I don't think you (or anyone else) can speak authoritatively on why people were flocking to this particular service. It could be a thousand different reasons

I don't think you (or anyone else) can speak authoritatively on why people were flocking to this particular service. It could be a thousand different reasons - As somebody who HAS ACTUALLY lived abroad for years, paying for a streaming service and still being region locked is pretty damn annoying - Quality of the service. Some pirate sites are flaky, but seedbox style or popcorn time style services are pretty solid. Maybe you're thinking of just a random streaming website? etc. etc.