Mobile phones now handle the bulk of internet access. Seventy nine percent of users reach the web that way. DDoS attacks reached a daily peak of 10.5 million while IPv6 carried 45.5 percent of global traffic.
Key Takeaways
- In 2024, 79% of internet users reported using a mobile phone to access the internet
- DDoS attacks peaked at 10.5 million attacks per day in 2024 (average daily volume measured by a security provider)—day-level peak
- In 2023, the average time to contain a breach was 73 days—average remediation containment time
- In 2024, 1.8% of all sites were observed with TLS certificate chains that failed common validation checks in scanning
- IPv6 adoption reached 45.5% globally in 2024—share of internet traffic over IPv6
- Google reported that 99.9% of its DNS queries are served globally within 100 ms average (measured within its own infrastructure reporting)—provider latency metric
- Median Time to First Byte (TTFB) was 0.8 seconds in 2023—server response time metric (web performance reporting)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) median was 2.5 seconds in 2023 on mobile (Chrome UX/CrUX derived via web performance reporting)—mobile LCP
- In 2023, 49% of organizations reported adopting or planning to adopt SD-WAN—trend affecting traffic routing and delivery
- Edge computing market size was $8.7 billion in 2023—spend on edge platforms used to deliver internet traffic closer to users
- In 2024, 38% of enterprise workloads were hosted on cloud platforms—share of workloads
- The DNSSEC adoption rate was 52.7% at authoritative zones in 2024
- The global CDN market was valued at $24.2 billion in 2023
- The global edge computing market was valued at $41.8 billion in 2022
Mobile dominates internet usage while faster networks, CDNs, and cloud drive rising traffic demands and security risks.
Related reading
01 · Category
User Adoption1 stats
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In 2024, 79% of internet users reported using a mobile phone to access the internet
Interpretation
User Adoption Interpretation
In 2024, 79% of internet users reported using a mobile phone to access the internet, showing that mobile adoption is the dominant driver of user uptake in the User Adoption category.
02 · Category
Security & Reliability4 stats
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DDoS attacks peaked at 10.5 million attacks per day in 2024 (average daily volume measured by a security provider)—day-level peak
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In 2023, the average time to contain a breach was 73 days—average remediation containment time
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In 2024, 1.8% of all sites were observed with TLS certificate chains that failed common validation checks in scanning
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In 2023, ransomware accounted for 6% of breaches and 28% of incident-related costs (US-centric but widely used baseline)
Interpretation
Security & Reliability Interpretation
For Security and Reliability, 2024 saw DDoS attacks surge to a peak of 10.5 million per day while 1.8% of sites had TLS chains failing common validation checks, and even with those pressures the average breach containment time in 2023 was 73 days.
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Connectivity & Infrastructure1 stats
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IPv6 adoption reached 45.5% globally in 2024—share of internet traffic over IPv6
Interpretation
Connectivity & Infrastructure Interpretation
In 2024, IPv6 carried 45.5% of global internet traffic, signaling steady progress in connectivity and infrastructure modernization toward a more future ready IP network.
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Traffic Volumes & Latency8 stats
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Google reported that 99.9% of its DNS queries are served globally within 100 ms average (measured within its own infrastructure reporting)—provider latency metric
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Median Time to First Byte (TTFB) was 0.8 seconds in 2023—server response time metric (web performance reporting)
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Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) median was 2.5 seconds in 2023 on mobile (Chrome UX/CrUX derived via web performance reporting)—mobile LCP
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Video accounted for 73% of consumer internet traffic in 2023—share of downstream traffic by application (Cisco/industry estimates via reputable trade sources)
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Fixed broadband traffic per subscription reached 270 GB per month globally in 2023—monthly fixed usage per subscription
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HTTP/3 adoption was 6.2% of global web traffic in 2024—fraction of HTTP requests using QUIC
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Content Delivery Networks delivered 25% of global web traffic in 2023—share of traffic (industry report)
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Global IP transit traffic was 3.1 exabytes per second in 2023—estimated global IP traffic volume
Interpretation
Traffic Volumes & Latency Interpretation
Across Traffic Volumes and Latency, web performance remains tightly constrained while traffic keeps surging, as seen in Google serving 99.9% of DNS queries within 100 ms even as video makes up 73% of consumer internet traffic in 2023.
More related reading
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Industry Trends3 stats
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In 2023, 49% of organizations reported adopting or planning to adopt SD-WAN—trend affecting traffic routing and delivery
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Edge computing market size was $8.7 billion in 2023—spend on edge platforms used to deliver internet traffic closer to users
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In 2024, 38% of enterprise workloads were hosted on cloud platforms—share of workloads
Interpretation
Industry Trends Interpretation
The Industry Trends data show that cloud and edge are steadily reshaping how traffic is handled, with 49% of organizations adopting or planning SD-WAN in 2023 and edge computing reaching $8.7 billion in 2023, while by 2024 38% of enterprise workloads run on cloud platforms.
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Network Performance1 stats
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The DNSSEC adoption rate was 52.7% at authoritative zones in 2024
Interpretation
Network Performance Interpretation
In 2024, DNSSEC adoption reached 52.7% across authoritative zones, signaling improving network performance for security and reliability under the Network Performance category.
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Cost Analysis2 stats
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The global CDN market was valued at $24.2 billion in 2023
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The global edge computing market was valued at $41.8 billion in 2022
Interpretation
Cost Analysis Interpretation
From a cost analysis perspective, the CDN market’s $24.2 billion valuation in 2023 alongside the edge computing market’s $41.8 billion in 2022 signals that spending is shifting toward distributed infrastructure that can reduce delivery costs while supporting growth at the edge.
Reference
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APA
Min-ji Park. (2026, February 13). Internet Traffic Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/internet-traffic-statistics
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Min-ji Park. "Internet Traffic Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/internet-traffic-statistics.
Chicago
Min-ji Park. 2026. "Internet Traffic Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/internet-traffic-statistics.
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