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January 13, 2026
What we know about Iran’s Internet shutdown
Cloudflare Radar data shows Internet traffic from Iran has effectively dropped to zero since January 8, signaling a complete shutdown in the country and disconnection from the global Internet.
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December 15, 2025
The 2025 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review: The rise of AI, post-quantum, and record-breaking DDoS attacks
We present our 6th annual review of Internet trends and patterns observed across the globe, revealing the disruptions, advances and metrics that defined 2025. ...
December 15, 2025
ChatGPT's rivals, Kwai's quiet rise: the top Internet services of 2025
AI competition intensified in 2025 as ChatGPT gained strong challengers. Instagram climbed, X declined, and platforms like Shopee, Temu, and Kwai reshaped global Internet usage. Our 2025 DNS data shows how Internet patterns evolved....
November 03, 2025
Fresh insights from old data: corroborating reports of Turkmenistan IP unblocking and firewall testing
Cloudflare used historical data to investigate reports of potential new firewall tests in Turkmenistan. Shifts in TCP resets/timeouts across ASNs corroborate large-scale network control system changes.
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October 28, 2025
Online outages: Q3 2025 Internet disruption summary
In Q3 2025, we observed Internet disruptions around the world resulting from government directed shutdowns, power outages, cable cuts, a cyberattack, an earthquake, a fire, and technical problems, as well as several with unexplained causes....
October 27, 2025
From .com to .anything: introducing Top-Level Domain (TLD) insights on Cloudflare Radar
Cloudflare Radar has launched a new Top-Level Domain (TLD) page, providing insights into TLD popularity, traffic, and security. The top-ranking TLD may come as a surprise....
October 27, 2025
Making the Internet observable: the evolution of Cloudflare Radar
Cloudflare Radar has evolved significantly since its 2020 launch, offering deeper insights into Internet security, routing, and traffic with new tools and data that help anyone understand what's happening online....
September 30, 2025
Nationwide Internet shutdown in Afghanistan extends localized disruptions
On September 29, 2025, Internet connectivity was completely shut down across Afghanistan, impacting business, education, finance, and government services....
September 26, 2025
Monitoring AS-SETs and why they matter
We will cover some of the reasons why operators need to monitor the AS-SET memberships for their ASN, and now Cloudflare Radar can help. ...
September 26, 2025
Introducing new regional Internet traffic and Certificate Transparency insights on Cloudflare Radar
Cloudflare Radar now offers a Certificate Transparency dashboard for monitoring TLS certificate activity, and new regional traffic insights for a sub-national perspective on Internet trends....
August 29, 2025
The crawl-to-click gap: Cloudflare data on AI bots, training, and referrals
By mid-2025, training drives nearly 80% of AI crawling, while referrals to publishers (especially from Google) are falling and crawl-to-refer ratios show AI consumes far more than it sends back....
August 28, 2025
A deeper look at AI crawlers: breaking down traffic by purpose and industry
We are extending AI-related insights on Cloudflare Radar with new industry-focused data and a breakdown of bot traffic by purpose, such as training or user action. ...
August 21, 2025
How a volunteer-run wildfire site in Portugal stayed online during DDoS attacks
Fogos.pt, a volunteer-run wildfire tracker in Portugal, grew from a side project into a critical national resource used by citizens, media, and government. During 2025 fire season it was hit by DDoS ...
July 22, 2025
Shutdown season: the Q2 2025 Internet disruption summary
In Q2 2025, we observed Internet disruptions around the world resulting from government-directed shutdowns, power outages, cable damage, a cyberattack, and technical problems....
July 15, 2025
Hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks skyrocket: Cloudflare’s 2025 Q2 DDoS threat report
June was the busiest month for DDoS attacks in 2025 Q2, accounting for nearly 38% of all observed activity....