By 2023, the torrenting landscape was largely dominated by three titans: 1337x, The Pirate Bay, and the up-and-coming TorrentGalaxy. Here's how 1337x stacked up:
: The site remained a top alternative to The Pirate Bay, following strict moderation policies that made it the second-most popular torrent site globally.
In 2021, the BitTorrent community underwent massive structural changes. Following the decline of older indices, 1337x climbed to become the second or third most visited torrent index worldwide. During this phase, governments and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) heavily intensified their domain-blocking strategies, resulting in millions of takedown requests targeting the main domain. The Landscape in 2023
