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Cloudflare says more than 10 million developers use its platform
Cloudflare says more than 10 million developers now build on its platform, up from 7.4 million the previous quarter.
The company provides tools for running applications, including computing, storage, databases and AI services.
Its platform began with Workers, a way to run code without managing traditional servers, and has since expanded into a broader set of developer tools.
Cloudflare linked the growth to AI-assisted software development, as developers use AI to write code and build applications faster.
It also said daily requests from AI agents on its network rose by more than 1,700% over the past year.
Cloudflare says non-human traffic passed half of internet traffic this year for the first time, as software agents take on more online tasks.
This matters because applications increasingly need to serve both people and automated systems across distributed networks.
Cloudflare has not said how many of its developers pay, so the user total alone does not show how much revenue the platform generates.
Cloudflare says more than 10 million developers are now building on its platform, up from 7.4 million in the previous quarter.
The company linked the growth to developers using AI to create code and applications, and to rising use of software agents.
Daily requests from AI agents on Cloudflare’s network grew by more than 1,700% over the past year, according to the company.
Cloudflare has expanded from its Workers serverless computing product into services including storage, databases, AI tools and monitoring.
Some developers have raised concerns about compatibility, debugging, database limitations and the difficulty of moving away from Cloudflare’s services.
- Who
- Cloudflare said more than 10 million developers are building on its platform.
- What
- The company reported that its developer base has grown from 7.4 million in the previous quarter.
- When
- Cloudflare announced the figure on Tuesday; the articles were published on October 20 and 21, 2026.
- Where
- On Cloudflare’s platform and network, which spans more than 340 cities in over 130 countries.
- Why
- Cloudflare linked the growth to increasing use of AI in software development and applications built for AI agents.
Cloudflare
Developers raising technical concerns
Growth and platform
Cloudflare
Cloudflare says its platform now serves more than 10 million developers and offers computing, storage, databases and AI services together.
Developers raising technical concerns
Some developers report compatibility problems, debugging challenges, database limitations and potential vendor lock-in.
AI and agents
Cloudflare
Cloudflare says rising use of AI and software agents is driving demand for tools that support automated and distributed applications.
Developers raising technical concerns
Developers may need to assess whether Cloudflare’s capabilities and limits suit their applications, especially for production workloads.
Cloudflare had 7.4 million developers building on its platform.
Daily requests from AI agents on Cloudflare’s network grew by more than 1,700%, according to the company.
Cloudflare said more than 10 million developers were building on its platform.
- Developer base
- More than 10 million
- Previous-quarter developer base
- 7.4 million
- Agent request growth
- More than 1,700% over the past year
- Network reach
- More than 340 cities in over 130 countries
- Network connections
- 13,888 networks
- External network capacity
- 590 terabits per second
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What people are saying
The software lifecycle is expanding from developers building for people to developers and agents building for people and agents
Cloudflare built Workers nearly a decade ago around a different kind of compute primitive, one designed for efficiency, speed, and global scale from the start
Developers don’t have to choose between speed, scale, and security