Meta’s AI bots generated 52% of AI crawler traffic, which is more than double that of Google (23%) or OpenAI (20%).

August 19, 2025

Meta’s AI bots generated 52% of AI crawler traffic, which is more than double that of Google (23%) or OpenAI (20%). — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Fastly in August 2025. It covers topics including AI bots. The original data appears in Crawled, Scraped, Strained: Insights on AI Bot Behavior . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Meta’s AI bots generated 52% of AI crawler traffic, which is more than double that of Google (23%) or OpenAI (20%). This data was published by Fastly and covers AI bots.

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This statistic comes from Crawled, Scraped, Strained: Insights on AI Bot Behavior , published by Fastly on August 19, 2025. You can view the original report at https://learn.fastly.com/Security-Threat-Insights-Report.

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Meta’s AI bots generated 52% of AI crawler traffic, which is more than double that of Google (23%) or OpenAI (20%).

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