While overall piracy declined by 14.2% in 2025, the report reveals a more nuanced picture. TV and publishing remain remarkably resilient, anime and manga continue to dominate global piracy demand, and changing audience behaviour is reshaping how content is accessed worldwide.

Drawing on MUSO’s Piracy by Industry dataset, the report explores trends across 192 countries, examining content categories, traffic sources, delivery methods, regional markets, and the evolving relationship between piracy and legitimate content availability.

Download the full MUSO 2025 Piracy Trends and Insights report to discover:

• Why global piracy fell by 14.2%, the steepest annual decline since 2020
• How TV remains the world’s largest piracy category despite falling volumes
• Why publishing piracy has become the industry’s most resilient sector
• How manga now accounts for more than 73% of all publishing piracy
• Which countries generated the most piracy traffic during 2025
• How streaming and download behaviour differs across content sectors
• Why direct traffic continues to account for the majority of piracy visits
• What these trends reveal about audience demand, content availability and anti-piracy strategy

About MUSO

MUSO is a data company that provides the most complete and trusted view of unlicensed media consumption and global piracy demand. MUSO's expertise, data and technology help rights-owners measure and protect their content from piracy and enable companies to make better decisions that drive performance, ROI and value.