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| 2011 || Cloudflare reaches 100 billion page views.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?">{{cite web |title=Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge? |url=https://medium.com/memory-leak/cloudflare-s-1-analysis-do-they-have-an-edge-3b091095f01b |website=medium.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref>|-| 2015 || Cloudflare launches DNS, Web Security, and Web Performance.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/>|- | 2016 || Cloudflare launches Secure Registrar, Rate Limiting, and Load Balancing.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/>|-| 2017 || Cloudflare launches unmettered DDoS mitigation, IoT security, video services, and intelligent routing.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/>|-| 2018 || Cloudflare has reaches 67,900 customers generating US$193 million in revenue. The company launches multi-protocol network performance and security, zero trust security, DNS resolver, and serverless platform.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/>|-| 2019 || Cloudflare launches distributed storage, layer 3/4 DDos mitigation, bot mitigation, and announces {{w|virtual private network}}.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/>
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| 2009 || July || || Cloudflare is founded by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, and Michelle Zatlyn, who had previously worked on {{w|Project Honey Pot}}."<ref name="thewhir1"/><ref name="Cloudflare1">{{cite web|url=https://www.cloudflare.com/our-story/|title=Our Story|author=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Cloudflare|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref name="projecthoneypot">{{cite web|url=http://www.projecthoneypot.org/Cloudflare_beta.html|title=Cloudflare Beta|author=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Project Honey Pot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114508/http://www.projecthoneypot.org/Cloudflare_beta.html|archive-date=December 4, 2017|dead-url=yes|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2009 || November || Financial || Cloudflare raises $2.1 million in a {{w|Series A round}} from Pelion Venture Partners and {{w|Venrock}}."<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cloudflare#section-funding-rounds|title=CloudFlare|last=|first=|date=|website={{w|Crunchbase}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>|-| 2010 || September || || "Cloudflare was launched at the September 2010 {{w|TechCrunch Disrupt}} conference."<ref name="thewhir1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|title=Cloudflare Gets an Unusual Endorsement from Hacker Group LulzSec|last=Henderson|first=Nicole|date=June 17, 2011|work=Webhost Industry Review|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909050644/http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|archive-date=September 9, 2017|dead-url=yes|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cloudflare1">{{cite web|url=https://www.cloudflare.com/our-story/|title=Our Story|author=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Cloudflare|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2011 2010 || June September || Service launch || "It received media attention in June 2011 for providing security services to Cloudflare is launched at the website of September 2010 {{w|LulzSecTechCrunch Disrupt}}, a [[w:Black hat (computer security)|black hat hacking]] groupconference."<ref name="thewhir1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|title=Cloudflare Gets an Unusual Endorsement from Hacker Group LulzSec|last=Henderson|first=Nicole|date=June 17, 2011|work=Webhost Industry Review|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909050644/http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|archive-date=September 9, 2017|dead-url=yes|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name="allthingsd1Cloudflare1">{{cite web |url=httphttps://allthingsdwww.cloudflare.com/20110610/web-security-start-up-Cloudflare-getsour-buzz-courtesy-of-lulzsec-hackersstory/ |title=Web Security Start-Up Cloudflare Gets Buzz, Courtesy of LulzSec Hackers Our Story|firstauthor=Arik |lastfirst=Hesseldahl |date=2011-06-10 |workwebsite={{w|All Things Digital}} |publisher= Cloudflare|accessdatearchive-url=2011|archive-08date=|dead-15url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2011 || July June || Controversy || Cloudflare raises $20 million in a Series B round from receives media attention for providing security services to the website of {{w|New Enterprise AssociatesLulzSec}}, Pelion Venture Partners, Venrocka [[w:Black hat (computer security)|black hat hacking]] group.