Alphabay is one of the dark web's most popular and long-standing marketplaces. Launched in 2014, the site gathered more and more online search interest over the years, reaching a maximum of 100 index points in July 2017. That month, Alphabay was shut down following a U.S. warrant against its founder, 25-year-old Canadian citizen Alexandre Cazes, for racketeering, narcotics trafficking, identity theft, and online fraud, among other charges. Cazes was found dead in a cell in Thailand a few days after his detention while facing U.S. extradition. Since August 2021, Alphabay has been online again, administered by an alleged co-founder whose identity has not been revealed.
Search interest in dark web marketplace 'Alphabay' worldwide from January 2014 to November 2022 (in index points)
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Google Trends. (December 2, 2022). Search interest in dark web marketplace 'Alphabay' worldwide from January 2014 to November 2022 (in index points) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280007/search-interest-alphabay/
Google Trends. "Search interest in dark web marketplace 'Alphabay' worldwide from January 2014 to November 2022 (in index points)." Chart. December 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280007/search-interest-alphabay/
Google Trends. (2022). Search interest in dark web marketplace 'Alphabay' worldwide from January 2014 to November 2022 (in index points). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280007/search-interest-alphabay/
Google Trends. "Search Interest in Dark Web Marketplace 'alphabay' Worldwide from January 2014 to November 2022 (in Index Points)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280007/search-interest-alphabay/
Google Trends, Search interest in dark web marketplace 'Alphabay' worldwide from January 2014 to November 2022 (in index points) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280007/search-interest-alphabay/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Search interest in dark web marketplace 'Alphabay' worldwide from January 2014 to November 2022 (in index points) [Graph], Google Trends, December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280007/search-interest-alphabay/