Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince confirmed on June 3, 2026 that automated bot traffic has surpassed human traffic for the first time in web history. Bots now account for 57.5% of HTTP requests, compared to 42.5% from humans, a milestone reached earlier than projections for 2027. While humans still dominate streaming and social media, publishers face new challenges in server loads, access policies, and security defenses. Cloudflare has blocked 416B+ AI bot requests since July 2025, underscoring the scale of machine‑driven activity.
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