'Game of Thrones' Is Most Pirated Show of 2013 So Far

Game of Thrones fans love them some Khaleesi, some Peter Dinklage and some bloody battle royales. But how many are actually watching the show illegally?

A ton — which comes as no surprise. But the website Torrent Freak breaks down the exact online piracy numbers for the spring 2013 TV season

More than 5.2 million people illegally downloaded the first episode of the most recent season, according to Torrent Freak, compared to a season high of 5.5 million legal HBO viewers

Torrent Freak cites its piracy numbers from "several sources," including public data from BitTorrent trackers. It doesn't, however, include illegal online streams or cyberlocker downloads — meaning many more people actually watched GoT illegally