“House of the Dragon” or “The Rings of Power”? Viewers have made their choice

Two fantasy prequels are currently vying for viewers’ attention. Illegal download numbers clearly show whether “House of the Dragon” and “The Rings of Power” are better received.

Illegal downloads: “House of the Dragon” far ahead

Fantasy fans can draw from the full: In addition to “House of the Dragon” and “The Rings of Power”, there are two brilliant series available, each of which is about the prehistory of “Game of Thrones” and “The Lord of the Rings ” goes. A new survey “House of the Dragon” is much better received by viewers – at least with streaming and download portals that are offered illegally.

TorrentFreak has just been able to prove how much “House of the Dragon” is ahead with “a large sample” that was taken between September 7th and 21st. Here’s a clear picture: House of the Dragon was made in the two-week period downloaded a total of 9 million times. On peak days there were even 1.4 million downloads.

The new Lord of the Rings series from Amazon can only dream of such numbers, it only comes overall to 5 million downloads at a maximum of 650,000 per day. According to Amazon, there were 25 million views legally.

According to the investigation especially Russian users a strong interest shown on the two series, which may also have something to do with the international sanctions against the country. Both Amazon and HBO have significantly reduced or discontinued their offerings. Prime Video has not been available in Russia since March 2022, but HBO is still serving legacy contracts.

Here’s what you can expect from House of the Dragon:

Illegal Frontrunner 2022: “House of the Dragon”

If interest in “House of the Dragon” remains high, the series could become the illegal leader of the year (source: TorrentFreak). However, it is also certain that the sample is only one small part of all piracy activities acts on the net. No one can say with certainty whether this is really representative.