List of notorious markets

Last updated November 28, 2024

This is the list of notorious markets compiled by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, which claims that they are markets where large-scale intellectual property infringement takes place.

Current

This is a list of notorious markets listed in the 2022 report (published in 2023)^[update].


Name	Type	Location	Notes	Listed since	References
1337x	Online	Finland	Provides links to torrent files	2017	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
1Fichier	Online	France	Cyberlocker, popular in France	2017	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
2embed	Online	Masks location of hosting servers	Database of copyright-infringing content	2021	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}
AliExpress	Online	China	Listed due to "a significant increase in counterfeit goods being offered for sale"	2021	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}
Amarutu	Online	Seychelles	Hosting provider for criminal sites	2022	^{[‡ 1]}
Avito.ru	Online	Russia	Classified advertising site with high volume of counterfeit goods	2022	^{[‡ 1]}
Baidu Wangpan	Online	China	Widely share links to pirated movies, TV shows, and books	2020	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
BestBuyIPTV	Online	Italy	Offers illegal IPTV services Completely unrelated to Best Buy	2019	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Bukalapak	Online	Indonesia	E-commerce site selling counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Chaloos	Online	Iraq	Owns and operates companies involved in media piracy	2020	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Cuevana	Online	Argentina	File sharing website streaming unlicensed television and movie titles	2021	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}
DHgate	Online	China	Business-to-business e-commerce site in China Widespread availability of counterfeit items	2017	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
EGY.best	Online	Egypt (reported)	Oldest and largest piracy websites in the Middle East and North Africa	2022	^{[‡ 1]}
FlokiNET	Online	Romania, Iceland	Bulletproof hosting provider, hosts 1337x	2018	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Flvto	Online	Netherlands, Russia	Stream ripping, allows downloading of YouTube videos	2018	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Fmovies	Online	Ukraine	Allows illegal streaming of movies (also known as Bmovies and Bflix)	2017	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Globe IPTV	Online	Unknown	Allows illegal streaming of live sports, movies, and television	2022	^{[‡ 1]}
IndiaMART	Online	India	Sells counterfeit and illegal pharmaceuticals, not listed individually in 2019 report (hosted by Hosting Concepts B.V. and Regional Network Information Center JSC) Not listed in 2020, but relisted in 2021	2017	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
iStar Media	Online	Unknown	Manufactures illicit streaming devices pre-loaded with piracy apps	2021	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}
Lalastreams	Online	Unknown	Group of around twenty illicit streaming websites	2022	^{[‡ 1]}
Library Genesis	Online	Unknown	Provides unauthorized access to books, sources papers and journals from Sci-Hub Not listed in 2020, but relisted in 2021	2016	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
MP3Juices	Online	Russia, Singapore	Stream ripping, allows downloading of YouTube videos	2018	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
MPGH	Online	Czech Republic	Sells cheats in online games	2018	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Newalbumreleases	Online	Czech Republic	Provides pirated downloads of newly-released music	2018	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
PelisPlus	Online	Unknown	Provides access to pirated films and television series	2020	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Pinduoduo	Online	China	E-commerce site selling counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
RapidGator	Online	Russia	Large cyberlocker	2016	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
RARBG	Online	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Popular torrent site, generated revenue through advertisements and malware	2016	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
RuTracker	Online	Russia	Popular torrent site	2016	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Sci-Hub	Online	Russia	Provides unauthorized access to academic papers and journals, related to Library Genesis	2017	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Shabakaty	Online	Iraq	Pirated IPTV service	2020	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Shopee	Online	China, Singapore	E-commerce site selling counterfeit goods in Southeast Asia	2018	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Spider	Online	Jordan	Supplies illicit streaming devices	2021	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}
Taobao	Online	China	E-commerce site selling counterfeit goods, operated by Alibaba	2016	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
The Pirate Bay	Online	Unknown	One of the first torrent sites, very vocal in openly promoting piracy	2016	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Tokopedia	Online	Indonesia	E-commerce site selling counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
VK	Online	Russia	Social media site that facilitates video piracy	2016	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
WeChat, Weixin	Online	China	Chinese messaging app with "ecosystem" of counterfeit products	2021	^{[‡ 1]}^{[‡ 2]}
YTS.MX	Online	Bulgaria (reported)	Peer-to-peer file sharing site	2022	^{[‡ 1]}
Avenida Avellaneda, Buenos Aires	Physical	Argentina	Market for counterfeit goods and sportswear	2021	^{[‡ 2]}
