Cloudflare Redesigns Radar to Make Global Internet Data More Accessible

Radar gets a new look built around a map

Cloudflare has redesigned Radar, the real-time platform that provides a view into global Internet trends powered by Cloudflare's global network. Since launching in 2020, Radar built a following among expert users such as network operators and academic researchers who rely on its data to observe industry trends and global events. Cloudflare now wants to make it a regular, self-serve resource for journalists, human rights advocates, policymakers, and everyday users.

What was wrong with the old design

The previous homepage used a bento box layout that gave every data point similar visual weight, and vertical cards that disrupted natural reading patterns. The styling also felt disconnected from Cloudflare's broader brand. Cloudflare said one external user complained that Radar was difficult to show to his students, which reinforced the sense that the platform could feel intimidating to people encountering it for the first time.

The new landing page and guided exploration

The redesigned Radar leads with a map, a visual reference intended to be familiar to users of all backgrounds. The top section focuses on traffic and outages, with outages front and center because they are one of the most concrete and timely data points about the state of the Internet. Traffic data communicates the scale and breadth of what Radar offers, and the map doubles as a navigation point into specific countries, trends, and data stories below. Underneath, the old bento box chart widgets have been converted into a tabbed flow that presents summary statistics and calls to action, creating a clearer hierarchy, keeping the page from feeling overwhelming, and previewing the range of information available.

Design language and what comes next

To develop the design, Cloudflare looked across its marketing pages, content experiences such as the Cloudflare Blog and Developer Docs, and its product experiences, concluding that Radar sits at the intersection of all three. The result aims to be approachable like marketing, structured and navigable like content, and maintainable through Kumo components used by Cloudflare's product system. The map went through many iterations, from overly dense early versions to marketing inspired styling that risked making fresh data feel static; the current direction sits between those two poles, with the feel of live data that is easier to read. Cloudflare, which sits in front of roughly 20% of all web traffic, says the redesign is a foundational step toward giving every user real-time insights across security, performance, and traffic. The team invites feedback on X at @CloudflareRadar, on Bluesky at radar.cloudflare.com, or by email at [email protected].

Sources: Cloudflare