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Type of site | Torrent directory, magnet links provider |
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| Available in | Multilingual (30+ languages, English primary language) |
| URL | kickass |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | Over 1 million per day (August 2015) |
| Launched | November 2008 |
| Current status | Offline |
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| File sharing |
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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.[1] 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.[2]
In December 2016, former KAT staff members revived the KAT community by creating a website with its predecessor's features and appearance.[3]
- ^ "Alexa Top 500 Global Sites". Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Nick Statt (20 July 2016). "KickassTorrents domains seized after alleged owner is arrested in Poland". Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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