BitTorrent

BitTorrent is a communications protocol of peer-to-peer file sharing which is used to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet BitTorrent is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files, such as digital video files containing TV shows or video clips or digital audio files containing songs Peer-to-peer networks have been estimated to collectively account for approximately 43% to 70% of all Internet traffic as of February 2009 In November 2004, BitTorrent was responsible for 25% of all Internet traffic. As of February 2013, BitTorrent was responsible for 3.35% of all worldwide bandwidth, more than half of the 6% of total bandwidth dedicated to file sharing.