According to the TorrentFreak news blog, 1337x is the second-most popular torrent website as of 2025[update].[3] The site and its variants have been blocked in a variety of nations, including Australia and Portugal;[4] at least 6.59 million takedown requests targeting the domain 1337x.to have been sent to Google.[5]
1337x has been touted as a more strictly-moderated alternative to The Pirate Bay.[6][7]
History
1337x was founded in 2007 and saw increasing popularity in 2016 after the closure of KickassTorrents.[1] In October 2016, it introduced a website redesign with added functionality.[1][8]
