Re:IPv6 Traffic Crosses the 50% Mark for the First Time
by agwa on Thursday April 16, 2026 @11:48AM
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Oh wow, thanks for those numbers!
Since mmbleh mentioned Linode I'm guessing they're more concerned with traffic from servers, where CGNAT is uncommon. But even that may be changing - https://blog.exe.dev/ssh-host-header
~60%+ of internet traffic is mobile, which is ~100% behind CGNAT.
On desktop, only ~20% of US and European web traffic uses CGNAT, but in China that number is ~80%, in India ~70% and varies among African countries but is typically well over 70%, with it being essentially universal in some countries.
Overall, something a bit over 80% of all ipv4 traffic worldwide currently uses CGNAT. It's just distributed very unevenly, with US and European consumers enjoying high IP allocations for historical reasons, and the rest of the world making do with what they have.