KAT revenue = U$ 12 million / year

[bartosimpsonio]

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/21/apple-helped-identify-kickasstorrents-owner/

The U.S. Department of Justice estimates KAT's value to be over $54 million, with annual advertising revenue in the range of $12.5 million to $22.3 million. KAT reportedly helped distribute over $1 billion in pirated files, according to assistant attorney general Leslie Caldwell, who commented on the case.


I think I'll start a torrent site.

 

[buzz]

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/21/apple-helped-identify-kickasstorrents-owner/

The U.S. Department of Justice estimates KAT's value to be over $54 million, with annual advertising revenue in the range of $12.5 million to $22.3 million. KAT reportedly helped distribute over $1 billion in pirated files, according to assistant attorney general Leslie Caldwell, who https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-authorities-charge-owner-most-visited-illegal-file-sharing-website-copyright-infringement on the case.


I think I'll start a torrent site.

Have you read the article until the end? He will be send to the US and sit in a prison cell for the next 20 years.
But good luck bro.

 

[TheUnborn]

Thats huge, he was getting around 50 million visitors per month also on his site!

 

[TheNumbersGuy]

Records provided by Apple showed that tirm@me. com conducted an iTunes transaction using IP Address 109.86.226.203 on or about July 31, 2015. The same IP Address was used on the same day to login into the KAT Facebook.

Guess he shoulda taken more precautions... Next time use a VPN.

 

[deancow]

I'm sure the DOJ know how to value a website :/
I doubt is was anywhere close to that figure

 

[TheUnborn]

As I thought Solarmovie had a connection with the owner of Kickasstorrent and went down for good!That sucks badly!!! https://torrentfreak.com/solarmovie-disappears-following-kat-shutdown-160721/

 

[Anonymously]

Whatever he was making, he is fucked now. He will be following the path of Kim DotCom or worse, Ross Ulbricht.

 

[buzz]

If they send him to the US which will most likely happen he doesn't need to make any plans for the next 20 years.

 

[leodios]

Whatever he was making, he is fucked now. He will be following the path of Kim DotCom or worse, Ross Ulbricht.

Lol, what happened to dotcom?

 

[OrangeNRG]

Imagine if you started a torrent site, then began selling your own penis enlargement pills, your own VPN service, and your own porn site. You would be safe, with a huge dick, getting laid 24/7, with more movies than you know what to do with.

 

[Jerring]

To bad he can't spend the money I would probably try to hide somewhere if I whas him feels like he's probably have it settle for the rest of his life if he don't get behind bars

 

[tb303]

busted because of paying for something on itunes...shame he didn't know of a good torrent site!

 

[SuperRyan]

I doubt is was anywhere close to that figure, I'm also sure the doj know valoue of website.

 

[MrChow]

MAN FUCK! And I was wondering why KAT doesn't open!...

 

[valid1738]

Maybe he was playing Pokemon Go

 

[Anonymously]

Lol, what happened to dotcom?

They freezed all his accounts and seized his valuable assets.

 

[molibwe]

And where is Anonymous in all this.....

 

[bartosimpsonio]

Thats huge, he was getting around 50 million visitors per month also on his site!

They freezed all his accounts and seized his valuable assets.

I think he was able to revert that and is making boatloads of $ again?

 

[Anonymously]

I think he was able to revert that and is making boatloads of $ again?

I doubt it, but he's not poor. That's for sure.