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While its popularity is nothing new, what is novel today is how rare a truly collective global experience has become. In an era defined by microtrends and algorithmic bubbles, it is increasingly uncommon for people across most countries to engage in the exact same event. That is precisely the unifying power of the World Cup. Fans from all over the globe reshape their daily routines around these once-in-a-lifetime matchups and storylines — and because Cloudflare operates a global network with 330+ points of presence worldwide, we are in a unique position to see exactly how this global ritual reshaped the world’s online activity throughout June and July 2026. Cloudflare Radar tracks HTTP traffic, DNS, security, and more to highlight global Internet trends. In this blog post we’ll use that data to explore how the World Cup impacted global traffic patterns throughout the tournament’s run. How did the World Cup change our behavior online? 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