There was a time when streaming platforms like Netflix worried about illegal streaming platforms like Popcorn Time. In its heyday, the app made watching pirated movies as easy as watching Netflix, with the only difference being that Popcorn Time was free (and illegal). However, in 2022, it appears that users just aren't paying Popcorn Time as much attention, to the point that the people behind the project have decided to shut it down.
Is this the end of Popcorn Time?
The original developers launched Popcorn Time in 2014 before taking it down almost immediately. However, because of its open-source nature, others picked up where they left off. Since then, Popcorn Time has gone through several cycles of going down and going back up again. Only time will tell if this is final, but something tells us that Popcorn Time might be calling it curtains for good.
The app's current developers recently posted a graph of how many people have searched for "Popcorn Time" since it was launched in 2014.