La Salada, Buenos Aires	Physical	Argentina	One of the largest black markets for illegal goods in Argentina	2016	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Rua 25 de Março, São Paulo	Physical	Brazil	Notorious for shopping malls that sell pirated and counterfeit goods	2016	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 7]}
Central Market, Phnom Penh	Physical	Cambodia	Historic landmark in Cambodia, stores throughout the area sell counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Pacific Mall, Markham, Ontario	Physical	Canada	Market with large amount of counterfeit luxury goods, apparel, and electronics Not listed in 2018, 2019, or 2020, but relisted in 2021	2017	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 6]}
Anfu Market, Fujian Province	Physical	China	Wholesale distribution of counterfeit footwear	2020	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Asia-Pacific Xinyang Clothing & Gifts Plaza, Shanghai	Physical	China	Market hosting numerous counterfeit stalls	2020	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Chenghai District, Guangdong Province	Physical	China	Factories that produce counterfeit toys and other consumer goods	2021	^{[‡ 2]}
Huaqiangbei Electronics Malls, Guangdong Province	Physical	China	A central distribution hub for counterfeit electronic devices and components Also includes Yuan Wang, Huaqiangbei Digital World, Long Sheng Communications Market, and Man Har Digital Plaza Malls	2020	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Kindo and Zhanxi Garment Wholesale Markets and Southern Watch Trading Center near Zhanxi Road, Guangzhou	Physical	China	Market with high levels of counterfeit goods Southern Watch Trading Center listed separately in 2019	2016	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Huaqiangbei Electronics Malls, Shenzhen	Physical	China	Includes the Yuan Wang, Long Sheng, and Man Har Digital Plaza Malls Hundreds of vendors selling counterfeit electronic components	2018	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Luohu Commercial City, Shenzhen	Physical	China	Half of the mall's merchandise consists of counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Silk Market, Beijing	Physical	China	Most of the market's merchandise is counterfeit	2016	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Wu’ai Market, Shenyang	Physical	China	Largest market in northeastern China, hub for counterfeit products	2016	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 7]}
Yiwu International Merchandise City, Yiwu	Physical	China	Largest small commodities market worldwide, some vendors sell infringing products	2019	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Heera Panna, Mumbai	Physical	India	Sells counterfeit watches, shoes, electronics, and cosmetics Protected by local authorities	2019	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Kidderpore, Kolkata	Physical	India	Sells counterfeit electronics, cosmetics, apparel, and pirated media	2019	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Beemapally, Trivandrum	Physical	India	Sells counterfeit and smuggled cosmetics, clothing, electronics and other media products, protected by local authorities.	2022
Palika Bazaar, New Delhi	Physical	India	Underground market with large amounts of counterfeit products	2020	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Tank Road, Delhi	Physical	India	Sells counterfeit apparel and footwear	2017	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Mangga Dua Market, Jakarta	Physical	Indonesia	Sells various counterfeit goods	2016	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Dordoy/Dordoi Market, Bishkek	Physical	Kyrgyz Republic	Sells various counterfeit goods Not listed in 2020, but relisted in 2021	2019	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 4]}
Petaling Street Market, Kuala Lumpur	Physical	Malaysia	Sells various counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
La Pulga Rio, Monterrey	Physical	Mexico	A major market selling counterfeit items and pirated content	2020	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Mercado San Juan de Dios, Guadalajara	Physical	Mexico	Largest indoor market in Latin America One third of vendors sell devices to circumvent DRM	2016	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Tepito, Mexico City	Physical	Mexico	Sells and distributed counterfeit goods Region is dangerous, making it nearly impossible for right holders to enforce their rights	2016	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Ciudad del Este	Physical	Paraguay	Regional hub for the manufacturing and distribution of counterfeit products	2016	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Gamarra, Lima	Physical	Peru	Sells counterfeit textiles, has e-commerce site	2020	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan, Manila	Physical	Philippines	Sells various counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Dubrovka Market, Moscow	Physical	Russia	Market with large volume of counterfeit footwear, apparel, and luxury watches	2019	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Gorbushkin Dvor Mall, Moscow	Physical	Russia	Known for its high volume of counterfeit electronics, un-cooperative local authorities	2019	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Sadovod Market, Moscow	Physical	Russia	Sells various counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Tahtakale, Istanbul	Physical	Turkey	Sells counterfeit clothing, shoes, and consumer electronics	2021	^{[‡ 2]}
7th Kilometer Market	Physical	Ukraine	Sells various counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Markets in Deira District, Dubai	Physical	United Arab Emirates	Many IP-infringing markets Known to locals and many tourists	2019	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Bến Thành Market, Ho Chi Minh City	Physical	Vietnam	One of the oldest and most well-known markets in Ho Chi Minh City Sells various counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Đồng Xuân Market, Hanoi	Physical	Vietnam	Sells various counterfeit goods	2018	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}

