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I'm sorry, they are making big money? Rly? What makes you think that? They have a big site, without any advertising banners...doesn't sound like a very commerc

by jvdh 18y ago

I'm sorry, they are making big money? Rly? What makes you think that? They have a big site, without any advertising banners...doesn't sound like a very commercially attractive deal to me. [edit] Oops, my bad, they do have some banners, my ad blocking tools turned out to be far more effective than I thought they would be. Even if they serve those banners, I really can't imagine they are making "big money". [/edit]

ErrantX 18y ago
Actually they DO have ads on the site. Im sure they dont make a lot of money out of it though (running costs perhaps) EDIT: @jvdh - heh yeh I only happened to notice because I was using IE (spit) at the time.
acro 18y ago
I would imagine they can easily make more than mininova, and mininova apparently has revenues over one million per year, see: http://torrentfreak.com/behind-the-scenes-at-mininova-090316/ http://torrentfreak.com/behind-the-scenes-at-mininova-090316... This is just quessing, i have no confirmed information.
- nopassrecover 18y ago
  Revenues != profits
- ErrantX 18y ago
  There is earning potential for certain: do they use it? For a group that list openness and freedom amongst their ideals [sic] I dont see any openness about the revenue TPB generates. They release no figures or data. Personally I consider that a double standard (and I have to confess I do believe they make a profit: perhaps not a huge amount but... logically they could make quite a bit and I dont see a decent argument for why they wouldnt)
  - khafra 18y ago
    The biggest reason they wouldn't is who they're advertising to. Google makes a lot of money because people who search there might often be looking for a place to buy something that pops up in the paid results. People who search piratebay aren't often looking to buy anything, and advertisers know that.

4 ms·

I'm sorry, they are making big money? Rly? What makes you think that? They have a big site, without any advertising banners...doesn't sound like a very commerc

by jvdh 18y ago

ErrantX 18y ago
Actually they DO have ads on the site. Im sure they dont make a lot of money out of it though (running costs perhaps) EDIT: @jvdh - heh yeh I only happened to notice because I was using IE (spit) at the time.
acro 18y ago
I would imagine they can easily make more than mininova, and mininova apparently has revenues over one million per year, see: http://torrentfreak.com/behind-the-scenes-at-mininova-090316/ http://torrentfreak.com/behind-the-scenes-at-mininova-090316... This is just quessing, i have no confirmed information.
- nopassrecover 18y ago
  Revenues != profits
- ErrantX 18y ago
  There is earning potential for certain: do they use it? For a group that list openness and freedom amongst their ideals [sic] I dont see any openness about the revenue TPB generates. They release no figures or data. Personally I consider that a double standard (and I have to confess I do believe they make a profit: perhaps not a huge amount but... logically they could make quite a bit and I dont see a decent argument for why they wouldnt)
  - khafra 18y ago
    The biggest reason they wouldn't is who they're advertising to. Google makes a lot of money because people who search there might often be looking for a place to buy something that pops up in the paid results. People who search piratebay aren't often looking to buy anything, and advertisers know that.