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23% -- internet traffic growth rate for global internet (2022)
Global internet traffic grew by 23% in 2022 according to Cloudflare data.
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23%
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2022
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95
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
82
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Cloudflare
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https://onlinemarketing.de/cases/zehn-beliebteste-social-media-plattformen-2022-cloudflare?utm_sourc… ↗
Source Article
Die Cloudflare-Internettrends des Jahres 2022 | OnlineMarketing.de
2022 nutzten fast fünf Milliarden Menschen auf der ganzen Welt (sowie einer ungezählten Anzahl von „Bots“) das Internet. Die große Vielfalt an Inhalten im World Wide Web veranlasste Cloudflare zu der Frage, welche Kategorien von Internetdiensten im Laufe des Jahres am beliebtesten waren. Vor diesem …
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Methodology
Aggregated data from Cloudflare.
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 (current) | 19% | |
| 2022 (current) | 23% | +21.1% |
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global internet: 23% internet traffic growth rate. Source: Cloudflare (2022). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/global-internet-traffic-growth-2022
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