Backblaze sees CDN traffic rise as neocloud demand cools
Backblaze has released its Q1 2026 network statistics, analyzing traffic patterns from its B2 cloud storage platform. The data, from its B2 Overdrive program, shows a decrease in traffic to 'neocloud' processing partners and an increase in traffic to CDNs. The report also introduces a new geographical analysis of the network data.
Key Takeaways
- Traffic to neocloud processing partners decreased in Q1 2026.
- Traffic to CDNs increased in the same quarter.
- Backblaze added a new geographical analysis to its network data.
- The stats come from B2 Overdrive, which launched in April 2025.
Why It Matters
Backblaze’s latest network data points to a shift in how B2 storage traffic is moving between processing environments and delivery networks. The immediate signal is that CDN usage rose while neocloud traffic fell, and Backblaze is now layering geography onto the dataset. For the streaming stack, that makes the report more useful as an operational readout rather than a simple traffic snapshot. What to watch next is whether future B2 Overdrive releases continue to split traffic by region and whether the CDN-versus-neocloud mix changes again in the next quarterly stats.
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