US EditionInternet Traffic Grew 19% in 2025, Google Remains King
Cloudflare's report highlights AI bots generating 4.2% of HTML requests and attributes 19% global internet traffic growth to increased online activity and expanded access via satellites.
- On December 15, 2025, Cloudflare reported global internet traffic grew 19 percent this year in its `Cloudflare Radar 2025 Year in Review`.
- Traffic patterns showed increased internet use this year, with Starlink's 2.3x growth and satellite expansion, including the 10,000th satellite launch, Cloudflare says.
- Cloudflare's telemetry indicates AI bots now account for 4.2 percent of HTML requests, Google provides the highest-traffic Verified Bot GoogleBot, and ChatGPT is the most popular AI service.
- A Cloudflare outage caused downtime and errors for Spotify, Google, Snapchat, Discord and Nintendo, highlighting broad dependence on Cloudflare, traffic gatekeeper of internet infrastructure this year.
- Competition and lawsuits framed the AI landscape as Google and OpenAI publicly sparred, while Ziff Davis filed an April copyright lawsuit against OpenAI.
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Google and ChatGPT Remain the Most Popular Services as Internet Traffic Grows by 19 Percent: Cloudflare
Cloudflare’s 2025 Internet report shows global web traffic grew 19 percent, with growth accelerating in the second half of the year. Google remained the most visited destination online, while ChatGPT led the generative AI space. The report also highlights a sharp rise in AI bot activity, with non-human traffic now accounting for over four percent of HTML requests.
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