Previously listed

Markets listed here were previously included in various reports, but were not included in subsequent reports. The reason for delisting is not always known.

Name	Type	Location	Status	Notes	Year listed	Year delisted	References
4shared	Online	Brazil	Unknown	Not listed in 2018 report	2016	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Amazon (foreign domains)	Online	Various	Reformed	Only applied to domains amazon.ca, amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, amazon.fr, and amazon.in	2019	2021	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 3]}
BeeVideo	Online	China	Unknown	IPTV application, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
BeoutQ	Online	Saudi Arabia	Shutdown	Reasons for shutdown unknown	2018	2019	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
BlueAngelHost	Online	Bulgaria	Unknown	Not listed in 2022 report	2020	2022	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Carousell	Online	Singapore	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2018	2020	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Chomikuj	Online	Netherlands	Unknown	Not listed in 2022 report	2018	2022	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Cimaclub	Online	France, Russia	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2019	2020	^{[‡ 4]}
Convert2MP3.net	Online	Unknown	Unknown	Stream ripping site, not listed in 2018 report, shut down in 2019 after legal action^[1]	2017	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Dopefile	Online	Bulgaria, Pakistan	Unknown	Not listed in 2018 report	2017	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Dytt8	Online	Taiwan	Unknown	Not listed in 2022 report	2019	2022	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
ExtraTorrent	Online	Ukraine	Shutdown	Voluntarily closed in May 2017	2013	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Firestorm	Online	Unknown	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2017	2020	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
GoMovies	Online	Vietnam, Ukraine	Shutdown	Shutdown following a criminal investigation in 2018, also known as 123movies	2017	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
GongChang	Online	China	Unknown	E-commerce platform known for the sale of counterfeits, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Hosting Concepts B.V. and Regional Network Information Center JSC	Online	Unknown	Unknown	Not listed in 2021 report	2018	2020	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Haraj	Online	Saudi Arabia	Unknown	Not listed in 2021 report	2020	2021	^{[‡ 3]}
IndoXXI	Online	Indonesia	Shutdown	Indonesian government forced IndoXXI to cease operations	2018	2019	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Kinogo	Online	Ukraine	Shutdown	Seized by Ukrainian police	2017	2019	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
MercadoLibre	Online	Argentina	Unknown	Not listed in 2021 report	2020	2021	^{[‡ 3]}
Movshare Group	Online	Various	Unknown	Includes nowvideo.sx, wholecloud.net, auroravid.to, bitvid.sx, nowdownload.ch, cloudtime.to, mewatchseries.to, and watchseries.ac Not listed in 2018 report	2016	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Movie4k	Online	Russia	Unknown	Not listed in 2018 report	2017	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Mp3va	Online	Russia	Dropped by payment processors	Sold unlicensed music, pretending to be legitimate	2016	2019	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Muaban	Online	Vietnam	Unknown	E-commerce site selling counterfeit apparel and footwear, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
MyEgy	Online	Russia, Egypt	Unknown	Hosts various infringing files, such as pirated video games, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Nanjing Imperiosus	Online	China	Shutdown	Domain registrar for illegal online pharmacies, closed after being terminated by ICANN	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Openload	Online	Unknown	Shutdown	Shutdown after legal action by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment	2017	2019	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Pelispedia	Online	Uruguay	Shutdown	Shutdown by local police and Interpol	2018	2019	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Phimmoi	Online	Vietnam	Unknown	Not listed in 2022 report	2019	2022	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Pobieramy24, Darkwarez, Catshare, and Fileshark	Online	Poland	Unknown	Sites index cyberlockers for searching pirated content, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Popcorn Time	Online	Numerous	Unknown	Not listed in 2022 report	2020	2022	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Private Layer	Online	Panama, Switzerland	Unknown	Not listed in 2022 report	2016	2022	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Propeller Ads	Online	Cyprus	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2019	2020	^{[‡ 4]}
Putlocker	Online	Vietnam	Shutdown	Streaming site for pirated movies and television shows, closed in 2017	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Rebel	Online	Unknown	Unknown	Sells counterfeit pharmaceuticals, not listed in 2018 report	2017	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Repelis	Online	Unknown	Unknown	Not listed in 2018 report	2017	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
