This statistic shows the percentage of bot traffic as share of total online traffic. In 2016, bots accounted for 51.8 percent of online traffic. That year good bots accounted for 22.9 percent of traffic and bad bots accounted for 28.9 percent.
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Global bot traffic share 2012-2016
Percentage of bot traffic as share of total online traffic from 2012 to 2016
This statistic shows the percentage of bot traffic as share of total online traffic. In 2016, bots accounted for 51.8 percent of online traffic. That year good bots accounted for 22.9 percent of traffic and bad bots accounted for 28.9 percent.
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| Humans | Total bots | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 49% | 51% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | 61.5% |
| 2014 | 44% | 56% |
| 2015 | 53% | 47% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | 51.8% |
| Humans | Total bots | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 49% | 51% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | 61.5% |
| 2014 | 44% | 56% |
| 2015 | 53% | 47% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | 51.8% |
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This statistic shows the percentage of bot traffic as share of total online traffic. In 2016, bots accounted for 51.8 percent of online traffic. That year good bots accounted for 22.9 percent of traffic and bad bots accounted for 28.9 percent.
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- Release date
- January 2017
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2012 to 2016
- Special properties
- data based on 16.7+ billion visits to 100,000 randomly-selected domains on the Incapsula network
- Supplementary notes
- The source does not provide information regarding the location.
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2012 to 2016
- Special properties
- data based on 16.7+ billion visits to 100,000 randomly-selected domains on the Incapsula network
- Supplementary notes
- The source does not provide information regarding the location.
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