End of an Era: RARBG, one of the world's largest torrent sites, shuts down suddenly

RARBG, one of the world's largest and most popular torrent sites, has suddenly shut down, marking the end of an era. Founded in 2008, RARBG was known for being pretty exhaustive and reliable, becoming a key player in the torrent ecosystem.

After 15 years of service, the site shut down yesterday, displaying a farewell message in place of its homepage:

Hello guys, We would like to inform you that we have decided to shut down our site. The past 2 years have been very difficult for us - some of the people in our team died due to covid complications, others still suffer the side effects of it - not being able to work at all. Some are also fighting the war in Europe - ON BOTH SIDES. Also, the power price increase in data centers in Europe hit us pretty hard. Inflation makes our daily expenses impossible to bear. Therefore we can no longer run this site without massive expenses that we can no longer cover out of pocket. After a unanimous vote, we've decided that we can no longer do it. We are sorry :( Bye.

The shutdown also marks the end of the popular RARBG releases, many of which were shared through other pirate sites as well. Today’s shutdown is one of the largest in the history of torrent sites. It’s also the first major closure since the 2015/2017 period, when KickassTorrents , Torrentz.eu, and ExtraTorrent all left the scene.

RARBG was a popular site for downloading copyrighted content such as movies, TV shows, music, and software. While the site was known for its extensive library and reliable downloads, it was also known for its controversial content and legal issues.

The sudden shutdown of RARBG has left many torrent users scrambling to find alternative sites to download their favorite content. While there are still many other torrent sites available, the loss of RARBG is a significant blow to the torrent ecosystem.