Radar

January 21, 2025 1:50 PM

On January 19, 2025, ByteDance suspended TikTok and related apps for US users. We examine the 14-hour traffic plunge, recovery near Donald Trump’s inauguration....

By 
• João Tomé

January 19, 2025 4:19 PM

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....

By 
• João Tomé

December 24, 2024 10:00 AM

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...

By 
• João Tomé

December 23, 2024 2:00 PM

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....

By 
• João Tomé

December 16, 2024 2:00 PM

Internationalization and localization require more than translation: tone, images, date/time and number formatting, among other items, need to be considered....

By 
• Alejandro Diaz-Garcia
• , David Fidalgo
• , Nuno Pereira

December 09, 2024 2:05 PM

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....

By 
• David Belson

December 09, 2024 2:00 PM

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...

By 
• João Tomé

December 03, 2024 8:43 PM

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? ...

By 
• João Tomé

November 20, 2024 9:30 PM

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. ...

By 
• David Belson

November 06, 2024 8:00 AM

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....

By 
• João Tomé
• , Jocelyn Woolbright

October 30, 2024 12:00 AM

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....

By 
• Bryton Herdes
• , David Belson
• , Tanner Ryan

October 29, 2024 1:05 PM

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....

By 
• David Belson

October 23, 2024 1:05 PM

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....

By 
• Omer Yoachimik
• , Jorge Pacheco

October 01, 2024 12:32 AM

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. ...

By 
• David Belson

September 27, 2024 1:00 PM

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...

By 
• David Belson
• , Sabina Zejnilovic