The file sharing website Zippyshare has announced that it will shut down at the end of March 2023 after reporting that it can no longer afford to keep the service running.. It is a free file-sharing website created in 2006 that generates income through , in addition, it is one of the largest on the network, with more than 43 million visits per month, according to Similarweb.
However, the site yesterday announced the shutdown of the service, giving users until the end of the month to back up important files. «We have decided to close the project at the end of the month. Please make backup copies of your important files, you have about two weeks to do so. Until then, the site will function without changes.», reads an announcement on the blog of Zippyshare.
Management claims they are shutting down the service because they can no longer afford to keep it operational due to rising costs and declining revenue. Operators say traffic to the site is declining as people turn to more modern file-sharing services with better performance and more features.
In addition, an increasing number of those who continue to visit Zippyshare use aggressive ad blockers, so the site’s ad revenue is also in free fall. As if that weren’t enough, the sharp rise in electricity prices has made running the site’s massive server infrastructure much more expensive, diminishing already dwindling profits.
«There are still a lot of minor reasons, but we could write a book about this, and probably no one would want to read it.», reads the Zippyshare statement. «Long story short, we can no longer afford to maintain the site».
Despite the gloomy outlook that this statement reflects, Zippyshare it remains one of the most popular websites on the internet, enjoying massive traffic. In fact, Due to its ease of use, a large number of unofficial anime distribution sites use this service for hosting the episodes and even entire series.either for direct download or to embed the videos on the site (thus, the videos are not hosted on the anime page, but elsewhere, so legally there is no infringement).
Fuente: Official site