torrents for fast download speeds	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Intrusive and persistent ads Lacks advanced search filters

TorLock has one of the most up-to-date content libraries we’ve tested. It has torrents for movies, TV shows, and video games released in June 2023.

We also appreciated its torrent ‘health score’, represented by a coloured bar, to indicate the risk associated with the corresponding torrent.

Each torrent has hundreds of seeders thanks to TorLock’s massive user base. This means that larger files, like movies or video games, can be downloaded quickly.

TorLock’s main drawback is its frustrating user experience. Aside from by category or by name, TorLock doesn’t offer any advanced search filters. Its persistent pop-up ads also impeded our testing and the site’s overall usability.

9. TorrentGalaxy

Recently established torrent site with a modest collection of movies, music, and TV series.

Pros	Cons
Multiple content types and subcategories 4K options for movies and TV series Responsive and helpful forum Large amount of seeders Torrent verification system to minimize risk	Ignores DMCA Poor seeder-leecher ratio for recent uploads Annoying and intrusive ads Content library weaker than competitors Recently established with a small user base

TorrentGalaxy is a relatively new torrent site that has avoided any shutdowns or domain migrations – despite hosting copyrighted content.

Despite some distracting banner ads, we found TorrentGalaxy easy to use with an accessible interface.

We appreciate the amount of information it lists for torrents including: uploader name, magnet link availability, number of seeders, and user comments.

The comment system, in particular, reduces the risk of downloading malicious files due to the feedback from other users.

We were able to download content quickly due to a large number of seeders for most torrents. Although, recently uploaded torrents tended to suffer from a subpar seeder-leecher ratio.

A major drawback is TorrentGalaxy’s limited number of torrents. Although its content is varied it still falls short of leading torrent sites such as the Pirate Bay and 1337x.

As a result, TorrentGalaxy’s content library feels outdated as it can’t match the pace of its competitors.

10. Nyaa.si

Consistently the best torrent site for anime.

Pros	Cons
Comprehensive library of anime torrents Torrent verification system to minimize risk Useful advanced search filters Support for multiple languages	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Poor seeder-leecher ratio Limited support channels History of frequent shutdowns Only accommodates anime

Nyaa.si is a clone of the once popular anime site Nyaa.se, with the latter shutting down indefinitely in 2021.

Nyaa.si remains online but, due to its illegal nature, access to the site is blocked in several countries, including India and Japan.

You can torrent the latest animes both dubbed and subbed with support for multiple languages. There’s also torrents for anime music videos, video games, and software.

It’s easy to use Nyaa.si thanks to its simple interface. You can click the ‘up arrow’ at the top of the torrent list to quickly sort by number of seeders. There’s also options to filter torrents by content type, language, and file size.

However, its average seeder-leecher ratio was poor, resulting in consistently slow download speeds.

The following torrent sites should not be used under any circumstances. These are illegal sites that lack the necessary content, seeders, or safety measures to risk using.

Many of these websites are poorly designed and don’t have the required search features to help you locate specific torrents.

All of them contain intrusive pop-up ads which makes site navigation difficult, and many of them host malware that pose a danger to your online security.

As a result, they should all be avoided.

TorrentDownloads

Pros	Cons
Diverse selection of torrents Multiple ways to download	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Frequently blocked us from torrenting Google Chrome flags the site as dangerous

TorrentDownloads is a long-standing torrenting site that ignores DMCA requests. You can torrent movies, TV series, music, games, software, anime, and ebooks.

We found TorrentDownloads horrible to use in our testing. We were frequently directed to advertisements in new tabs, its torrents were incompatible with every torrenting client we tested, and Google Chrome highlighted the site as dangerous.

We recommend you avoid TorrentDownloads at all costs – it’s unsafe and doesn’t work properly.

Bibliotik

Pros	Cons
Substantial collection of ebooks Completely private torrenting site	Ignores DMCA Not currently accepting new members Unresponsive staff Only has ebooks

Bibliotik is an ebook focussed torrent site with an entirely private membership. It allegedly has one of the largest collections of ebooks on the internet, although we were unable to obtain an invite and verify this ourselves.

It’s unclear as to when Bibliotik will begin accepting new members again.

The lack of communication from the Bibliotik team is frustrating and we recommend you look elsewhere for ebook torrents.

Demonoid

Pros	Cons
Varied content In-depth FAQs Excellent advanced search filters	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries History of regular shutdowns Outdated design Inactive userbase Access to the forum requires an account

Demonoid has a diverse content library, accommodating more niche categories like Japanese anime and comics.

