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Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
Safe rephrasing
Cloudflare reported that on Dec. 2, 2025, humans generated 47% of HTML page requests and non-AI bots 44%, after bots had led earlier in the year.
What the source says
As of December 2, human traffic generated 47% of HTML requests, and non-AI bots generated 44%.
Cloudflare Radar — Cloudflare Radar 2025 Year in Review
- Commonly cited as
- "Half the web is bots"
- True origin
- Cloudflare Radar — Cloudflare Radar 2025 Year in Review
- Type
- Reference fact: A frequently needed number or rule taken directly from a primary source (e.g. Pew, Census, IAB/PwC, FTC), with its as-of date.
- Year
- 2025
- Data as of
- Dec. 2, 2025
- Last checked
- Method & sample
- Traffic observed across Cloudflare's global network (share of requests to sites Cloudflare serves, not of all internet users).
- Drift between quote and source
- Point-in-time share of HTML requests; AI bots made up most of the remainder (about 4.2% on average in 2025)
- Non-AI bots led early in 2025
- Interest
- Cloudflare sells network and security services.