If your Google Analytics dashboard suddenly shows Seychelles as a top traffic source, it is not a sign of global readership. Instead, you are likely experiencing a widespread “ghost traffic” surge, a bot‑driven anomaly that has been affecting publishers since 2022.
These automated sessions mimic organic search behavior, inflate visitor numbers, and distort your audience insights, creating a false sense of engagement that can harm your credibility and monetization. This anomaly is most commonly associated with traffic from Seychelles and Czechia.