Cloudflare founders: AI creators ended 13 years of stagnant web growth
rvp · x · 2026-09-28
- Cloudflare's 2026 founders' letter calls this the biggest shift on the internet since its 2010 launch, as automated traffic now surpasses human activity
- The web plateaued or shrank from 2012 through 2025, then exploded with new sites in mid-2025
- Contrary to the AI "slop" narrative, Cloudflare says most growth comes from a new wave of non-coder creators using vibe coding tools
- Over 7 million developers now build on Cloudflare's developer platform, which it says is the preferred deployment target for these tools
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