Cybersecurity statistics / Bots
| Publisher | Fastly |
| Report | Fastly Threat Insights Report |
| Published | 16 April 2026 |
| Topics | Bots, Bot Traffic |
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.
| Only 1% of bots are verified or wanted. Fastly, 27/05/2026 |
| 60% of all origin traffic is from bots. Fastly, 27/05/2026 |
| 99% of bot traffic is unwanted or unverifiable. Fastly, 27/05/2026 |
| 47% of requests to cached content come from bots. Fastly, 27/05/2026 |
| Even when explicitly warned that synthetic bots are common, 33% of study participants still shared sensitive information. Pindrop, 09/02/2026 |
| Bot requests increased by 2% in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter, representing billions of requests. Fastly, 01/01/2026 |
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