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Unmasking the shadows 2026

Unmasking the shadows 2026

Welcome to the AI traffic era. Non-human traffic has more than doubled in just 1.5 years and now accounts for nearly half of all onsite traffic. Our latest report features seven quarters of first-party data on bots, ad quality, and how to recover wasted ad spend.

Welcome to the AI traffic era. Non-human traffic has more than doubled in just 1.5 years and now accounts for nearly half of all onsite traffic. Our latest report features seven quarters of first-party data on bots, ad quality, and how to recover wasted ad spend.

Cover of the report "Unmasking the shadows 2026"
Cover of the report "Unmasking the shadows 2026"
Cover of the report "Unmasking the shadows 2026"

Summary

Between Q4 2024 and Q2 2026, we analyzed 9.47 billion onsite sessions and 11.62 billion ad impressions across our enterprise customer base, to answer a sharper question than before: not just how much of your traffic and ad spend is real, but how fast that is changing.

Onsite invalid traffic more than doubled to 46.18%, invalid users became the majority, and a 264% rise in self-declared crawlers signals the arrival of AI agents. On the ad side, impression quality held persistent while bot delivery climbed. Inside, you'll find the full seven-quarter trend by channel, the in-ad measurement breakdown, and how fraud0 now helps advertisers recover wasted spend. Download the report to see where you stand.

Key facts

9.47

billion sessions analyzed

11.62

billion ad impressions analyzed

46%

of onsite traffic is invalid

264%

Rise of self-declared crawlers

21%

of ad impressions are invalid

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Protect your marketing from bots and invalid traffic

Take back control over your marketing and data and try fraud0.

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Protect your marketing from bots and invalid traffic

Take back control over your marketing and data and try fraud0.

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