Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI agents are eating the Web, growing by nearly 8,000% and rewiring the Internet’s business model

Bots now generate over 50% of web traffic, with agentic AI activity growing 7,851% year-over-year. CloudFlare and Thales report conflicting crossover points for bot-human traffic dominance, while HUMAN Security highlights shifts in AI-driven traffic composition. The internet’s business model, built on human-centric metrics, faces disruption as bots reshape web activity and monetization.