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Original, data-driven research on the scraping ecosystem. Every number is reproducible from public Apify Store data; every page carries its snapshot date and methodology. Weekly refresh — snapshots are kept for trend lines.

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Cloudflare Bypass Actors: Real 30-Day Failure Rates

8 dedicated bypass Actors, 19 advertising anti-bot, vs 42 general crawlers. Spread: 0.00%–5.37%.

Updated October 21, 2026

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Most-Used Scraping Actors Right Now

222,295,388 runs/30d measured; top 10 Actors = 42.0% share; runs-per-user intensity ranking.

Updated October 21, 2026

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Abandoned But Still Running: The Maintenance Gap

34 unmaintained scrapers still serve ≥1k runs/month (655,159 runs/mo). Worst fails 15.0%.

Updated October 21, 2026

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