People spent more time on the Internet in 2025, according to new research by one of its major providers. Global Internet traffic was up 19% this year, and new research tells us the sites we were using most.
- The “Cloudflare Radar 2025 Year in Review” has just been released, giving us a look back at the year in online behavior.
- Cloudflare provides a range of Internet services, and we got a reminder of how much it does when their outage last month made sites like X, ChatGPT and many more unavailable for hours.
- The new report analyzes data from its system to reveal the most popular websites worldwide.
- Google is still the king, topping the list globally. Facebook and Apple are second and third.
- ChatGPT didn’t even crack the top 10 overall, but it is the number one generative AI service, followed by Claude (Anthropic) and Perplexity.
- Facebook is the most popular social media site, with Instagram and TikTok at number two and three.
- The Top e-commerce site worldwide is Amazon, followed by Shopee and Temu.
Top 10 Internet Sites Worldwide in 2025
- 2. Facebook
- 3. Apple
- 4. Microsoft
- 5. Instagram
- 6. Amazon Web Services
- 7. YouTube
- 8. TikTok
- 9. Amazon
- 10. WhatsApp
Top 10 Social Media Sites Worldwide in 2025
- 2. Instagram
- 3. TikTok
- 4. Snapchat
- 5. Linkedin
- 6. X
- 7. Kwai
- 8. Discord
- 9. Pinterest
- 10. Reddit
Source: CBS News
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