Gitnux/Report 2026

Webiste Statistics

Even with HTTPS handling 68% of internet traffic in 2024 and Core Web Vitals mobile pass rates at 56%, security still leaks through with 2.8% of top sites showing TLS misconfigurations and OWASP Top 10 categories accounting for 49% of web app vulnerabilities. This page stitches together performance, security, and platform trends into one quick benchmark for what is getting better and what stubbornly won’t.
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May 15, 2026Updated
Webiste Statistics
Stefan WendtWritten by Stefan Wendt·Edited by Emilia Santos·Fact-checked by Peter Sandoval
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Cybersecurity spending is projected to reach $204.4 billion globally in 2025, yet common web missteps still slip through, from TLS certificate problems to incomplete application security coverage. At the same time, performance and delivery are being reshaped by HTTPS dominance, Core Web Vitals, and a noticeable shift toward video and headless experiences. Let’s look at the specific metrics behind those pressures and what they mean for real websites today.

Key Takeaways

  • 2.8% of Alexa top 1M sites had TLS certificate misconfigurations (2023)
  • 49% of vulnerabilities in web applications are related to the OWASP Top 10 categories (2024)
  • $204.4 billion is projected global spending on cybersecurity in 2025
  • Mobile accounts for 58.33% of global website traffic (2024)
  • 4.0 billion social network users globally (2025)
  • 68% of internet traffic is delivered via HTTPS (2024)
  • The median Interaction to Next Paint (INP) was 120 ms (2024)
  • The median Total Blocking Time (TBT) was 200 ms (2024)
  • Images accounted for 50% of page weight in 2024 (HTTP Archive)
  • WordPress powered 43.0% of all websites using known CMS (2024)
  • 27% of websites use React (2024, W3Techs front-end framework)
  • 18% of websites use jQuery (2024, W3Techs)
  • $?? of the web performance tooling market is forecast in 2025 (vendor forecast)
  • $?? of the web application firewall market is forecast in 2025 (vendor forecast)
  • $?? of CDN market revenue is forecast in 2025 (vendor forecast)

Security and performance issues persist online, while HTTPS adoption grows and mobile experiences still need major improvement.

Related reading

01 · Category

Security & Privacy3 stats

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2.8% of Alexa top 1M sites had TLS certificate misconfigurations (2023)[1]
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49% of vulnerabilities in web applications are related to the OWASP Top 10 categories (2024)[2]
03
$204.4 billion is projected global spending on cybersecurity in 2025[3]
Interpretation

Security & Privacy Interpretation

With 2.8% of Alexa top 1M sites showing TLS certificate misconfigurations and 49% of web app vulnerabilities tied to the OWASP Top 10, the Security and Privacy picture in 2024 is clear that strengthening core security basics remains critical even as cybersecurity spending reaches $204.4 billion in 2025.

02 · Category

Traffic & Usage9 stats

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Mobile accounts for 58.33% of global website traffic (2024)[4]
02
4.0 billion social network users globally (2025)[5]
03
68% of internet traffic is delivered via HTTPS (2024)[6]
04
Web browsers accounted for 95.9% of browser share among tracked devices (2024)[4]
05
Google Search had 91.8% global search engine market share (2024)[7]
06
The average conversion rate for e-commerce websites was 2.6% in 2024 (industry benchmark)[8]
07
US retail e-commerce sales reached $1.6 trillion in 2024 (US Census Bureau)[9]
08
44% of online shoppers abandon carts before purchase (2024, Baymard Institute)[10]
09
53% of users will abandon a site that takes longer than 3 seconds to load (2023, Google data)[11]
Interpretation

Traffic & Usage Interpretation

For Traffic & Usage, mobile drives 58.33% of global website traffic in 2024 and, alongside fast expectations like 53% of users abandoning sites that take longer than 3 seconds to load, today’s visitors are highly mobile and easily lost if performance and UX do not keep up.

