Cloudflare Publishes Top Internet Trends For 2025
Cloudflare, Monday, December 15th, 2025
Intensifying bot wars, a sharp rise in attacks on civil society organizations, and rapid progress in post-quantum encryption mark a pivotal year online
Cloudflare published its sixth annual Year in Review, one of the most comprehensive views of how the Internet behaved in 2025. The report-accompanied by a spotlight on the most popular Internet services-highlights the most significant Internet trends, traffic patterns, and security insights from the past year.
The Internet plays a central role in both our personal and professional lives, and this year marked a notable shift in how much society depends on it-driven by significant growth and major technological changes. Global Internet traffic ballooned by 19% year-over-year, and we saw substantial changes and advanced capabilities introduced to AI.