Akamai’s State of the Internet report revealed that Asia-Pacific businesses encountered more than 10.5bn AI-bot triggers in just two months, as bot activity surged 300% year-on-year. The region accounted for roughly one-fifth of global traffic, second only to North America. India led with 3.2 billion triggers, followed by Japan (2.8 billion), China (1.7 billion), and Singapore (899 million). Commerce accounted for 47% of APAC AI-bot activity, with retail making up nearly thre