Bit Torrent is a protocol supporting the practice of peer-to-peer file sharing that is used to distribute large amounts of data over the Internet. Bit Torrent is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files and peer-to-peer networks have been estimated to collectively account for approximately 43% to 70% of all Internet traffic (depending on geographical location) as of February 2009. In November of 2004 Bit Torrent was responsible for 35% of all Internet traffic. As of February 2013, Bit Torrent was responsible for 3.35% of all worldwide bandwidth, more than half of the 6% of total bandwidth dedicated to file sharing.
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