A small web service found bots were 17% of traffic
Over the last 30 days, one web service recorded 110 page views. Its own separated human visits from bot visits, and the result was 83% human traffic and 17% bots.
The expected split was much closer to half human and half bot, so the actual bot share was lower than expected. The check came after large view counts from community posts led to very few real , making traffic quality worth measuring directly.
Key points
- The service had 110 page views over the last 30 days.
- Human visits made up 83% of the measured traffic.
- Bots made up 17% of the measured traffic.
- The bot share was lower than the expected near-half split.
- Traffic quality matters when high view counts do not lead to real user actions.