<ref name="ReferenceAthewhir1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allthingsdwww.thewhir.com/20110712web-hosting-news/webCloudflare-securitygets-startupan-Cloudflareunusual-landsendorsement-20from-millionhacker-fundinggroup-round/lulzsec|title=Web Security Start-Up Cloudflare Lands $20 Million Funding RoundGets an Unusual Endorsement from Hacker Group LulzSec|last=HesseldahlHenderson|first=ArikNicole|date=July 12June 17, 2011|websitework=Webhost Industry Review|publisher={{w|AllThingsD}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909050644/http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|archive-date=September 9, 2017|dead-url=yes|accessdate=August 2221, 2019}}</ref><refname="allthingsd1">{{cite web|url=http://go.bloombergallthingsd.com/tech-deals20110610/2012web-12security-18start-whyup-a-fast-growing-startup-triesCloudflare-togets-keepbuzz-itscourtesy-ventureof-fundinglulzsec-secrethackers/|title=Why a FastWeb Security Start-Growing Startup Tries to Keep Its Venture Funding SecretUp Cloudflare Gets Buzz, Courtesy of LulzSec Hackers |last1first=MilianArik |first1last=MarkHesseldahl |date=December 18, 20122011-06-10 |work=Bloomblerg Technology|publisher={{w|Bloomberg NewsAll Things Digital}}|archive-urlpublisher=|archiveaccessdate=2011-date=|dead08-url=|accessdate=August 22, 201915}}</ref>
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| 2011 || July || Financial || "In 2011Cloudflare raises US$20 million in a Series B round from {{w|New Enterprise Associates}}, Cloudflare provided DoS protection for the hacker group LulzSec. This garnered significant positive media attention at the timePelion Venture Partners, as Cloudflare was a young and relatively unknown companyVenrock."<ref name="thewhir1ReferenceA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewhirallthingsd.com/20110712/web-hostingsecurity-startup-news/Cloudflare-getslands-an20-unusualmillion-endorsementfunding-from-hacker-group-lulzsecround/|title=Web Security Start-Up Cloudflare Gets an Unusual Endorsement from Hacker Group LulzSecLands $20 Million Funding Round|last=HendersonHesseldahl|first=NicoleArik|date=June 17July 12, 2011|workwebsite=Webhost Industry Review|publisher={{w|AllThingsD}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909050644/http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|archive-date=September 9, 2017|dead-url=yes|accessdate=August 2122, 2019}}</ref><ref name="allthingsd1">{{cite web |url=http://allthingsdgo.bloomberg.com/20110610tech-deals/web2012-12-18-why-a-securityfast-startgrowing-upstartup-Cloudflaretries-getsto-buzzkeep-courtesyits-ofventure-lulzsecfunding-hackerssecret/ |title=Web Security StartWhy a Fast-Up Cloudflare Gets Buzz, Courtesy of LulzSec Hackers Growing Startup Tries to Keep Its Venture Funding Secret|firstlast1=Arik Milian|lastfirst1=Hesseldahl Mark|date=2011-06-10 December 18, 2012|work=[[All Things Digital]] Bloomblerg Technology|publisher= {{w|Bloomberg News}}|accessdatearchive-url=2011|archive-08date=|dead-15url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2011 || October | |Recognition | |The ''{{w| "Named Wall Street Journal}}'' names Cloudflare the "Most Innovative Network & Internet Technology Company" by the ''Wall Street Journal'' in 2011 and 2012."<refname="asd">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203633104576623261551755704|title=And the Rest of the Winners Are...|last=Wang|first=Shirley S.|date=October 17, 2011|work={{w|The Wall Street Journal}}|access-date=August 22, 2019|last2=Totty|first2=Michael|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><refname="dsd">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/wsj-cloudflare-named-most-innovative-internet/|title=WSJ: CloudFlare Named Most Innovative Internet & Networking Company, Second Year in a Row|last=|first=|date=October 15, 2012|website=The Cloudflare Blog|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2012 || June || Partnership || !In June 2012, Cloudflare partnered partners with various web hosts, including {{w|HostPapa}}, to implement its "Railgun" technology: a web protocol intended to improve performance.!<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/cloudflare_railgun_cuts_site_loading_times/|title=Cloudflare's Railgun protocol gets buy-in from web giants|last1=Clark|first1=Jack|date=March 1, 2013|work=|accessdate=October 8, 2015|publisher={{w|The Register}}|ref=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/cloudflare-partners-with-majority-of-worlds-leading-web-hosts-to-implement-its-railgun-protocol-speeds-up-load-times-by-143/|title=Cloudflare Partners With World's Leading Web Hosts To Implement Its Railgun Protocol, Speeds Up Load Times By Up To 143%|last1=Lardinois|first1=Frederic|date=February 26, 2013|work=|accessdate=February 12, 2016|publisher={{w|TechCrunch}}|ref=}}</ref>
