17.9 million Pirated Links Deleted in 2025 Alone – Shocking Stats Inside!
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The digital content landscape is under siege from unprecedented content piracy, costing the media and entertainment industry billions annually.
Some Data Points
- OTT platforms lost Rs 8,000–11,000 crore annually in 2025 due to piracy, representing over 30% of revenues.
- The entertainment industry lost Rs 22,400 crores; Rs 13,700 crore from theatrical releases and Rs 8,700 crore from OTT.
- Online video piracy alone cost India US$1.2 billion (approx. Rs 10,000 crore).
- Piracy contributes to 60,000+ job losses in India's M&E sector
- 51% of Indian consumers access pirated content.
How AiPlex is Helping Content Owners
A Phenomenal 17.9 million Pirated Links Deleted by AiPlex in 2025 Alone
| Category | No. of titles | No. of links removed across all platforms |
| E-Learning | 15 | 56,13,226 |
| TV shows and catalogue movies | 9,061 | 51,85,689 |
| Audio Series | 1,093 | 51,46,904 |
| Theatrical movies | 203 | 14,02,414 |
| Web Series and Originals | 767 | 2,28,190 |
| BRE and ORM | 65 | 1,85,535 |
| Sports Events (cricket, football etc) | 10 | 1,28,043 |
| Total | 11,214 | 1,78,90,001 |
Telegram and Mobile Apps Piracy
Telegram and Mobile Apps have emerged as prime conduits for pirated content distribution in India due to their ease of use, anonymity, and massive scale.
Telegram's large file-sharing (up to 2GB) and private channels enable rapid dissemination. Telegram piracy threat is so pervasive that the government chose to intervene and flag 3,142 piracy channels in 2026 for hosting OTT movies and series.
Mobile apps rank second at 16% of piracy sources (after streaming at 63%), powering on-demand access.
11.05 million links removed on Telegram by AiPlex in 2025
We have the lowest turnaround time and the highest compliance rate in the industry for removals on Telegram.
| Category | Titles | Links Removed |
| E-Learning | 11 | 5,568,726 |
| Audio Series | 1,009 | 4,698,393 |
| TV shows and catalogue movies | 6,195 | 594,026 |
| BRE and ORM | 29 | 81,649 |
| Theatrical movies | 191 | 77,711 |
| Web Series and Originals | 617 | 27,718 |
| Sports Events | 5 | 40 |
| Total | 8,057 | 11,048,263 |
7.5 Lakhs Mobile App Piracy links removed by AiPlex in 2025
This disrupted on-demand streaming and protected official downloads.
| Top Infringing Mobile App | APK Files Removed |
| Show Box | 258,770 |
| Pikashow | 96,106 |
| Tea TV | 83,332 |
| Movie Box Pro | 50,720 |
| Bee TV | 48,967 |
| YouCine | 24,023 |
| PPCine | 23,179 |
| Stremio | 11,398 |
| Zona | 8,157 |
| FilmPlus | 8,024 |
| All other Infringing apps | 136,311 |
| Total | 748,987 |
Core USPs in Action
AiPlex, India's pioneering antipiracy firm, protects 300+ clients, 28,000 original content properties, and has 90%+ market share of Bollywood theatrical releases. We enforce 300 million infringement links with 95% average compliance rate achieved-the highest in the industry. We are ranked among Google's top 3 for delistings. We are staffed with 200+ highly trained associates including legal, IP rights and enforcement specialists that operate 24/7/365.
Proprietary Detection Tools
Our Infringement Investigation Suite (IIS) uses AI-driven crawlers, keywords, and meta-tags to uncover cyber-lockers, torrents, and streaming sites even in deep directories. Complementing our net vigilance expertise, it achieves 99.99% detection accuracy worldwide.
Direct Takedown Access
Exclusive moderator privileges on 250+ platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Dailymotion enable instant removals, 40-50% of content is brought down in seconds.
Revenue Disruption
"Follow the money": We monitor ads on pirate sites, decode masked links, and coordinate with 56+ payment gateways to halt revenue flows. This targets brokers and resellers effectively when takedowns fall short.
Hitting pirates where it hurts and making piracy unsustainable!
Multi-Platform Coverage
AiPlex protects content across social media, search engines, apps, marketplaces, OTT, and fake sites. A compliance rate of 99.99% social media infringement removal, 1,00,000+ infringing apps removed, and 20,000+ non-compliant sites blocked via John Doe orders across top ISPs.
Mobile-App Reports
Clients get access to real-time report on removals and insights via our Online Reporting Suite (since 2012) and Mobile App (since 2016)—view dashboards anywhere. Generate title-wise BI reports, track John Doe blocks on 7,000 sites, and export evidence screenshots, and a lot more.
Contractual Guarantee
AiPlex guarantees 90%+ eradication contractually, often exceeding 98% with legal backing.
Future-Proof Solutions
Integrating AI/ML for verification, we provide risk assessments on piracy hotspots and actionable intelligence. Beyond takedowns, we foster digital citizenship awareness for sustainable growth. AiPlex transforms piracy threats into protected revenue streams.
Schedule a call today to safeguard your revenue streams.
FAQs:
AiPlex removed over 17.9 million pirated links across platforms including OTT, Telegram, and mobile apps.
Streaming platforms lead (63%), followed by mobile apps (16%) and Telegram channels.
AiPlex uses AI-powered detection tools, direct platform integrations, and legal enforcement to remove infringing content.
The entertainment industry lost over ₹22,400 crore in 2025 due to piracy.
While not fully eliminated, advanced antipiracy solutions like AiPlex can achieve 90–98% content protection.
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