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Global HTTPS traffic increase 2015, by category

Global encrypted internet traffic increase from January to September 2015, by category

Global HTTPS traffic increase 2015, by category

The statistics presents the global encrypted internet traffic increase from January to September 2015, sorted by category. During this period, online storage and backup HTTPS traffic increased by 50 percent. As of October 2015, 33.56 percent of total requests in October used the HTTPS protocol.

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	Percent increase in measured period
Online storage and backup	50%
File transfer services	36%
Webpage translation	32%
Photo search/images	27%
Gambling	26%
Pornography	25%
Internet telephony	19%
Streaming video	17%
Search engines and portals	14%
Personal sites	14%
Reference	13%
Illegal downloads	13%
Online communities	12%
Illegal drugs	11%
Government and law	10%
Lingerie and swimsuits	10%
Web-based e-mail	10%
Adult	8%
Advertisments	8%
Mobile phones	8%

	Percent increase in measured period
Online storage and backup	50%
File transfer services	36%
Webpage translation	32%
Photo search/images	27%
Gambling	26%
Pornography	25%
Internet telephony	19%
Streaming video	17%
Search engines and portals	14%
Personal sites	14%
Reference	13%
Illegal downloads	13%
Online communities	12%
Illegal drugs	11%
Government and law	10%
Lingerie and swimsuits	10%
Web-based e-mail	10%
Adult	8%
Advertisments	8%
Mobile phones	8%

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The statistics presents the global encrypted internet traffic increase from January to September 2015, sorted by category. During this period, online storage and backup HTTPS traffic increased by 50 percent. As of October 2015, 33.56 percent of total requests in October used the HTTPS protocol.

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Release date: January 2016

Region: Worldwide
Survey time period: January to September 2015
Special properties: combined incoming and outgoing bytes per web transaction

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