First episode of Game of Thrones was pirated 55 million times in just 24 hoursAfter almost two years of anticipation, the final season of Game of Thrones finally began this week. Eager fans around the world tuned in on Sunday to watch ‘Winterfell’ - and now it seems that the majority viewers watched the episode illegally. New data from MUSO, the global authority on digital piracy, has revealed that the episode was pirated 54,261,910 times within the first 24 hours of its premiere. SEE ALSO :Winter is over: Curtain brought down on Game of ThronesIn comparison, HBO’s official figures revealed that just 17.4 million watched the episode legally. Delving deeper into the results, MUSO revealed which countries illegally streamed the episode the most.

Source: Standard Digital April 17, 2019 13:07 UTC