If you used TorrentKing for movies, you used YIFY releases. YTS focuses only on high-quality compressed movies (typically 720p/1080p at 2-3GB). Their site is minimalist and fast.
If you used TorrentKing primarily for movies, YTS is the closest spiritual successor.
One of the defining characteristics of TorrentKing was its constant battle with internet service providers (ISPs) and domain registrars. Because it operated openly (without a hidden Tor service), it relied on domain hopping to survive. torrentking
Over its lifespan, TorrentKing used dozens of domain extensions, including:
Dedicated users kept track via Telegram channels and Reddit communities. When one domain went offline, a mirror would appear within hours. This whack-a-mole strategy kept the site alive for nearly a decade. If you used TorrentKing for movies, you used YIFY releases
In late 2019, the administrators of TorrentKing made a cryptic announcement: "We are tired of fighting. The cost of legal defense is bankrupting us. We are shutting down voluntarily."
Unlike Pirate Bay, which kept resurrecting from the ashes, TorrentKing’s main index did not return. The database was not released to the public, leading to the loss of millions of torrent hashes. Dedicated users kept track via Telegram channels and
TorrentKing was a BitTorrent indexer that launched in the early 2010s. Unlike generic torrent sites that prioritize Hollywood blockbusters, TorrentKing specialized in South Asian entertainment. Specifically, it became the go-to repository for:
The site’s interface was famously minimalist—a stark white background with blue hyperlinks, reminiscent of early 2000s search engines. It did not host any copyrighted files on its own servers. Instead, it hosted .torrent files and magnet links, directing traffic to the decentralized P2P network.