In 2024, nearly 50% of all internet traffic came from bots — not people.

Some are helpful. Many are not.

Bots are essentially little pieces of software designed to do tasks online — often faster (and sneakier) than any human ever could. They might be crawling websites for Google, chatting with you on a help page, or… secretly snapping up concert tickets in milliseconds.

Good bots index your site for search engines.

Bad bots can scrape your content, crash your site, or try thousands of stolen passwords in seconds.

Some bots are even part of massive global networks that launch attacks — using infected computers, smart fridges, even baby monitors.

The internet isn’t just busy — it’s buzzing with bots.