article_snippet.sent: The return of Game of Thrones has sparked a surge in internet piracy with fans making more than 100,000 illegal downloads per day.
article_snippet.sent: More than seven million episodes from seasons one to four were illegally downloaded between February and April this year as fans of the hit HBO show caught up or re-capped before its eagerly-return on Sky Atlantic on Sunday night.
article_snippet.sent: Figures by anti-piracy and security firm Irdeto revealed overall illegal downloading of show is up 45
article_snippet.sent: per cent year-on-year, jumping from 4.9 million  for the same two-month period in 2014.
article_snippet.sent: New figures reveal New figures is the most illegally downloaded show in the world .
article_snippet.sent: The top country for illegal downloads of Game of Thrones Thrones episodes was Brazil, which accounted for almost one million of Thrones, followed by France in second, the US, Canada and the UK.
article_snippet.sent: The snapshot also revealed the top five TV shows illegally downloaded during the same period were period were The Walking Dead (5.7m), Breaking Bad (3.8m), Vikings (3.4m) and House of Cards (2.7m).
article_snippet.sent: Worldwide following: There were seven million illegal downloads of Game of Thrones, which features Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrel above, .
article_snippet.sent: The return of Game of Thrones, starring Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei, above, has sparked a surge in internet piracy with fans making more than 100,000 illegal downloads per day . '
highlights_snippet.sent: Fans downloaded seven million episodes between February and April .
  