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| 2012 || December || Financial || "In December 2012, Cloudflare raised raises US$50 million in a Series C round from New Enterprise Associates, Pelion Venture Partners, Venrock, {{w|Union Square Ventures}}, and {{w|Greenspring Associates}}."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/17/Cloudflare-reveals-50m-round-from-union-square-ventures/|title=Cloudflare Reveals $50M Round From Union Square Ventures|last=Crook|first=Jordan|date=December 17, 2013|work={{w|TechCrunch}}|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2013/12/17/Cloudflare-raised-50m-ready-to-spend-2/|title=Cloudflare Raised $50M, Ready to Spend|last=Hickins|first=Michael|date=December 17, 2013|work={{w|The Wall Street Journal}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2012 || October || Recognition || ""Named The ''{{w|Wall Street Journal}}'' names Cloudflare for a second time as the "Most Innovative Network & Internet Technology Company" by the ''Wall Street Journal'' in 2011 and 2012.<ref name="asd"/><ref name="dsd"/>
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| 2012 || || Recognition || "Recognized Cloudflare is recognized by the [[{{w|World Economic Forum]] }} as a Technology Pioneer in 2012."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weforum.org/videos/technology-pioneer-2012-matthew-prince-michelle-zatlyn-lee-holloway-Cloudflare|title=Technology Pioneer 2012 - Matthew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn & Lee Holloway (Cloudflare)|last=|first=|date=|work=[[{{w|World Economic Forum]]}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122044/https://www.weforum.org/videos/technology-pioneer-2012-matthew-prince-michelle-zatlyn-lee-holloway-Cloudflare|archive-date=April 2, 2015|dead-url=|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref>
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| 2012 || || Recognition || "Ranked among the world's 10 most innovative companies by ''[[w:Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]'' in 2012ranks Cloudflare among the world's 10 most innovative companies."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3017380/most-innovative-companies-2012/most-innovative-companies-2012-industries-top-10-web-internet|title=Most Innovative Companies 2012 - Industries Top 10 - Web/Internet|last=|first=|date=February 10, 2012|work=[[{{w|Fast Company]]}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref>
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| 2013 || March || || "In March 2013, Cloudflare defended defends {{w|The Spamhaus Project}} from a {{w|DDoS }} attack that exceeded exceeds 300 Gbit/s. [[w:Akamai Technologies|Akamai's]] chief architect stated states that at the time it was is "the largest publicly announced DDoS attack in the history of the Internet"."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2474809/cybercrime-hacking/biggest-ddos-attack-in-history-slows-internet--breaks-record-at-300-gbps.html|title=Biggest DDoS attack in history slows Internet, breaks record at 300 Gbps|last1=Storm|first1=Darlene|date=March 27, 2013|work=[[{{w|Computerworld]]}}|access-date=August 2213 October, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/27/technology/internet/online-dispute-becomes-internet-snarling-attack.html|title=Online Dispute Becomes Internet-Snarling Attack|last1=Markoff|first1=John|date=March 26, 2013|work=[[{{w|The New York Times]]}}|access-date=August 22, 2019|last2=Perlroth|first2=Nicole}}</ref>
