Internet performance during the COVID-19 emergency

Internet traffic has seen significant growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with people working from home, practicing social distancing, and staying indoors. Countries such as Portugal, Spain, and the UK have experienced a 50% increase in internet usage, while Italy's usage increased by around 40%. Despite this surge in traffic, Cloudflare has not observed any impact on its network's performance, reliability, or security. The company measures TCP RTT (round trip time) to assess the speed and congestion of networks between their servers and end-users. While some countries like Italy have experienced increased network strain, overall, the internet has shown resilience in handling these sudden changes in traffic patterns.