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45% -- ai agent traffic growth rate for AI agent web traffic (Q2 2026)
AI agent traffic grew 45% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 2026 according to DataDome.
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45%
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Q2 2026
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AI agent web traffic: 45% ai agent traffic growth rate. Source: DataDome (Q2 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-agent-traffic-growth-q2-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-agent-traffic-growth-q2-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>45%</strong> -- ai agent traffic growth rate for AI agent web traffic<br><small>Source: DataDome (Q2 2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-agent-traffic-growth-q2-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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