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| 2014 || February || Security || "In February 2014, Cloudflare mitigated what was at the time mitigates the largest ever recorded {{w|DDoS }} attack, which peaked peaks at 400 [[w:Gigabit|Gigabits]] per second against an undisclosed customer."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-and-breaches/ddos-attack-hits-400-gbit-s-breaks-record/d/d-id/1113787|title=DDoS Attack Hits 400 Gbit/s, Breaks Record|last=Schwartz|first=Mathew J.|date=February 11, 2014|work=Dark Reading|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2014 || February 24 || Acquisition || "In February 2014, Cloudflare acquired acquires StopTheHacker, which offers [[{{w|malware]] }} detection, automatic malware removal, and reputation and blacklist monitoring."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/24/Cloudflare-acquires-anti-malware-firm-stopthehacker/|title=Cloudflare Acquires Anti-Malware Firm StopTheHacker|last=Lardinois|first=Frederic|date=February 24, 2014|work={{w|TechCrunch}}|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 13 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cloudflaredd"/>
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| 2014 || February June 18 || Acquisition || "In February 2014, Cloudflare mitigated what was at the time the largest ever recorded DDoS attackacquires CryptoSeal, which peaked at 400 [[Gigabit|Gigabits]] per second against an undisclosed customerprovides Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) as a service."<ref>{{cite web|urlname=http:"Cloudflaredd"//www.darkreading.com/attacks-and-breaches/ddos-attack-hits-400-gbit-s-breaks-record/d/d-id/1113787|title=DDoS Attack Hits 400 Gbit/s, Breaks Record|last=Schwartz|first=Mathew J.|date=February 11, 2014|work=Dark Reading|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2014 || November || || "In November 2014, Cloudflare reported reportes another massive {{w|DDoS }} attack with independent media sites being targeted at 500 Gbit/s."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/11/20/the-largest-cyber-attack-in-history-has-been-hitting-hong-kong-sites/#5b0c02b13fc4|title=The Largest Cyber Attack In History Has Been Hitting Hong Kong Sites|last1=Olson|first1=Parmy|date=November 20, 2014|work={{w|Forbes}}|access-date=August 22, 13 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 2014 || || || "In 2014, Cloudflare introduced an effort called Project Galileo in response to cyberattacks against vulnerable online targets, such as artists, activists, journalists, and human rights groups. Project Galileo provides such groups with free services to protect their websites. In 2019, Cloudflare announced that 600 users and organizations were participating in the project."<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/story/cloudflare-project-galileo-protect-nonprofits/|title=Cloudflare's Five-Year Project to Protect Nonprofits Online|last=Newman|first=Lily Hay|date=June 12, 2019|work=[[w:Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=August 5, 2019|language=en|issn=1059-1028}}</ref>
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| 2015 || February || || "Awarded "Best Enterprise Startup" by {{w|TechCrunch}} at the 8th Annual Crunchies Awards in February 2015"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/events/8th-annual-crunchies-awards/winners/|title=8th Annual Crunchies Awards|last=|first=|date=February 5, 2015|work=|publisher={{w|TechCrunch}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2015 || March 10 || Product || Cloudflare announces Virtual {{w|DNS}}, which provides {{w|DDoS}} mitigation and global distribution to DNS nameservers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=Dani |title=Announcing Virtual DNS: DDoS Mitigation and Global Distribution for DNS Traffic |url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-virtual-dns-ddos-mitigation-and-global-distribution-for-dns-traffic/ |website=blog.cloudflare.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 2015 || October || || "An October 2015 report found that Cloudflare provisioned 40% of [[Public key certificate|SSL certificates]] used by [[phishing]] sites with deceptive domain names resembling those of banks and payment processors."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/10/12/certificate-authorities-issue-hundreds-of-deceptive-ssl-certificates-to-fraudsters.html|title=Certificate authorities issue SSL certificates to fraudsters|last1=Edgecombe|first1=Graham|date=October 12, 2015|work=[[Netcraft]]|accessdate=October 14, 2015}}</ref>