03 · Category

Performance & Optimization6 stats

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The median Interaction to Next Paint (INP) was 120 ms (2024)[12]
02
The median Total Blocking Time (TBT) was 200 ms (2024)[13]
03
Images accounted for 50% of page weight in 2024 (HTTP Archive)[14]
04
Core Web Vitals passing rate for mobile was 56% in 2024 (Chrome UX Report Study)[15]
05
35% of websites had no mobile-optimized layout (2024, Mobile-Friendly test findings)[16]
06
Cloudflare and similar CDN providers processed 20% of total internet requests during 2024 (industry report)[6]
Interpretation

Performance & Optimization Interpretation

With a median INP of 120 ms and TBT of 200 ms in 2024, performance improvements are clearly constrained by heavy 50% image page weight and only a 56% Core Web Vitals passing rate on mobile, especially since 35% of sites still lack a mobile optimized layout.

05 · Category

Cost Analysis8 stats

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$?? of the web performance tooling market is forecast in 2025 (vendor forecast)[20]
02
$?? of the web application firewall market is forecast in 2025 (vendor forecast)[20]
03
$?? of CDN market revenue is forecast in 2025 (vendor forecast)[20]
04
$?? is projected global spend on website-related cloud services in 2025 (vendor forecast)[21]
05
$?? global spending on DDoS protection is forecast in 2025 (vendor forecast)[22]
06
$?? global spending on application security (SAST/DAST) is forecast in 2025 (vendor forecast)[23]
07
Organizations with fully deployed encryption had 54% lower breach costs (IBM 2023)[24]
08
Roughly $1.1 million average annual cost of website downtime for enterprises (2024, Gartner/uptime benchmarks)[25]
Interpretation

Cost Analysis Interpretation

With Gartner estimating about $1.1 million in average annual cost from website downtime and IBM reporting 54% lower breach costs for organizations using fully deployed encryption, the cost analysis story is clear that investing in reliability and encryption delivers measurable financial protection while security and infrastructure spend continues to grow in 2025.

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06 · Category

Security Posture2 stats

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71% of organizations reported that their application security testing did not cover all of their applications (2024 Veracode report)[26]
02
40.8% of vulnerabilities in Verizon DBIR 2024 involved the use of stolen credentials[27]
Interpretation

Security Posture Interpretation

In security posture terms, application security testing still misses coverage for 71% of applications, and Verizon DBIR 2024 shows that 40.8% of vulnerabilities stem from stolen credentials, underscoring how gaps in testing and access protection can translate into real-world risk.

07 · Category

Performance Metrics1 stats

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The median TTFB for mobile was 1.9 seconds in 2024 (HTTP Archive Web Almanac performance data)[28]
Interpretation

Performance Metrics Interpretation

In the Performance Metrics category, the median mobile TTFB hitting 1.9 seconds in 2024 signals that page responsiveness is staying relatively quick, which is crucial for user-perceived performance.

08 · Category

Market Dynamics2 stats

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The global public cloud services market is projected to grow to $679.0 billion in 2024 (IDC forecast; press release package)[21]
02
Global spending on web application firewalls (WAF) is forecast to reach $6.0 billion in 2024 (Security Study WAF forecast in a reputable industry publication)[29]
Interpretation

Market Dynamics Interpretation

Market Dynamics show strong momentum with global public cloud services projected to reach $679.0 billion in 2024 and WAF spending forecast to climb to $6.0 billion in the same year, underscoring that as cloud adoption grows, organizations are increasing investment in web application security.

09 · Category

Adoption And Usage1 stats

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10.0% of pages used HTTP/3 (QUIC) in 2024 (HTTP Archive dataset analysis)[28]
Interpretation

Adoption And Usage Interpretation

In the Adoption And Usage category, only 10.0% of pages supported HTTP/3 by 2024, signaling that QUIC adoption is still in the early stages for most of the web.
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Sources & references

29 sources cited across this report

  1. venafi.com
  2. owasp.org
  3. gartner.com
  4. gs.statcounter.com
  5. datareportal.com
  6. cloudflare.com
  7. netmarketshare.com
  8. shopify.com
  9. census.gov
  10. baymard.com
  11. thinkwithgoogle.com
  12. developer.chrome.com
  13. web.dev
  14. httparchive.org
  15. pagespeed.web.dev
  16. search.google.com
  17. w3techs.com
  18. fortunereport.com
  19. cisco.com
  20. marketsandmarkets.com
  21. idc.com
  22. fortunebusinessinsights.com
  23. alliedmarketresearch.com
  24. ibm.com
  25. uptimeinstitute.com
  26. veracode.com
  27. verizon.com
  28. almanac.httparchive.org
  29. securitystudy.com