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The '''usage share of BitTorrent clients''' is the percentage of users that use a particular BitTorrent client, regardless of version.
==2020==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed;"
|+ A study conducted on 2020 April 5 by TorrentFreak<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-is-the-most-used-bittorrent-client-by-far-200405/|title=uTorrent is the Most Used BitTorrent Client By Far|date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
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! style="width:4em"   | Rank
! style="width:12em"  | Application
! style="width:10em"  | Market Share
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| 1 || [[Software:ΜTorrent|μTorrent]] || 68.6%
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| 2 || [[Software:BitTorrent|BitTorrent]] || 6.6%
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| 3 || [[Software:Libtorrent|Libtorrent]]  (μTorrent's web interface reports this as its client ID) || 6.3%
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| 4 || [[Software:Transmission (BitTorrent client)|Transmission]] || 5.1%
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| 5 || MediaGet || 3.7%
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| 6 || [[Software:QBittorrent|qBittorrent]] || 3.4%
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| 7 || [[Software:Zona (streaming video software)|Zona]] || 3.3%
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| 8 || [[Software:Deluge|Deluge]] || 0.9%
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| 9 || [[Software:BitComet|BitComet]] || 0.6%
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| 10|| BiglyBT (operated by former developers of Vuze) || 0.3%
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| 11|| [[Software:Free Download Manager|Free Download Manager]] || 0.2%
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| 12|| BitSpirit || 0.2%
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| 13|| [[Software:BitLord|BitLord]] || 0.1%
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| 14|| [[Software:Tribler|Tribler]] || <0.1%
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| 14|| [[Software:FrostWire|FrostWire]] || <0.1%
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| 14|| [[Software:Tixati|Tixati]] || <0.1%
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| 14|| tTorrent || <0.1%
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| 14|| aTorrent || <0.1%
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| 14|| PicoTorrent || <0.1%
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|}

==2015==
Lifehacker, a software weblog, took a survey of 13,823 readers' preferred BitTorrent clients in May 2015. It showed that μTorrent still maintains a sizable lead over competitors, despite concerns over adware and bloatware. Runner-up [[Software:Transmission (BitTorrent client)|Transmission]] was praised for being lightweight, while qBittorrent was praised for being cross-platform and open-source, [[Software:Deluge|Deluge]] for its plugin library, and [[Software:Tixati|Tixati]] for its simplicity.<ref name="lifehacker">{{cite web|last1=Henry|first1=Alan|title=Most Popular BitTorrent Client: μTorrent|url=http://lifehacker.com/5813348/five-best-bittorrent-applications/1705622513|website=Lifehacker|access-date=3 May 2017|date=19 May 2015}}</ref> [[Software:Vuze|Vuze]], another notable client, failed to make an appearance in the top five for the first time.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed;"
|+ Poll data from: Lifehacker<ref name="lifehacker"/>
|-
! style="width:4em" | Rank
! style="width:12em"  | Application
! style="width:10em"  | Percentage of users' preferred clients
! style="width:8em" | Number of votes
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| 1 || μTorrent || 42.47% || 5,870
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| 2 || Transmission || 21.23% || 2,935
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| 3 || qBittorrent || 18.75% || 2,592
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| 4 || Deluge || 10.7% || 1,479
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| 5 || Tixati || 6.85% || 947
|-
|}

