Internet traffic

For the amount of data sent and received by visitors of a particular web site, see web traffic.
Global Internet Traffic as of 2018

Internet traffic is the flow of data within the entire Internet, or in certain network links of its constituent networks. Common traffic measurements are total volume, in units of multiples of the byte, or as transmission rates in bytes per certain time units.

As the topology of the Internet is not hierarchical, no single point of measurement is possible for total Internet traffic. Traffic data may be obtained from the Tier 1 network providers' peering points for indications of volume and growth. However, Such data excludes traffic that remains within a single service provider's network and traffic that crosses private peering points.

As of December 2022 almost half (48%) of mobile Internet traffic is in India and China, while North America and Europe have about a quarter.[1]. However, mobile traffic remains a minority of total internet traffic.

  1. ^ Kar, Ayushi (2022-12-04). "End of American internet, India-China contribute to 50% of world's data traffic". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.