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| 2015 || November || || "In November 2015, [[w:Hacktivism|hacktivist]] group [[w:Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]] discouraged the use of Cloudflare's services following the ISIL [[w:November 2015 Paris attacks|attacks in Paris]] and the renewed accusation that Cloudflare aids terrorists."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/19/cloudflare-accused-by-anonymous-helping-isis|title=Web services firm Cloudflare accused by Anonymous of helping Isis|last1=Hern|first1=Alex|date=November 19, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
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| 2016 || February 23 || Product || CloudFlare announces launch of its own domain name registrar service focused on security.<ref>{{cite web |title=CloudFlare Launches Domain Name Registrar Focused on Security |url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/cloudflare-to-launch-a-domain-name-registrar-focused-on-security-500844.shtml |website=news.softpedia.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 2016 || September || || "From September 2016 until February 2017, a major Cloudflare bug (nicknamed {{w|Cloudbleed}}) leaked sensitive data, including passwords and authentication tokens, from customer websites by sending extra data in response to web requests."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/23/major-cloudflare-bug-leaked-sensitive-data-from-customers-websites/|title=Major Cloudflare bug leaked sensitive data from customers' websites|last=Conger|first=Kate|date=February 23, 2017|website=|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> "The leaks resulted from a {{w|buffer overflow}} which occurred, according to analysis by Cloudflare, on approximately 1 in every 3,300,000 HTTP requests."<ref name="2017Inc">{{cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/joseph-steinberg/why-you-can-ignore-calls-to-change-your-passwords-after-todays-massive-password-.html|title=Why You Can Ignore Calls To Change Your Passwords After Today's Massive Password Leak Announcement|last=Steinberg|first=Joseph|date=February 24, 2017|work=[[w:Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]|accessdate=February 24, 2017|authorlink=}}</ref><ref name="USA Today">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/02/28/cloudfare-cloudbleed-bug-change-your-passwords/98519794/|title=Cloudfare bug: Yes, you should change your passwords|last1=Molina|first1=Brett|date=February 28, 2017|work={{w|USA Today}}|accessdate=March 1, 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
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| 2016 || December September 16 || Acquisition Recognition || "In December 2016, [[w:Forbes|Forbes Cloud 100]] ranks Cloudflare acquired Eager, with the view 11th on its list of upgrading Cloudflare's Apps platform to allow for drag-and-drop installation of third-party apps onto Cloudflare-enabled sitestop 100 cloud companies."<ref>{{cite web|title=Forbes Releases First List of Top 100 Cloud Companies + 20 Rising Stars |url=https://venturebeatwww.finsmes.com/2016/1209/13/cloudflareforbes-acquiresreleases-appfirst-platformlist-eagerof-willtop-sunset100-servicecloud-incompanies.html |website=finsmes.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/cloud100|title=Cloud 100 2016|last=|first=|date=|website={{w|Forbes}}|archive-q1url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429021106/https://www.forbes.com/cloud100/#6e7750d2eb4f|archive-date=April 29, 2017|dead-url=yes|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/cloud100|title=Cloudflare acquires app platform Eager, will sunset service in Q1 Cloud 100 2017|last1last=Yeung|first1first=Ken|date=December 13, 2016|website={{w|VentureBeatForbes}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903014740/https://www.forbes.com/cloud100/#1bf9fa8eeb4f|archive-date=September 3, 2018|dead-url=yes|accessdateaccess-date=December 28, 201613 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 2016 || September 29 || Product || "Ranked #11 Cloudflare launches its Rate Limiting, which allows customers to rate limit, shape or block traffic based on the number of requests per second per {{w|IP}}, [[w:ForbesHTTP cookie|Forbes Cloud 100cookie]] list in 2016 and 2017", or {{w|authentication token}}.<ref>{{Cite cite web|title=Control your traffic at the edge with Cloudflare |url=https://wwwblog.forbescloudflare.com/cloud100|title=Cloud 100 2016|last=|first=|date=cloudflare-traffic/ |website={{w|Forbes}}|archive-url=https://webblog.archive.org/web/20170429021106/https://www.forbescloudflare.com/cloud100/#6e7750d2eb4f|archive-date=April 29, 2017|dead-url=yes|access-dateaccessdate=August 22, 13 October 2019}}</ref>|-| 2016 || December 13 || Acquisition || Cloudflare acquires Eager, which provides a free platform enabling non-technical website owners to install client-side plugins to improve their websites.