Do AI bots now outnumber humans online? Here’s what Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince says
Summary
Cloudflare says AI agent traffic has now overtaken human web traffic in raw HTTP requests. The shift reflects the rapid growth of autonomous bots that browse, scrape, compare prices, and complete tasks on behalf of users. Cloudflare’s data shows bot traffic at 57.5% versus human traffic at 42.5%, although it measures request activity rather than real user engagement. The article frames this as an important change in how the internet is being used and how websites may need to handle machine-driven access.
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