Cybersecurity statistics / Bot Traffic
| Publisher | Fastly |
| Report | Fastly Threat Insights Report |
| Published | 16 April 2026 |
| Topics | Bot Traffic, Caching, Bots |
Published by Fastly in Fastly Threat Insights Report, 16 April 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.
| In January 2026, bots accounted for 49% of all requests, nearly matching human traffic at 51%. Fastly, 27/05/2026 |
| 99% of bot traffic is unwanted or unverifiable. Fastly, 27/05/2026 |
| Only 1% of bots are verified or wanted. Fastly, 27/05/2026 |
| In 2025, bots made up more than 53% of all web traffic, up from 51% the previous year, while human activity fell to 47%. Thales, 27/05/2026 |
| Bots now account for over half of all internet traffic. Thales, 27/05/2026 |
| 60% of all origin traffic is from bots. Fastly, 27/05/2026 |
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