There’s an abundance of useful search filters to make navigating the site simple as well as helpful FAQs covering multiple topics.

However, the site itself is in need of a major cosmetic overhaul. Its GUI hasn’t been updated since its launch in the early 2000s which results in an ugly and difficult to read website.

Demonoid hosts copyrighted content and has been blocked in several countries such as the US and Canada. It’s also been subject to regular shutdowns forcing the site to periodically change domains.

Despite its regular influx of content, its users rarely leave comments on individual torrents. This further limits the site’s trustworthiness and reliability.

GloTorrents

Pros	Cons
Considerable amount of software torrents Torrent health score to minimize risk	Ignore DMCA Inactive userbase Slow download speeds Low seeder-leecher ratio Constant redirects to new tabs

GloTorrents has a varied library, but specializes in software, allowing you to filter by platform and device. It also provides torrents for mobile apps and wallpapers.

We found GloTorrents hard to use. Clicking anywhere on the site caused us to be redirected to a new tab, stalling our torrenting.

It also lacks the core user base of major torrent sites like The Pirate Bay or LimeTorrents. As a result you have to wait a bit longer for the newest releases to be uploaded to the site and most torrents lack sufficient seeders.

A majority of torrents have more leechers than seeders on average, resulting in slow download speeds.

TorrentFunk

Pros	Cons
In-depth FAQs Torrent health score to minimize risk	Ignore DMCA Blocked in several countries Constant redirects to new tabs Lacks advanced search filters Subpar UI

TorrentFunk is well-seeded with a sizable torrent library, but it’s difficult to use.

Each individual torrent is assigned its own health score and the site provides a total count of ‘verified’ torrents. These are welcome features but we’re reluctant to trust TorrentFunk’s self-assigned health scores.

We were also unimpressed by the absence of search filters, making sorting through TorrentFunk’s large content library impossible. Coupled with frequent intrusive pop-up ads, the user experience on TorrentFunk is awful.

Due to its copyrighted content, TorrentFunk is also subject to several blocks, most notably in India.

Angie Torrents

Pros	Cons
Modern design and simple UI No ads	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Guests can’t use the internal search engine Doesn’t have the latest titles Recently established Modest user base

Angie Torrents is a newly-launched torrent site with a modest library. It doesn’t use any ads or redirects and its design is simple and easy to understand.

However, its recent launch date means it’s too soon to determine whether the site is trustworthy. Angie Torrents could be sharing user data with legal authorities or infecting its torrents with malware – more time is needed to establish user trust.

As a new site, Angie Torrents also doesn’t have many users which is reflected in its poorly-seeded torrents and dated content.

You also can’t access the site’s internal search engine until you create an account. This makes it near-impossible to locate a specific torrent.

We don’t trust Angie Torrents and, even if we did, its content is too outdated and slow to download to make the site worth using.

RuTracker

Pros	Cons
Large and diverse library Multiple channels of support Massive user base	Ignores DMCA Blocked in Russia Support section hosted on HTTP Unintuitive UI Regularly shut down by Russian government

RuTracker is the largest illegal Russian torrent site, with over 13 million registered users.

Its content library is vast, comprising video games, movies, TV shows, documentaries, sporting events, books, and even language-learning tools.

It’s not the most intuitive site to use. Content is primarily organized by the year it was created (80s, 90s, etc.), and each torrent’s seeder-leecher ratio isn’t immediately obvious either.

RuTracker is under constant pressure from the Russian government with a site representative claiming that Russian officials demanded access to users’ personal information.

With a real possibility of user data being shared with Russian authorities, we strongly recommend you don’t use RuTracker.

NoName Club

Pros	Cons
Well-seeded torrents Uploader reliability rating to mitigate risk	Ignores DMCA Blocked in Russia You can’t torrent without an account Not the best for Western titles Unattractive website and awful UI

NoName Club is another illegal Russia-centric torrent site. Its torrents are well-seeded and accommodate a variety of media but we found its Western content lacking.

The site is visually unappealing and its interface is cluttered with tabs and unnecessary information.

You also can’t torrent without first creating an account. Considering its illegally hosted content and Russian jurisdiction, we advise against giving NoName club your email address.

You should avoid NoName Club at all costs.

iDope

Pros	Cons
Functions as a torrent search engine Easy-to-use and understand	Ignores DMCA Blocked in several countries Difficult to access Outdated UI Latest uploads are poorly seeded

iDope is primarily a torrent search engine but it does host some content itself. Content assigned a pink square can be torrented directly from the site, whereas grayed-out squares are hosted on other torrent sites.

iDope has been blocked in several countries: we were forced to locate a proxy link to access the site. It also employs a woefully outdated design that resembles the Google homepage from the early 2000s.

