Traffic Trends

Monthly and hourly traffic patterns for cns.iu.edu, including bot/human breakdowns, day-of-week profiles, and the emergence of AI-assistant crawlers.

Peak MonthJun 2025293.5K human requests
Avg Monthly (Human)118.8KAcross 100 full months
Bot Rate21.4%3.4M bot requests
AI Bot Rate2.1%First seen May 2023

Monthly Traffic Volume

Human, bot, and AI-bot requests per month (stacked area). Drag the slider to zoom.

Monthly

Bot vs Human Trend

Traffic composition over time showing the rise of traditional bots and AI crawlers since 2018

Since 2018
AI crawlers first appeared May 2023Peak AI month: Oct 2024

Traffic by Hour (UTC)

Peak hour: 3 PM UTC (701.7K requests)

UTC
Peak zone (8 AM - 4 PM EST)

Traffic by Day of Week

79.5% of traffic falls on weekdays (Mon-Fri)

Peak dayTuesday
Weekend share2.5M (20.5%)
Traffic Insights
Weekday Dominance

79.5% of all traffic arrives Monday through Friday, consistent with an academic/research audience. Weekend traffic drops significantly, confirming work-hour usage patterns.

Bot Pressure

Traditional bots account for 21.4% of all requests (3.4M total). Combined with AI crawlers (2.1%), non-human traffic represents 23.5% of all requests.

Sustained Growth

Monthly human traffic has grown from ~44K in Aug 2018 to a peak of 293.5K in Jun 2025. The site consistently attracts 150K+ human requests per month in recent years.