Cloudflare Honored as a TIME100 Most Influential Company of 2025 for Its Role in Safeguarding the U.S. Elections
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), a global leader in connectivity cloud solutions and a company dedicated to building a better Internet, has been named one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2025. This prestigious recognition highlights Cloudflare’s significant contributions to ensuring that cyberattacks did not interfere with the outcome of the 2024 United States elections. As a newcomer to the list, Cloudflare is celebrated for its unwavering commitment to protecting democratic processes by securing political campaigns, election officials, and government websites from malicious online threats.
The TIME100 Most Influential Companies distinction is an annual accolade that honors companies making extraordinary impacts on a global scale. In 2024, Cloudflare played a pivotal role in upholding the integrity of the U.S. democratic system during a pivotal election year. With the world watching closely, Cloudflare stepped up to defend presidential candidates, state and local governments, and political campaigns from sophisticated cyber threats. By providing its advanced security services at no cost to hundreds of government websites across more than half of U.S. states, Cloudflare ensured uninterrupted access to critical voter resources and protected the electoral process from potential disruptions.
“As we witnessed the unfolding of the 2024 U.S. elections, I am incredibly proud that Cloudflare contributed to safeguarding democracy by preventing cyberattacks from influencing the outcome,” said Matthew Prince, Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “For nearly a decade, Cloudflare has been committed to defending governments and democratic institutions with the highest level of protection. Being named a TIME100 Most Influential Company is a testament to our team’s dedication and underscores our mission to help build a better Internet—one that people can rely on during both critical moments and everyday life.”
Beyond its work with political campaigns, Cloudflare extended its efforts to protect state and local governments through its Athenian Project. This initiative offers Cloudflare’s top-tier Enterprise-level services free of charge to ensure secure and reliable access to essential civic resources. From January to November 2024 alone, Cloudflare mitigated approximately 1 million online threats daily. Over half of the United States now depend on the Athenian Project to safeguard voter registration systems, informational portals, and other vital election infrastructure.
Cloudflare’s influence extends far beyond the realm of elections. Today, roughly 20% of the web relies on Cloudflare’s network, which supports everything from mobile apps and APIs to AI workflows and corporate networks. Operating one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks an average of 247 billion online threats every day for millions of customers worldwide. Among these are over 250,000 paying clients, including 36% of Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, humanitarian organizations, and governments globally. The company’s rapid innovation has enabled it to expand into adjacent markets, increasing its total addressable market from $181 billion in 2025 to an estimated $231 billion by 2028.
In addition to being recognized by TIME, Cloudflare has garnered numerous accolades in the past year for its leadership, innovation, and workplace culture. These include:
- Forbes Best Midsize Employers 2025
- Fast Company Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise 2025
- Newsweek Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2025
- Fortune Future 50 2024
- Fortune Change the World 2024
- CNBC Changemakers 2024
- Deloitte Technology Fast 500 2024
These recognitions reflect Cloudflare’s holistic approach to driving positive change—not just within the tech industry but across society as a whole. By combining cutting-edge technology with a steadfast commitment to accessibility and inclusivity, Cloudflare continues to set new standards for what it means to be a responsible and impactful organization.
About Cloudflare
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business.
Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the globe.
