A few months after the successful release of µTorrent Web, which quickly grew to over 1,000,000 daily active users, we are pleased to announce that BitTorrent Web is now available to download at bittorrent.com. Available for Windows in over a dozen languages, BitTorrent Web helps you download and play both torrent files and magnet links…
We are proud to announce that µTorrent Web surpassed 1,000,000 daily active users. Having officially launched our Web-based torrent streaming client last month, we saw a sharp increase in adoption of µTorrent Web in the late stages of the beta through the full release. µTorrent Web helps users quickly download and play torrent files, including the…
We are happy to unveil more details about Project Atlas which will pave the future of content distribution and connect the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network and its 100 million monthly active users to the TRON blockchain network. Using a set of BitTorrent protocol extensions, a custom token, and an in-client token economy to address existing limitations, we…
One of the product goals for BitTorrent over the last year has been to better unify our desktop and mobile products. We are proud to announce a new version of µTorrent (and BitTorrent) for Android that does just that. To get the apps, please go to the Google Play store: µTorrent | BitTorrent. The new…
µTorrent Web is a Web-based torrent client for Windows that meets the streaming demands of today’s users. Available for Windows across all major browsers, µTorrent Web makes it possible to quickly download and play torrent files inside the browser. When we first started the project, our vision was to build a torrent client with simplicity…
As the pioneer of the most popular decentralized p2p communications protocol, BitTorrent is proud to have been elected as a Super Representative by the TRON community. We acknowledge that a decentralized internet needs a foundation where DApp development can flourish on the TRON platform. As a Super Representative elected by the TRON community, our role…
We are excited to announce that TRON has officially closed its acquisition of BitTorrent. BitTorrent has more than 100 million active users worldwide, and has one of the top-rated apps on Google Play and other products, including BitTorrent Play (iOS), uTorrent Web, and desktop clients for PC and Mac. BitTorrent will continue operating from TRON’s…
Last December, we asked independent artists to weigh in on the present and future of creative sustainability. Not surprising, creators identified direct-to-fan distribution as most significant digitally-driven change. 59% of artists said getting their work discovered is the biggest challenge they face in their own career, followed by fan outreach. Digital distribution lives and dies…
Following the introduction of BitTorrent Live, a multichannel OTT app based on proprietary live streaming technology, today we unveil the details of the much anticipated BitTorrent News. BitTorrent News is a live-streaming TV news network that will be featured on BitTorrent Live starting July 18th. For news and sports, time is of the essence. BitTorrent…
When I first came to BitTorrent, Inc. I was inspired by the people, the culture, and the technology. We are something very unique on the Internet — an artist-first, people-powered platform, focused on creativity and community rather than abundance.