By migrating our request handling layer to a Rust-based architecture called FL2, Cloudflare has increased its performance lead to 60% of the world’s top networks. We use real-user measurements and TCP
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Cloudflare has improved its network performance, becoming the fastest provider in 60% of the top networks globally by December 2025, up from 40% six months prior. This improvement is due to the deployment of new locations, optimizing protocols like HTTP/3, and reducing processing time through software efficiency gains. As a result, Cloudflare reduced its network latency by an average of 6ms compared to the next-fastest provider in December.
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