Cloudflare says AI bots account for 57% of HTML traffic
Big moment for the internet: AI bots officially create more HTML-based web traffic than people now.
On April 27, 2026, Cloudflare reported that bots made up 57% of HTML-based global web traffic, leaving humans at just 43%.
Even Cloudflare's CEO, Matthew Prince, was caught off guard, tweeting, "Welp, that happened faster than I predicted."
Bots use OpenClaw, humans lead 65%
AI bots are super efficient: they can scan thousands of sites in a single go, while most people stick to a handful for things like shopping or scrolling social media.
Tools like OpenClaw let these bots gather information and finish tasks on their own.
Still, humans lead when it comes to overall web activity (about 65%), thanks to apps and streaming media.
So while bots run the web's background work, we're still driving what matters most online.