Mostly Bots, Not Humans

Over half the internet is bots now.

I knew that number was climbing. I did not expect to find it sitting on my own hosting bill.

A few days ago, Kinsta warned me I was close to my plan limit on my travel blog. Nothing about the site had changed, so I went looking. Fourteen days of requests: 841,265 total. Likely humans: 77,347.

That is 9.2 percent.

Bots Passed Human Traffic in 2026

The good news? I’ve built a new tool that helps harden your clients websites against bots. It’s a simple scan that checks for bot exposure and sends a report within seconds.

Watch the full breakdown here.

To Your AI-First Success,

Jeff Sauer

P.S. Want to know your bot exposure? Run the Bot Exposure scan on your own site or a client site today.

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