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January 19, 2025 4:19 PM
TikTok ban takes hold: data reveals sharp traffic decline and rapid shift to alternatives
On January 19, 2025, ByteDance shut down access to TikTok and other owned/operated apps for US users, causing an 85% traffic plunge and a rapid shift to alternatives like RedNote....
December 24, 2024 10:00 AM
When the world logs off: Christmas, New Year’s, and the Internet’s holiday rhythm
From Christmas Eve dinners in Europe to New Year’s Eve countdowns in Asia, Cloudflare data reveals how global festivities have typically shaped Internet usage and cultural rhythms...
December 23, 2024 2:00 PM
Global elections in 2024: Internet traffic and cyber threat trends
In 2024, as elections took place across over 60 countries, the Internet became both a battleground for cyberattacks and a vital platform for democratic engagement....
December 16, 2024 2:00 PM
Internationalization and localization: bringing Cloudflare Radar to a global audience
Internationalization and localization require more than translation: tone, images, date/time and number formatting, among other items, need to be considered....
December 09, 2024 2:05 PM
Cloudflare 2024 Year in Review
The 2024 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review is our fifth annual review of Internet trends and patterns at both a global and country/region level....
December 09, 2024 2:00 PM
From ChatGPT to Temu: ranking top Internet services in 2024
The 2024 popular Internet services landscape highlights rising generative AI, e-commerce shifts, and the continued dominance of platforms like Google and Facebook, as revealed by Cloudflare’s rankings...
December 03, 2024 8:43 PM
From deals to DDoS: exploring Cyber Week 2024 Internet trends
How significant are Cyber Week shopping days on the Internet? Is it a global phenomenon? Does E-commerce interest peak on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, and are attacks increasing during this time?
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November 20, 2024 9:30 PM
Resilient Internet connectivity in Europe mitigates impact from multiple cable cuts
Two recent cable cuts that occurred in the Baltic Sea resulted in little-to-no observable impact to the affected countries, in large part because of the significant redundancy and resilience of Internet infrastructure in Europe.
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November 06, 2024 8:00 AM
Exploring Internet traffic shifts and cyber attacks during the 2024 US election
Election Day 2024 in the US saw a surge in cyber activity. Cloudflare blocked several DDoS attacks on political and election sites, ensuring no impact. In this post, we analyze these attacks, as well Internet traffic increases across the US and other key trends....
October 30, 2024 12:00 AM
Cloudflare’s perspective of the October 30 OVHcloud outage
On October 30, 2024, cloud hosting provider OVHcloud (AS16276) suffered a brief but significant outage. Within this post, we review Cloudflare’s perspective on this outage....
October 29, 2024 1:05 PM
Forced offline: the Q3 2024 Internet disruption summary
The third quarter of 2024 was particularly active, with quite a few significant Internet disruptions. Underlying causes included government-directed shutdowns, power outages, hurricane damage, terrestrial and submarine cable cuts, military action, and more....
October 23, 2024 1:05 PM
4.2 Tbps of bad packets and a whole lot more: Cloudflare's Q3 DDoS report
The number of DDoS attacks spiked in the third quarter of 2024. Cloudflare mitigated nearly 6 million DDoS attacks, representing a 49% increase QoQ and 55% increase YoY....
October 01, 2024 12:32 AM
Impact of Verizon’s September 30 outage on Internet traffic
On Monday, September 30, customers on Verizon’s mobile network in multiple cities across the United States reported experiencing a loss of connectivity. HTTP request traffic data from Verizon’s mobile ASN (AS6167) showed nominal declines across impacted cities.
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September 27, 2024 1:00 PM
Network trends and natural language: Cloudflare Radar’s new Data Explorer & AI Assistant
The Cloudflare Radar Data Explorer provides a simple Web-based interface to build more complex API queries, including comparisons and filters, and visualize the results. The accompanying AI Assistant translates a user’s natural language statements or questions into the appropriat...
September 23, 2024 1:00 PM
Network performance update: Birthday Week 2024
Since June 2021, we’ve been measuring and ranking our network performance against the top global networks in the world. We use this data to improve our performance, and to share the results of those initiatives.
In this post, we’re going to share with you how network performanc...