Download the 2026 GIPR

See what is changing across fixed, mobile, and satellite networks, and what it means for operators trying to protect experience, control cost, and build new service opportunities.

 

The 2026 Global Internet Phenomena Report breaks down the traffic shifts that matter most across fixed, mobile, and satellite networks, and what that means for capacity, quality of experience, and new service opportunities.

Grounded in anonymized, aggregated data from tens of millions of subscribers and powered by AppLogic's AI-driven library of more than 3,000 applications, our solutions classify and categorize over 95% of network traffic.

 

90%

AI traffic growth on fixed networks
80%

AI traffic growth on mobile networks
95%+

Traffic classified and categorized



Why the GIPR matters

For more than a decade, the Global Internet Phenomena Report has delivered annual insight into the applications, behaviors, and trends shaping global internet traffic.

The report gives service providers a detailed view of which applications are driving usage, how traffic patterns are changing, and where they may need to adapt capacity, service quality, and commercial strategy in response.

This makes the GIPR useful not just as a traffic snapshot, but as a planning tool for operators trying to understand what is changing across the internet and what to do next.

For over a decade, the Global Internet Phenomena Report has tracked the applications and trends shaping global internet traffic.

What you will learn

  • Why AI traffic growth matters more than raw volume alone
  • How uplink demand is becoming a real planning and QoE issue
  • What satellite operators need to understand as usage moves mainstream
  • Why encryption and post-quantum changes are raising the bar for visibility
  • How deeper observability helps operators analyze, optimize, monetize, and secure modern networks

The importance of AI

AI may still be a small share of total traffic today, but its growth rate is too fast to dismiss. Uplink pressure is showing up outside of traditional planning models, Satellite traffic is no longer niche, and encryption is creating a darker layer on the network.

Taken together, these shifts change what good looks like for performance, planning, and service delivery.