Cloudflare 2023 Year in Review

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This post details the findings of the Cloudflare Radar 2023 Year in Review, analyzing global Internet traffic growth (25%), popular services (Google, OpenAI, Binance), mobile device traffic share (Android dominance), Starlink traffic growth, popular web technologies (Google Analytics, React, HubSpot), HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 usage, and the most popular language for API requests (NodeJS). It also covers connectivity and speed metrics, including Internet outages, IPv6 adoption rates, download speeds, and mobile device traffic share. Security insights include mitigated malicious traffic percentages, bot traffic origins, attacked industries, notable vulnerabilities (Log4j, HTTP/2 Rapid Reset), post-quantum encryption adoption, email threats, and RPKI validation improvements. The post highlights the evolution of Cloudflare Radar since its launch in 2020 and its role in providing unique near-real-time perspectives on Internet patterns.