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Cloudflare has projected annual and first-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations, signaling strong confidence in the growing demand for cloud services driven by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. The optimistic outlook, announced Tuesday, boosted investor sentiment, sending Cloudflare shares up nearly 12% in extended trading.
The surge in AI adoption across industries has accelerated cloud infrastructure spending, as companies invest heavily in scalable, secure digital platforms to support AI development and deployment. Cloudflare is positioning itself as a key beneficiary of this trend, leveraging its global cloud network, cybersecurity solutions, and traffic optimization tools to meet rising enterprise demand.
A notable growth driver is the increasing use of AI agents, including “OpenClaw,” formerly known as Clawdbot. These AI-powered tools rely on Cloudflare’s technology to securely route internet traffic, enabling users to remotely control private computers without compromising home network security. This use case highlights how AI innovation is expanding real-world demand for cloud networking and security services.
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince described the rise of AI and autonomous agents as a “fundamental re-platforming of the internet,” emphasizing that this shift is generating broad-based demand across the company’s product portfolio. His comments reinforce Cloudflare’s long-term growth narrative centered on AI infrastructure and next-generation internet architecture.
The positive forecast may also help ease investor concerns following a Cloudflare outage in November that disrupted access to major platforms, including X and ChatGPT. Despite the incident, customer demand appears resilient.
Looking ahead, Cloudflare expects 2026 revenue between $2.79 billion and $2.80 billion, surpassing analyst estimates of $2.74 billion, according to LSEG data. For the first quarter, the company forecasts revenue of $620 million to $621 million, also above market expectations of $613.9 million.
In the most recent December quarter, Cloudflare reported revenue growth of 33.6% year over year to $614.5 million, beating estimates of $591.3 million. The company’s net loss narrowed slightly to $12.1 million from $12.8 million a year earlier, signaling improving financial efficiency.
While Cloudflare shares are down more than 8% so far this year after an 83% surge in 2025, the latest earnings forecast underscores strong momentum driven by AI-powered cloud services and long-term digital transformation trends.
