The 2025 Web Almanac by HTTP Archive has been officially released! 🚀 We would like to thank all of our contributors from around the globe who made this extensive report possible! Check out the full report here: almanac.httparchive.org #thewebalmanac

@HTTPArchive analysis about sites adding AI Bots and Crawlers to their robots.txt files. While robots.txt doesn't "block" bots by itself, it's a clear demonstration of the preferences of site owners and the sentiment towards AI crawlers on today's web. paulcalvano.com/2025-08-21-ai-…

We're please to welcome @nrllah as the newest maintainer of the HTTP Archive project! Nurullah has helped lead the Web Almanac over the last two years and we look forward to seeing what this year's edition comes up with! Welcome to the team Nurullah!

🚨 Calling all web experts! 🚨 The 2025 Web Almanac is still open for contributors! Know someone perfect for it? Mention them here and help us reach the right folks. 🙌 📢 Please help us spread the word! 🔗 Learn more: github.com/HTTPArchive/al…

What do you think? Shall we do another Web Almanac this year? Diving deep into all the data we collect to see what’s changing in web trends? Check out this post if interested in getting involved: github.com/HTTPArchive/al… Or nominate your favorite expert to author the chapters!

@haddiamjad @TheNishuGoel An enormous thanks to all 88 contributors who made the 2024 edition possible. We've already started talking about the next edition. Check out our GitHub repo where there's an interest form if you want to help build the 2025 edition: #next-web-almanac-timeline" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/HTTPArchive/al…

@haddiamjad @TheNishuGoel That marks the end of the 2024 Web Almanac. A little later than usual but worth it in the end. And also means the ebook is now available: #ebook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/table-… 754 pages jam packed with all sorts of nerdy goodness!!!

We've just published the 19th and final chapter of the 2024 Web Almanac on JavaScript by @haddiamjad and @TheNishuGoel almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/javasc…

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Speaking of the Web Almanac, during the holidays, a few more chapters were published: 🔸 Media: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/media 🔸 Page Weight: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/page-w… Both are ready to be read now, so enjoy!

🎙️ New year, more new content. We are continuing to explore data + content w/ the next stream: ✨ The Web Almanac LIVE STREAM II ✨ 📆 Thursday, January 16th ⏰ 14h EST, everytimezone.com/s/6e8b3a3d 🔗: youtube.com/live/zCiMls26C… @HTTPArchive's Web Almanac discussions will include this time around: SEO, Privacy, HTTP, Cookies + 3rd Parties. Join us for this discussion + Q&A!

The #WebAlmanac 2024 from @HTTPArchive is here! 🔍 Discover the latest trends shaping the ever-evolving world of #WebDevelopment. Watch @_clarkio's recent video to learn more about the most important asset for developers. youtu.be/v43vWxbALFA

The Page Weight chapter authored by @davewsmart and @Jammer_Volts becomes the 18th and penultimate chapter in the 2024 Web Almanac: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/page-w… What do you think—are websites getting bigger or smaller as time goes on?

@stefanjudis @etportis We've two more chapters to come (Page Weight and JavaScript) before we'll be closing out the 2024 Web Almanac and start deciding if there's interest in doing it all again next year!

Just launched the Media chapter of the 2024 Web Almanac written by @stefanjudis and @etportis almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/media Check it out to see the state of images and video on the web today!!

1️⃣5️⃣ SEO in 2024 🔍 Key insights into web content and AI-driven indexing: 📊 70% of pages have

elements, but 6% are empty. 🤖 2.7% of pages include GPTBot directives in robots.txt—the most common AI crawler. ❌ 28% of desktop pages have invalid elements due to issues. By @jammer_Volts, @davewsmart, @miknaraujo, @MichaelLewittes, @tunetheweb, @henryprice1 Full report: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/seo #SEO #WebSeo #SearchEngines

1️⃣4️⃣ Privacy in 2024 🛡️ Privacy practices are shifting: Facebook is moving from third-party to first-party cookies 📊 63% of pages adopt the Protected Audience API. 🍪 14.3% of pages include Facebook’s first-party cookie. 🔍 The most common number of trackers per page is 3. by @vekariayash, Benjamin Standaert, @themax_o, @haddiamjad, Yana Dimova, @shaoor_munir, Chris Böttger, @umaarr6, Alberto Fernandez-de-Retana Full report: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/privacy #Privacy #WebPrivacy #Tracking #Trackers #Fignerprinting #GoogleSandbox

1️⃣3️⃣ Cookies in 2024 🍪 Tracking is still common :/ 📊 61% of cookies are third-party. 🔒 11% of first-party cookies use SameSite=None. By Yohan Beugin, @SW12, Yana Dimova, @rowan_m, @tunetheweb Full report: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/cookies #Cookies #WebCookies #Tracking #Trackers

1️⃣2️⃣ CDN in 2024 🌐  CDNs are transforming the web: 📊 70% of the top 1,000 sites use a CDN. ⚡ 3x faster TLS negotiation at p90 with CDNs. 🗜️ 56% of domains use Brotli compression via CDNs. By J. Viggiano, J. Girinatha, A. Moening, C. Scholles More: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/cdn #CDN #CDNMedia

1️⃣1️⃣  Jamstack in 2024 🚀 Static and prerendered architectures are thriving: 📊 43% of prerendered sites are smaller than dynamic ones. ⚡ Astro saw 3x growth in prerendered sites in 2024. 💻 Prerendered sites use 42% less JavaScript than dynamic ones. By @mikeneumegen, @thomkrupa, @guaca, @avidlarge Full report: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/jamsta… #Jamtstack