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File-sharing website December 2023 1337x 1337X logo.svg 160px 1337x Homepage July 2019.png Worldwide 1337x homepage July 2019 yes https://1337x.to/home/ 1337x.to Torrent index, magnet links provider Optional yes 2007 Online HTML, JavaScript, and PHP 1337x (read as "Leet X") is a website that provides a directory of torrent files and magnet links used for peer-to-peer file sharing through the BitTorrent protocol.https://torrentfreak.com/torrent-site-1337x-hopes-new-design-will-prevent-search-engine-bans-161030/ Torrent Site 1337x Hopes New Design Will Prevent Search Engine Bans 30 October 2016 TorrentFreak en-US 31 October 2016 31 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161031162107/https://torrentfreak.com/torrent-site-1337x-hopes-new-design-will-prevent-search-engine-bans-161030/ live It is primarily used to facilitate online piracy.2017-08-18 Australia blocks another 59 popular pirate sites https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40976600 2025-10-01 en-GB According to the TorrentFreak news blog, 1337x is the second-most popular torrent website 2025 yes.Van der Sar Ernesto 5 April 2020 Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2020 * Best of TorrentFreak https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-popular-torrent-sites-of-2020-200105/ live TorrentFreak 8 July 2020 9 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200709022441/https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-popular-torrent-sites-of-2020-200105/ The site and its variants have been blocked in a variety of nations, including Australia and Portugal;2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/2022%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%20(final).pdf January 31, 2023 Office of the United States Trade Representative at least 6.59 million takedown requests targeting the domain 1337x.to have been sent to Google.https://torrentfreak.com/mpa-ace-subpoenas-target-dozens-of-potential-burner-pirate-streaming-sites-250417/ MPA & ACE Subpoenas Target Dozens of Potential 'Burner' Pirate Streaming Sites * TorrentFreak 1337x has been touted as a more strictly-moderated alternative to The Pirate Bay.26 October 2016 The Pirate Bay has shut down, but users can try these alternatives http://www.latinpost.com/articles/125482/20161026/pirate-bay-site.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20161101102126/http://www.latinpost.com/articles/125482/20161026/pirate-bay-site.htm 1 November 2016 31 October 2016 Latin Post History 1337x was founded in 2007 and saw increasing popularity in 2016 after the closure of KickassTorrents. In October 2016, it introduced a website redesign with added functionality.http://www.techtimes.com/articles/184320/20161031/1337x-takes-on-the-pirate-bay-as-torrentz-and-kickass-torrents-alternative-unveils-new-site-design.htm 1337x Takes On The Pirate Bay As Torrentz And Kickass Torrents Alternative Unveils New Site Design 31 October 2016 Tech Times 31 October 2016 1 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161101101941/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/184320/20161031/1337x-takes-on-the-pirate-bay-as-torrentz-and-kickass-torrents-alternative-unveils-new-site-design.htm live In 2015, the site was blacklisted from Google Search; this action was taken following a DMCA complaint by Feelgood Entertainment.https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/1623131 DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google :: Notices :: Lumen www.lumendatabase.org 31 October 2016 29 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191029111902/https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/1623131 live Later that year, the site moved from its older .pl domain to .to, partly in order to evade the block.https://torrentfreak.com/1337x-staff-abandon-insecure-torrent-site-start-over-151220/ 1337x Staff Abandon "Insecure" Torrent Site, Start Over 20 December 2015 TorrentFreak en-US 31 October 2016 3 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161003121313/https://torrentfreak.com/1337x-staff-abandon-insecure-torrent-site-start-over-151220/ live Early in 2024, the U.S. Trade Representative flagged it as "one of the most notorious pirate sites".Maxwell Andy 31 January 2024 World's Most Notorious Pirate Sites Listed in New USTR Report https://torrentfreak.com/worlds-most-notorious-pirate-sites-listed-in-new-ustr-report-240131/ 18 June 2024 TorrentFreak In late September 2026, 1337x experienced an outage after Russian missile strikes hit data center infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine. Operators confirmed servers went offline due to physical damage to hosting facilities, which also affected regional provider NordicQuality. Service recovered shortly after as traffic was rerouted to backup nodes outside the conflict zone.Ferreira Bruno 1 October 2026 Russian missile strikes take out popular piracy websites https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/kyiv-missile-strikes-take-out-popular-torrent-trackers-russo-ukrainian-war-temporarily-achieves-what-lawmakers-cant Tom's Hardware October 3, 2026 See also Comparison of BitTorrent sites Leech or leecher – A user who downloads data in torrenting and peer-to-peer networks References External links https://1337x.to/ Category:BitTorrent Category:BitTorrent websites Category:Web directories Category:File sharing communities