India, Dec. 18 -- Cloudflare's sixth annual Year in Review offers a clear snapshot of how the Internet evolved through 2025, and the picture is far from static. Drawing on telemetry from its global network and Cloudflare Radar, the report shows an Internet that is growing rapidly, becoming more automated, and facing increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, while simultaneously preparing for a post-quantum future.

Global Internet traffic rose by 19% year-on-year, underscoring how deeply digital platforms are embedded in both personal and enterprise workflows. However, this growth came with heightened risk. Cloudflare recorded more than 25 record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks during the year, signalling a shift in ...