==2009==

===Delft University of Technology===
A study by the [[Software:Tribler|Tribler]] P2P research team at the [[Organization:Delft University of Technology|Delft University of Technology]]. To generate this data, [[Sample (statistics)|samples]] were taken from a number of swarms of users which were then used to identify which BitTorrent client each user was using, this data was used by TorrentFreak in the table below:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Samples of Global BitTorrent Client Usage Share (Percent & Peers)
|-
!Source !!Date & Age !![[Software:ΜTorrent|μTorrent]]<br> !![[Software:Vuze|Vuze]]<br> !![[Software:BitTorrent|BitTorrent<br>(mainline)]] !![[Software:BitComet|BitComet]]<br> !![[Software:Transmission (BitTorrent client)|Transmission]]<br> !![[Software:FlashGet|FlashGet]]<br> !!Unknown<br> !![[Tuotu]]<br> !![[Software:Libtorrent|libtorrent]] !![[Software:Xunlei|Xunlei]]<br>  !!Other<br> !!Sample<br>Size
|-
| <ref>[https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-keeps-bittorrent-lead-bitcomet-fades-away-110916/ TorrentFreak]</ref> || {{Start date and age|2011|9|16|df=yes|br=yes}} || {{percent|267466|557536|2}}<br>267,466 || {{percent|125417|557536|2}}<br>125,417 || {{percent|72536|557536|2}}<br>72,536 || {{percent|5638|557536|2}}<br>5,638 || {{percent|39011|557536|2}}<br>39,011 || {{dunno}} || {{percent|34703|557536|2}}<br>34,703 || {{dunno}} || {{percent|5703|557536|2}}<br>5,703 || {{dunno}} || {{percent|7062|557536|2}}<br>7,062 || 100%<br>{{Nts|557536}}
|-
| <ref>[https://torrentfreak.com/thunder-blasts-utorrents-market-share-away-091204/ TorrentFreak]</ref><br><ref>[https://ezrss.it/stats/all/index.html EZTV]</ref> || {{Start date and age|2009|12|4|df=yes|br=yes}} || {{percent|92086035|357301730|2}}<br>92,086,035 || {{percent|86055354|357301730|2}}<br>86,055,354 || {{percent|17207544|357301730|2}}<br>17,207,544 || {{percent|(14341918+1061482)|357301730|2}}<br>{{formatnum:{{#expr:14341918+1061482}}}} || {{percent|11637110|357301730|2}}<br>11,637,110 || {{percent|3882628|357301730|2}}<br>3,882,628 || {{percent|3590584|357301730|2}}<br>3,590,584 || {{percent|2531472|357301730|2}}<br>2,531,472 || {{percent|(1822833+2170+220+8639+116+149073+1037+9197+40+135667+970+94692+68+27014)|357301730|2}}<br>{{formatnum:{{#expr:1822833+2170+220+8639+116+149073+1037+9197+40+135667+970+94692+68+27014}}}}
<!--Libtorrent+ArcticTorrent+BitPump+BitRocket+BTG+Deluge+firetorrent+Halite+LeechCraft+LimeWire(2 parts)+Miro+MooPolice+qBittorrent
http://www.rasterbar.com/products/libtorrent/projects.html-->|| {{percent|104717386|357301730|2}}<br>104,717,386 || {{percent|(357301730-104717386-92086035-86055354-17207544-14341918-1061482-11637110-7132119-3882628-3590584-2531472-(1822833+2170+220+8639+116+149073+1037+9197+40+135667+970+94692+68+27014))|357301730|2}}<br>{{formatnum:{{#expr:357301730-104717386-92086035-86055354-17207544-14341918-1061482-11637110-7132119-3882628-3590584-2531472-(1822833+2170+220+8639+116+149073+1037+9197+40+135667+970+94692+68+27014)}}}} || 100%<br>{{Nts|357301730}}
|-
| <ref>[http://forum.tribler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=368 Tribler]</ref> || {{Start date and age|2009|10|18|df=yes|br=yes}} || {{percent|10361|17221|2}}<br>10,361 || {{percent|2449|17221|2}}<br>2,449 || {{percent|1489|17221|2}}<br>1,489 || {{percent|763|17221|2}}<br>763 || {{percent|628|17221|2}}<br>628 || {{dunno}} || {{percent|1373|17221|2}}<br>1,373 || {{dunno}} || {{percent|(2+1+41+2+7)|17221|2}}<br>{{formatnum:{{#expr:2+1+41+2+7}}}}<!--Libtorrent+BTG+DelugeTorrent+Halite+qBittorrent
http://www.rasterbar.com/products/libtorrent/projects.html-->|| {{percent|3|17221|2}}<br>3 <!-- Probably misspelled "XeiLun" --> || {{percent|(58+15+11+9+6+1+1+1)|17221|2}}<br>{{formatnum:{{#expr:58+15+11+9+6+1+1+1}}}} || 100%<br>{{Nts|17221}}
|-
| <ref>[https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-still-on-top-bitcomets-market-share-plummets-090814/ TorrentFreak]</ref> || {{Start date and age|2009|8|14|df=yes|br=yes}} || 56.81% || 18.13% || 11.79% || 4.71% || 2.95% || {{dunno}} || 4.21% || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || 1.40% || 100%<br>{{Nts|165000}}+
|-
| <ref>[https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-dominates-bittorrent-client-market-share-090624/ TorrentFreak]</ref> || {{Start date and age|2009|6|24|df=yes|br=yes}}  || 55.84% || 16.85% || 12.01% || 6.50% || 1.60% || {{dunno}} || 4.02% || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || 3.17% || 100%<br>{{Nts|150000}}+
|}

==2007==

===Digital Music News===
Digital Music News collected the data from PC Pitstop, a company that gathers data from computers using their free online virus and malware scanners. The program scans [[Software:Windows Registry|Windows Registry]] to find which clients have been installed, more than a million [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] computers were surveyed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed;"
|+ Global install rate data from: [http://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-gains-popularity-azureus-loses-ground-071216/ Digital Music News]
|-
! style="width:4em" | Rank
! style="width:12em"  | Application
! style="width:12em"  | Install % on [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] desktops
|-
| 1 || [[Software:LimeWire|LimeWire]] || 18%
|-
| 2 || [[Software:ΜTorrent|μTorrent]] || 5.56%
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| 3 || [[Software:BitTorrent|BitTorrent (mainline)]] || 2.28%
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| 4 || [[Software:Vuze|Vuze]] || 2.11%
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| 5 || [[Software:BitComet|BitComet]] || 1.89%
|-
| 6 || Bitlord || 1.27%
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:BitTorrent clients]]

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