Top Countries That Use Pirated Softwares

Labels: Posted by Rabia Tareen on Thursday 29 September 2011 at 23:31


Software piracy is a biggest crime in cyber world and rapidly increasing all over the world and especially in third world countries. Global software piracy reached a record level of 59 USD Billion dollars last year. Software piracy is one of the biggest enemies to all software brands throughout the world. Most of the companies are out of business due to software piracy because they lost their brand identity and protection.


Given below are the top ten countries that are highly involved in software piracy in every respect either its using pirated software or producing pirated software etc:

Vietnam: Vietnam is on first position globally where software piracy is at its boom. In Vietnam 97% software’s loaded into PCs are pirated. Vietnam is biggest market of pirated software’s all over the world.

China: China is biggest population in the world but at second position in using the pirated software’s and almost 95% software’s installed in PCs are pirated.

Indonesia: Indonesia is on 3rd world country and also on at 3rd position globally in using the pirated software’s and almost 92% software’s installed in PCs are pirated.

Pakistan: Pakistan is at 4th position in using the pirated software’s and almost 86% software’s in Pakistan are pirated. Check details about software piracy in Pakistan.

Thailand: Thailand is at 5th position worldwide with 82% software’s used in Thailand are pirated.

Philippines: Philippines is third world country and at 6th position worldwide and 77% software’s used are pirated.

India: India is emerging IT industry in world but still using pirated software’s and almost 65% software’s in PCs are pirated.

Hong Kong & Taiwan: Hong & Taiwan both are sharing 8th position worldwide by using pirated software’s and their percentage is 59.


Singapore: Singapore is at 9th position and 52% software’s loaded into personal computers are pirated.

Australia: Australia is at 10 position globally due involving in software piracy with 33%.

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