RevenueHits	Online	Israel	Unknown	Not listed in 2022 report	2020	2022	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}
Seasonvar	Online	Russia	Unknown	Not listed in 2021 report	2019	2021	^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Snapdeal	Online	India	Unknown	Not listed in 2021 report	2019	2021	^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}
Torrentz2	Online	Bulgaria	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2017	2020	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Turbobit	Online	Netherlands	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2017	2020	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
TVPlus, TVBrowser, and KuaiKan	Online	China	Unknown	Not listed in 2019 report	2017	2019	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Uploaded	Online	Germany	Unknown	Not listed in 2022 report	2016	2022	^{[‡ 2]}^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
UpToBox	Online	France	Shutdown	Shutdown by local police and ACE	2018	2020	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Vibbo	Online	Spain	Unknown	E-commerce platform selling pirated games and devices to circumvent DRM, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Youtube-mp3	Online	Germany	Shutdown	Stream ripping site with billions of visitors, closed in 2017 following legal action	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Warmane	Online	Unknown	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2018	2020	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Weidan	Online	China	Listed under parent	Weidan is a "mini program" of WeChat, which was listed in the 2021 report	2020	2021	^{[‡ 3]}
Chenghai District, Shantou	Physical	China	Unknown	Manufactures counterfeit goods, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Cheng Huan Cheng International Auto Parts Market, Beijing	Physical	China	Unknown	Sells counterfeit car parts, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Hongqiao Market, Beijing	Physical	China	Unknown	Sells various counterfeit goods, not listed in 2018 report	2017	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Ritan Office Building, Beijing	Physical	China	Unknown	Not listed in 2021 report	2020	2021	^{[‡ 3]}
La Bahia Market, Guayaqu	Physical	Ecuador	Unknown	Not listed in 2021 report	2018	2021	^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Burma Bazaar, Chennai	Physical	India	Unknown	Sells various counterfeit goods and pirated media	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Gandhi Nagar, Delhi	Physical	India	Unknown	Sells counterfeit apparel	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Kashmiri Gate, Delhi	Physical	India	Unknown	Sells counterfeit auto parts	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Millennium Centre, Aizawl	Physical	India	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2019	2020	^{[‡ 4]}
Harco Glodok, Jakarta	Physical	Indonesia	Unknown	Sells counterfeit consumer electronics and pirated media, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Mercato dei venerdi, Ventimiglia	Physical	Italy	Unknown	Sells counterfeit clothing, not listed in 2018 report	2017	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Computer Village Market, Ikeja	Physical	Nigeria	Unknown	Sells counterfeit computers and accessories, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Oke-Arin & Apongbon Markets, Lagos Island	Physical	Nigeria	Unknown	Sells counterfeit drinks and consumer goods, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Polvos Azules, Lima	Physical	Peru	Unknown	Not listed in 2021 report	2018	2021	^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Els Limits de La Jonquera, Girona	Physical	Spain	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2018	2020	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
MBK Mall	Physical	Thailand	Unknown	Sells various counterfeit products and pirated media, not listed in 2017 report	2016	2017	^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Patpong Market, Bangkok	Physical	Thailand	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2018	2020	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul	Physical	Turkey	Unknown	Not listed in 2021 report	2017	2021	^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Barabashova, Kharkiv	Physical	Ukraine	Unknown	Not listed in 2020 report	2019	2020	^{[‡ 4]}
DragonMart	Physical	United Arab Emirates	Reformed	Counterfeit goods no longer openly displayed following enforcement by Dubai Police	2017	2019	^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Ajman China Mall, Ajman	Physical	United Arab Emirates	Reformed	Counterfeit goods seized by Ajman Department of Economic Development^{[‡ 2]}	2017	2021	^{[‡ 3]}^{[‡ 4]}^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}
Nin Heip Market, Hanoi	Physical	Vietnam	Unknown	Not listed in 2018 report	2016	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}^{[‡ 7]}
Tan Binh Market, Ho Chi Minh City	Physical	Vietnam	Unknown	Not listed in 2018 report	2017	2018	^{[‡ 5]}^{[‡ 6]}