<ref>{{Cite cite web|url=https://www.forbesventurebeat.com/cloud1002016/12/13/cloudflare-acquires-app-platform-eager-will-sunset-service-in-q1-2017/|title=Cloud 100 Cloudflare acquires app platform Eager, will sunset service in Q1 2017|lastlast1=Yeung|firstfirst1=Ken|date=December 13, 2016|website={{w|ForbesVentureBeat}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903014740/https://www.forbes.com/cloud100/#1bf9fa8eeb4f|archive-date=September 3, 2018|dead-url=yes|access-dateaccessdate=August 22, 13 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cloudflaredd"/>
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| 2017 || January || || As of date Cloudflare provides DNS services to 12 million websites,<ref name="cloudflareblog1">{{cite web|url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/how-we-made-our-dns-stack-3x-faster/|title=How we made our DNS stack 3x faster|last=Arnfeld|first=Tom|date=April 11, 2017|website=The Cloudflare Blog|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> adding approximately 20,000 new customers every day.<ref>{{Cite interview|last=Karaivanova|first=Maria|interviewer=Jackie Goldstein|title=Cloudflare – Making Your Website Fast, Safe, and Accessible Everywhere in the World|url=https://hostadvice.com/blog/cloudflare-making-website-fast-safe-accessible-everywhere-world|access-date=August 22, 2019|date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
| 2017 || August 6 || || "Breaking with its long-standing policy of total {{w|content neutrality}}, Cloudflare ceased providing services to the neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and Holocaust denial commentary and message board website ''The Daily Stormer'' on August 16, 2017, in the aftermath of the [[w:Charlottesville rally#Vehicular attack and homicide|fatal vehicular attack at the Charlottesville rally]] four days earlier. This dropped the website's protection against DDoS attacks, and soon thereafter attackers took down the website."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-daily-stormer-got-pushed-offline-by-hackers-2017-8|title=Cloudflare CEO explains his emotional decision to punt The Daily Stormer and subject it to hackers: I woke up 'in a bad mood and decided to kick them off the Internet'|last=Peterson|first=Becky|date=August 17, 2017|website={{w|Business Insider}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 17, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || Late November 14 || Acquisition || "In late 2017, Cloudflare acquired acquires Neumob, a mobile [[w:Virtual private network|VPN]] startup."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2017/11/14/cloudflare-expands-into-mobile-performance-with-neumob-acquisition/|title=Cloudflare expands into mobile performance with Neumob acquisition|last=Miller|first=Ron|date=November 14, 2017|website={{w|TechCrunch}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203062825/https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/14/cloudflare-expands-into-mobile-performance-with-neumob-acquisition/|archive-date=December 3, 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cloudflaredd">{{cite web |title=Cloudflare |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cloudflare#section-acquisitions |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 2017 || || || ""Ranked #11 on the [[w:Forbes|Forbes Cloud 100]] list in 2016 and 2017""
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| 2019 || August || || As of date, Cloudflare has around 1,069 employees.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/>
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| 2019 || September 11 || Recognition || [[w:Forbes|Forbes Cloud 100]] ranks Cloudflare 11th on its list of top 100 cloud companies.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cloud 100 |url=https://www.forbes.com/cloud100/#3d975ac85f94 |website=forbes.com |accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || || || "In 2014, Cloudflare introduced an effort called Project Galileo in response to cyberattacks against vulnerable online targets, such as artists, activists, journalists, and human rights groups. Project Galileo provides such groups with free services to protect their websites. In 2019, Cloudflare announced that 600 users and organizations were participating in the project."<ref name=":4"/>
