The Pirate Bay hit a new milestone today when the site processed its 10 millionth torrent upload. The landmark came as a surprise, and caused some trouble behind the scenes, where some of the code had to be changed to accommodate the extra digit.

Last summer The Pirate Bay celebrated its tenth anniversary, and today the site reached another noteworthy milestone.

Just a few hours ago the 10 millionth torrent was uploaded to the notorious torrent site. Considering all the legal trouble and outside pressure the site has been subjected to, this is quite an achievement.

The torrent in question is a pirated copy of a video from the “IntimateLesbians” series, and was uploaded to the site by VIP uploader “Drarbg.” The 9,999,999th upload, the extended remix of Calvin Harris’ Summer, didn’t go unnoticed either.

TPB’s 10 millionth torrent



The Pirate Bay team told TF that the milestone came as a surprise to them and they quickly had to patch a few things to make sure that the backend was ready for the extra decimal. Among other things, the rules to fetch the .torrent files needed an update.

While The Pirate Bay has processed 10 million uploads, not all torrents are still online today.

In fact, the majority have been deleted for a variety of reasons. The Pirate Bay team informs TF that their database currently holds roughly 3,050,000 torrents. All the other torrents have been removed.

One of the main reasons why torrents disappear from the site is because they are fake. For example, many scammers upload viruses or video files that link people to malware. In addition, anti-piracy outfits have been known to flood The Pirate Bay with fake content.

The Pirate Bay has a policy in place to deal with this abuse, which prescribes that all torrents where the content doesn’t match the description should be deleted. A team of moderators works around the clock to enforce this golden rule.

Right now, nearly 10,000 daily uploads are added to The Pirate Bay. This means that if The Pirate Bay continues to grow, the next 10 million milestone will probably be reached in a year or two.