49.6% of global internet traffic in 2023 was from bots, an increase of 2%, with 32% bad bots leading to a 10% rise in account takeover attacks.

49.6% of global internet traffic in 2023 was from bots, a 2% increase from the previous year, according to Imperva's report. Bad bots accounted for 32% of traffic, up from 30.2% in 2022. This increase in malicious bot activity has led to a 10% year-on-year rise in account takeover attacks. Bots now represent almost half of all internet traffic, with the highest levels of bad bot traffic seen in Ireland, Germany, and Mexico.

April 16, 2024
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