What percentage of internet traffic comes from bots rather than humans?
Internet hard Data from 2024
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The answer
50%
Roughly 50.
Roughly half of all internet traffic is automated, and about a third of the total comes from bots classed as malicious — scrapers, credential stuffers and scalpers. Human traffic has been the minority share for several years running.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Imperva Bad Bot Report |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | percent |
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