The average seeder-leecher ratio across the site was disappointing, especially on newly uploaded torrents. You can expect slow download speeds when using iDope.

torrentz2.nz

Pros	Cons
Torrent search engine covering multiple libraries Simple to use	Ignores DMCA Blocked in every country Only available on Tor Negative seeder-leecher ratio Basic UI

torrentz2.nz is a clone of Torrentz, a popular torrent search engine shut down in 2016.

It can only be accessed via the Tor browser as the torrentz2 domain has been blocked everywhere else for hosting copyrighted content, including India and the US. Tor has its own risks and should only be accessed using a trusted VPN service.

Its user interface is minimal, consisting of a search bar and options for the newest, best, and trending torrents.

Despite drawing results from multiple torrent sites, most of the torrents we inspected had an overwhelmingly poor seeder-leecher ratio. In fact, it took us nearly half an hour to torrent a TV show on a 300Mbps+ connection.

You shouldn’t use torrentz2; it’s too slow, difficult to access, and lacks the modern GUI of its competitors.

Due to the hosting of copyrighted content, popular torrent sites are regularly subjected to blocks or shutdowns at the request of government officials, distributors, labels, and ISPs.

Furthermore, these sites often operate on user donations and the personal expenses of their owners, which can also lead to them permanently shutting down their servers.

Below we’ve listed several popular torrent sites that were forced to shut down, along with their stated reasons for doing so:

Every torrenting website comes with potential risks, but there are steps you can take to minimize them.

In the section below, we’ve outlined some of the measures you can implement to ensure you’re using torrenting sites safely:

1. Use a VPN

It’s essential to connect to a VPN server immediately before, during, and after using a torrent site.

Routing your connection through a remote VPN server ensures that your real IP address remains hidden from your ISP and other members of the torrent swarm.

This prevents anyone from targeting your IP address with malicious attacks, tracking your real location, and monitoring what content you torrent (or even the fact you are torrenting).

Do not disconnect from your VPN until you’ve finished downloading your torrent, closed your torrenting client, and exited the site.

2. Use a Private Browser

Using a conventional browser, such as Google, to find your preferred torrent site can lead to search results full of malicious URLs.

Google will remove torrent sites in response to DMCA requests and fill its results page with scam sites and FBI honeypots.

Using a top private browser, like Mozilla Firefox, will display more accurate result pages and conceal your search history from snooping third-parties.

3. Use a Malware Checker

If you suspect that a torrenting site may host malware, you can use a scanning tool to inspect the contents of your torrent file.

We’d recommend using virustotal.com, a publicly available API that compares your selected file against a large database of viruses and trojan malware.

More generally, we’d suggest using torrent sites with a long-standing history and a torrent health score or verification system in place. This further minimizes the likelihood of downloading malicious content onto your device.

4. Use the Tor Browser

For total anonymity, you can access torrent sites through the Tor browser.

This makes it near-impossible to identify you and ensures your torrenting activity cannot be detected by any third-parties, including your ISP.

This does come with some drawbacks, though.

Not every torrent site is accessible via the Tor network, which means your choice of websites may be limited.

Moreover, downloads are usually slower on Tor which makes torrenting larger files, such as movies, time-consuming.

There’s also some safety risks associated with Tor which can affect you.

Torrenting sites are constantly subjected to shutdowns and ISP blocks, forcing entire domains to migrate.

If you live in the US, India, or the EU then you likely won’t be able to access popular torrenting sites due to strict local privacy laws and litigious distributors.

You can use a VPN to change your online location by connecting to a VPN server in a different region to your own. This ‘spoofs’ your IP address and allows you to bypass local bans on popular torrenting sites.

Here’s how to:

1. Sign-up to a VPN service. Go the provider’s website, create an account, and select a subscription length. We recommend using Private Internet Access.
2. Install the VPN. Download the VPN onto your device and enter your account credentials when prompted.
3. Choose a VPN server location. Open the server list and select a VPN server located in a region where the torrent site isn’t blocked.

   Make sure the region is as close as possible to your physical location for the fastest speeds.

4. Start your VPN connection. Go to your VPN app’s home screen and select the central power button or toggle to activate your connection.

   You can use our IP leak test to verify that the VPN is working properly

5. Locate the torrent site. You can try searching for the site using a conventional search engine, like Google, or by inputting the site’s URL directly into your browser’s address bar.
6. Navigate the site carefully. The torrent site will load unblocked into your browser.

   Do not disconnect from your VPN until you have finished torrenting and exited the website.