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Aug 8, 2026 · Industry Insights

Machine Traffic Will Outpace Human Traffic 1,000‑Fold in Five Years, Cloudflare Exec Warns

Cloudflare CFO Thomas Seifert predicts that AI‑driven machine traffic will become a thousand times larger than human‑generated traffic within five years, citing rapid growth that already surpassed human traffic in 2026, and discusses the resulting efficiency, security, and business‑model implications.