Is Cyber Monday Real?

CloudFlare, a platform for ecommerce sites, analyzed data from over 10,000 ecommerce websites to determine if Cyber Monday is real. They found that U.S.-based visits to these sites increased by 45% on average during Cyber Monday compared to the previous week. However, outside of the U.S., Canada saw a minor increase of 4%, while other countries experienced decreases in ecommerce traffic. Overall, CloudFlare's network witnessed a 12% increase in page views and a 15% rise in attacks directed at ecommerce sites on Cyber Monday.