KUALA LUMPUR: Google came in first for the second year in a row for being the most popular Internet service, with Facebook placed second, followed by Apple and TikTok, according to connectivity cloud company, Cloudflare in its 2023 Year in Review report.
However, Facebook was ranked as the most popular social media platform, edging out 2022 leader TikTok which took second place, followed by Instagram and Twitter/X, Cloudflare said in a statement today.
Other than that, OpenAI came in first as the most popular Generative AI Service followed by Character AI, Quillbot, and Hugging Face.
Globally, the financial sector was the most targeted industry, the report said.
The report also said the top two most leveraged types of attacks were deceptive links and extortion attempts in emails.
Meanwhile, there were more than 180 Internet outages around the world in 2023 compared to over 150 in 2022 due to government-directed regional and national shutdowns.
“In 2023 alone, there was a 25 per cent rise in global traffic, with no signs of slowing,” the report said.
“This growth underscores the dependency on Internet services to facilitate and underpin vital systems and tasks, such as supporting global digital economies, enabling the operations of healthcare networks, maintaining business continuity for enterprises, and ultimately, connecting people with their communities,” Cloudflare said.
Meanwhile, Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince said the company’s position allows them to observe online trends and emerging technologies in real time, such as the rise of AI and the widespread adoption of Starlink.
“It is our responsibility to be transparent and share the data and perspectives from reports like our 2023 Year in Review to help keep the online world more informed, resilient, and secure,” he said. – BERNAMA