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1337x is an online website that provides a directory of torrent files and magnet links used for peer-to-peer file sharing through the BitTorrent protocol. According to the TorrentFreak news blog, 1337x is the second-most popular torrent website as of 2024. The U.S. Trade Representative flagged it as one of the most notorious pirate sites earlier in 2024. The site and its variants have been blocked in a variety of nations including Australia, and Portugal.

Pinduoduo Inc. is a Chinese online retailer with a focus on the traditional agriculture industry. The business is the largest product of PDD Holdings, which also owns the online marketplace Temu.

123Movies, GoMovies, GoStream, MeMovies or 123movieshub was a network of file streaming websites operating from Vietnam which allowed users to watch films for free. It was called the world's "most popular illegal site" by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in March 2018, before being shut down a few weeks later on foot of a criminal investigation by the Vietnamese authorities. As of August 2024, websites imitating the brand remain active.

Z-Library is a shadow library project for file-sharing access to scholarly journal articles, academic texts and general-interest books. It began as a mirror of Library Genesis, but has expanded dramatically.

Openload was a file-sharing website that shut down in 2019 after legal action by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. The site was highly-used before its shutdown, making most of its money from advertising and cryptojacking. The site was designated as a notorious market and often used for copyright infringement.

References

↑ Deahl, Dani (June 21, 2019). "Popular audio ripping site Convert2MP3 shuts down after lawsuit". The Verge . Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

Reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 "2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. January 31, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 "2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. February 17, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 "2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. January 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 "2019 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. April 29, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 "2018 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. April 25, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 "2017 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. January 11, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 "2016 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. December 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

This article incorporates public domain material from 2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative . Retrieved March 28, 2023.
This article incorporates public domain material from 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative . Retrieved February 28, 2022.
This article incorporates public domain material from 2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative . Retrieved February 28, 2022.
This article incorporates public domain material from 2019 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative . Retrieved January 11, 2021.
This article incorporates public domain material from 2018 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
This article incorporates public domain material from 2017 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
This article incorporates public domain material from 2016 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative . Retrieved January 12, 2021.

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[8] Deahl, Dani (June 21, 2019). "Popular audio ripping site Convert2MP3 shuts down after lawsuit". The Verge . Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

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