Best Torrent Sites - 2017 (Top 10)

Torrent sites are one of the most popular sites on the internet. Starting from latest films to high-graphics games and top applications, torrent sites act like a dreamland for all tech lovers. In the year 2017, several torrent sites have been shut down, that’s why the best torrenting sites 2017 list of this year has many new comers. Although PirateBay continues to retain its position as the top, due to shut of Kickass torrents and torrentz.eu, two main players have been removed from the list of top torrenting sites of 2017. So, let’s take a look into the list of best torrent sites 2017.

1. THE PIRATE BAY

URL: www.thepiratebay.se

This site is the oldest site in this Best torrent sites list. Also, Thepiratebay is being called as “King of torrents”. The past year has been relatively quiet for this notorious torrent site, which is currently operating from its original .org domain name, previously it was operating with .se domain name. It is regarded to be the best torrent website for all categories of torrent file downloads.

Pros

• Almost all torrent files are available on this torrent site

• This site has relatively secure interface and won’t get you entangled in any legal problem.

Cons

• This website is too much covered by unnecessary adds

• The search option has an accuracy problem

2. RARBG

URL: www.rarbg.to

RARBG, which initially started as a Bulgarian tracker site, has successfully gained the hearts and minds of many video pirates. This may be the first time you are hearing the name of this site because it is a completely new torrenting site, movies and TV-shows with a RARBG tag. This site was launched in 2008. But it made its first appearance in the ten best torrenting sites in 2015. Since then, the popularity of this site went on expanding with a rapid pace, which is proven by its rank in the list of best torrenting sites 2017.

Pros

• Being a completely new website, it is still not on the radar of the international ISPs

• The search option is very accurate and extremely time saving

Cons

• It is a new website, so its service capacity is not yet verified

• The website is filled with adds and pop-ups

3. EXTRATORRENT

URL: www.extratorrent.cc

ExtraTorrent, a familiar name to all the torrent lovers, has been steadily and rapidly growing its userbase over the past several years and this trend has got a huge push this year. According to the founder of this site, ET’s active community is one of the prime reason for this overwhelming success. This site is also the home of the very famous ETTV and ETRG release groups. All these factors convinced me to include this site to the list of best torrenting sites 2017.

Pros

• It is an old torrent site and almost familiar to all torrent lovers

• Huge torrent tracker base, and relatively strong peering option

Cons

• The site is not well managed and needs lot of organization

• It has some serious bug issues

4. TORRENTZ2

URL: www.torrentz2.eu

Torrentz2 is a stand-in for the original and one of my favorites Torrentz.eu site, which was shut down at the end of last year (although rumors state that they closed voluntarily). This site is quite open and upfront. It is not related itself with the real torrents. They have launched in new and improved version (they really fixed the bugs issue this time), searching over 60 other torrent sites and gives you the best peering options. All these factors played a major role to bring this site in the list of top torrenting sites 2017.

Pros

• It is the unofficial substitute for the popular torrentz.eu site

• It has an advanced meta search engine

Cons

• The server speed of this website is slightly slow.

5. YTS.AG

URL: www.yts.ag

Although YTS.ag isn’t connected to the original YTS or YIFY, this torrent website is one of the key players in the list of top torrenting sites 2017. This site is most famous for its collection of English Movie torrent files. This site has a huge popularity in the field of torrent download sites, although not all torrent sites are happy with the ‘brand hijack’ and several are even actively banning its releases. Leaving all the negative elements apart, this is the 4th most popular site in the list of best torrent Sites 2017.

Pros

• The best torrent site for movie download

• This site has an added advantage for the brand news it uses

Cons

• It is being targeted by many torrent websites for its “brand hijack” issue.

6. 1337X

URL: www.1337x.to

1337x faced some serious issues a year ago, when several of the admins and moderators protested over security concerns, this resulted to a dramatic downfall in the infrastructure of this torrent site. However, much progress has been made since which included the addition of some new admins, they managed the situation and brought themselves to top torrent download sites 2017. The site improved themselves, kept growing in traffic and received huge popularity, moreover this site recently rolled out a new interface as well, they claim that this interface promises to be extremely user friendly.

Pros

• It has a simple and friendly user interface

Cons

• Due to the issues among the admins, the infrastructure of this site is a bit unstable.

7. TORRENTPROJECT

URL: www.torrentproject.se

TorrentProject which is a familiar name in the torrent scene, surprisingly it never came in the list of best torrenting sites, this is the first time it has finally appeared in the list of ten best torrenting sites. The site uses an advanced technology known as DHT to find content and currently has more than 10 million torrents in its database, it is also known for providing superfast torrent download facilities. The main reason for which it never appeared in the top torrenting sites is the issue of bugs on this site, although now the company claims that this issue has been dealt with in the newer edition that was released last year.

Pros

• It uses an advanced DHT technology to search contents.

Cons

• The newer edition that was recently released is a bit unstable

8. TORRENTDOWNLOADS

URL: www.torrentdownloads.me

TorrentDownloads has been around providing a storehouse of torrents for several years now. Like many other sites this torrent site is also actively blocked by ISPs in several of the countries. The site offers a no-nonsense index with a highly effective search option that provides torrents to millions of users each month, this site is actively updated by the owners to keep your interest, they also keep on changing the domain to bypass the ISPs of various countries. This site has huge popularity, strong enough to convince me and place it in the list of best torrenting sites 2017.

Pros

• This site has the largest storehouse of torrent files

Cons

• It is being actively blocked by the ISPs of various countries

9. LIMETORRENTS

URL: www.limetorrents.cc

Limetorrents.cc site got a setback last year, which was highlighted by their removal from the list of top torrent download, although they managed to tie all the loose ends and get back to the list of best torrents this year. Another interesting fact is that the operator also launched the torrent cache iTorrents just a few months ago, which is used by several other torrent search engines and acts as an added advantage for this site to bring it to the list of best torrenting sites 2017.

Pros

• It has its own torrent cache service

Cons

• This site is not well managed and needs lot of improvements to remain in the list alongside all the key players

10. EZTV.AG

URL: www.eztv.ag

The original TV-torrent distribution group EZTV which was very famous in its time and was previously shut down after a hostile takeover in 2015, was restarted as EZTV.AG with new owners who claimed ownership of the brand. The new group currently operates from EZTV.ag at present and releases its own torrents, although it has some serious issues with peering. Their releases are completely banned on some other torrent sites due to the controversial history of this torrent site, although I am highly convinced about the potentials of this site and that’s why placed it in the list of top torrenting sites.

Pros

• This torrent was almost the highest speed both on the website and in torrent tracking

Cons

• The torrents of this site are completely banned by other sites

So, in this article I mentioned the top ten torrenting sites. All these sites have been handpicked based on their reputation and popularity, they have been ranked on the basis of user ratings. With newer and updated interfaces, these sites will really catch your eye whenever you search for the best torrenting sites.