KickassTorrents
Also known as KAT, Kickass Torrents
KickassTorrents (commonly abbreviated KAT) was a website that provided a directory for torrent files and magnet links to facilitate peer-to-peer file sharing using the BitTorrent protocol. It was founded in 2008 and by November 2014, KAT became the most visited BitTorrent directory in the world, overtaking The Pirate Bay, according to the site's Alexa ranking. KAT went offline on 20 July 2016 when the domain was seized by the U.S. government. The site's proxy servers were shut down by its staff at the same time.
Key facts
- Website.name
- KickassTorrents
- Website.logo
- Kickasstorrentslogo.png
- Website.logo_size
- 200px
- Website.url
- offline since July 2016
- Website.type
- Torrent directory, magnet links provider
- Website.registration
- Optional
- Website.language
- Multilingual (30+ languages, English primary language)
- Website.num_users
- Over 1 million per day (August 2015)
- Website.content_license
- <!-- or:
- Website.content_licence
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- Website.current_status
- Offline
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Blocking and censorship
- Arrest of the alleged owner
- Revival
- References
KickassTorrents (commonly abbreviated KAT) was a website that provided a directory for torrent files and magnet links to facilitate peer-to-peer file sharing using the BitTorrent protocol. It was founded in 2008 and by November 2014, KAT became the most visited BitTorrent directory in the world, overtaking The Pirate Bay, according to the site's Alexa ranking. KAT went offline on 20 July 2016 when the domain was seized by the U.S. government. The site's proxy servers were shut down by its staff at the same time.
In December 2016, former KAT staff members revived the KAT community by creating a website with its predecessor's features and appearance.