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Cloudflare's data shows a clear impact on Internet traffic from Iceland to Spain and Portugal, following the path of totality of the total solar eclipse that occurred on August 12, 2026.
Cloudflare Radar tracked Internet disruptions driven by natural disasters, government-mandated shutdowns, and DNSSEC key rollovers over the last quarter. This post analyzes traffic telemetry to explain how these events impacted global connectivity.
We analyzed global HTTP traffic to explore how kickoff times, streaming habits, and hydration breaks reshaped online activity worldwide. From late-night traffic surges to halftime browsing spikes, here is how the world connected during the global tournament.
One year after declaring Content Independence Day, a dynamic market for monetized content has officially emerged. In this report, we examine how the rise of autonomous AI agents is upending traditional search referrals and detail the new infrastructure required to support a sustainable web economy.
Cloudflare Radar data confirms early indications of a partial Internet restoration in Iran, nearly three months after the shutdown began. Traffic spikes and DNS queries have risen, but network activity is currently just 40% of pre-shutdown levels.
The first quarter of 2026 saw a surge in Internet disruptions, from nationwide shutdowns in Uganda and Iran to unprecedented drone strikes on cloud infrastructure. We explore the data behind these events using Cloudflare Radar.
The last quarter of 2025 brought several notable disruptions to Internet connectivity. Cloudflare Radar data reveals the impact of cable cuts, power outages, extreme weather, technical problems, and more.
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.
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.
We present our 6th annual review of Internet trends and patterns observed across the globe, revealing the disruptions, advances and metrics that defined 2025.
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.
On September 29, 2025, Internet connectivity was completely shut down across Afghanistan, impacting business, education, finance, and government services.
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.
In Q2 2025, we observed Internet disruptions around the world resulting from government-directed shutdowns, power outages, cable damage, a cyberattack, and technical problems.
June was the busiest month for DDoS attacks in 2025 Q2, accounting for nearly 38% of all observed activity.
Cloudflare Radar now shows how often a given AI model sends traffic to a site relative to how often it crawls that site. This helps site owners make decisions about which AI bots to allow or block.
David Belson and Sam Rhea
A massive power outage struck significant portions of Portugal and Spain at 10:34 UTC on April 28, disrupting everyday activities and services.
In Q1 2025, we observed Internet disruptions around the world caused by cable damage, power outages, natural disasters, fire, a cyberattack, and technical problems.
