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Akamai

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Business Services · Cambridge, Massachusetts · Est. 1998
CDNCloud SecurityEdge ComputingDDoS ProtectionNetwork Performance↗ Website
$13.5B
Valuation
$4.2B
Revenue
10k+
Employees
1998
Founded

Akamai Technologies is a global content delivery network (CDN), cybersecurity, and cloud computing company that powers and protects life online. Serving over 1.3 billion devices daily, Akamai provides edge computing, DDoS protection, web application firewalls, and cloud security solutions to enterprises, governments, and media companies worldwide.

Recent Press
5 items
Press Release·2026-02-19
Akamai Issues 2026 Guidance of $4.4–$4.5 Billion Revenue with $250 Million AI Inference CapEx
Akamai guided 2026 revenue of $4.4–$4.5 billion (+5–8% YoY) with ~$250 million allocated to scaling AI inference infrastructure plus a ~$200 million hardware inflation adjustment, reflecting its cloud and security growth strategy.
Press Release·2026-02-19
Akamai Reports Full-Year 2025 Revenue of $4.21 Billion with Security Up 10% to $2.24 Billion
Akamai posted 2025 total revenue of $4.208 billion (+5% YoY), with security revenue of $2.243 billion (+10%), Guardicore and API Security revenue up 43%, and Cloud Infrastructure Services growing ~45%.
Product Launch·2025-09-15
Akamai Launches Inference Cloud with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs for Edge AI
Akamai launched the Akamai Inference Cloud in 2025 using NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, enabling distributed AI inference at the edge, and signed a four-year $200 million compute commitment — its largest-ever cloud customer deal.
Acquisition·2025-08-20
Akamai Acquires Fermyon to Enhance Edge Functions and WebAssembly Platform
Akamai acquired Fermyon in 2025 to bolster its edge functions platform with WebAssembly support, expanding the Akamai App Platform's capability to deploy and manage distributed applications at the edge.
Acquisition·2025-06-10
Akamai Acquires Noname Security to Expand API Security Capabilities
Akamai acquired Noname Security in 2025, expanding its API security portfolio and contributing to 36% YoY growth in zero trust and API security revenue, strengthening Akamai's position in enterprise security.
Company History
10 milestones
Akamai was founded by MIT professor Tom Leighton and student Daniel Lewin to solve internet congestion through distributed content delivery, winning the MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition.

Akamai Organization Structure & Team

Org Chart
10,000 employees · Click a leader to explore their team
8,000 across 12 departments
Chief Executive Officer
Tom Leighton
Ed McGowan — Departments
· 8000 people across 12 depts

Akamai Financials, Revenue & Market Share

Annual Revenue
$4.2B
+5% vs prior year
YoY Growth
+5%
From $3.5B to $4.2B
Revenue / Employee
$420K
Annual revenue per full-time employee
Revenue Growth
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
$3.5B
$3.6B
$3.8B
$4.0B
$4.2B
Market Share
Global CDN & Edge Delivery
28%
share
Akamai
28%
Cloudflare
32%
Fastly
8%
AWS CloudFront
18%
Others
14%
$120B
TAM
$38B
SAM
$4.0B
SOM
Revenue Streams
Content Delivery Network46%
Security33%
Cloud Computing21%
Business Units
Delivery (CDN)46%
Core content delivery and web performance business serving media companies, e-commerce, and software delivery customers globally.
Security33%
Cloud security portfolio spanning DDoS mitigation, WAF, API security, and Zero Trust network access for enterprise and government customers.
Cloud Computing21%
Distributed cloud infrastructure platform targeting developers and enterprises seeking an alternative to hyperscale cloud providers with CDN integration.

Akamai Internal Tools & Processes

Internal Tools
12 departments
Engineering3200 people · 3 roles
Standards & Certifications
10 standards
Compliance frameworks, security audits, and quality certifications this company maintains.
Security
ISO 27001
Certified
Akamai holds ISO 27001 certification across its global security operations, CDN infrastructure, and cloud computing platform, demonstrating systematic management of information security risks for enterprise customers.
Security
SOC 2 Type II
Certified
Akamai maintains SOC 2 Type II attestation for its Intelligent Edge Platform, Cloud Computing, and security services, providing enterprise customers independently verified evidence of security, availability, and confidentiality controls.
Security
PCI DSS Level 1
Certified
Akamai is a PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider, enabling e-commerce and financial services customers to use Akamai's edge platform to reduce their cardholder data environment scope and meet payment security requirements.
Regulatory
FedRAMP High
Certified
Akamai's Prolexic DDoS protection and select security services hold FedRAMP High authorization, allowing U.S. federal agencies to use Akamai's platform to protect their most sensitive government systems.
Privacy
GDPR
Compliant
Akamai's global CDN and security platform is designed to support GDPR compliance, including data residency controls, customer data processing agreements, and Standard Contractual Clauses for EU data transfers.
Privacy
HIPAA
Compliant
Akamai offers HIPAA-eligible services through Business Associate Agreements, enabling healthcare organizations to use Akamai's edge platform for accelerating and securing protected health information workloads.
Quality
ISO 9001
Certified
Akamai holds ISO 9001 quality management certification for its service delivery and operations processes, ensuring consistent quality in platform delivery and customer support across its global infrastructure.
Security
CSA STAR Level 2
Certified
Akamai has achieved CSA STAR Level 2 certification for its Cloud Computing platform, providing third-party validated assurance of cloud security controls to enterprise customers evaluating Akamai as a cloud provider.
Regulatory
DoD IL4
Certified
Akamai's platform carries DoD Impact Level 4 authorization, allowing U.S. Department of Defense agencies to deploy Akamai CDN and security services for controlled unclassified information workloads.
Privacy
CCPA
Compliant
Akamai's data processing practices and platform controls are designed to support California Consumer Privacy Act compliance for customers using Akamai to deliver digital experiences to California residents.

Akamai Interview Preparation

Interview Prep
Role-specific interview questions and keywords. Select a department, then click any role to prepare.
Engineering· 3 roles

Akamai Products & Competitors

Product Suite
6 products · select one to explore
Business Services
Analytics
mPulse
Understand real user experience in real time

mPulse is Akamai's real user monitoring (RUM) and performance intelligence platform that measures actual user experience including Core Web Vitals, business metrics correlation, and A/B performance testing across devices and geographies. It is used by digital commerce teams and performance engineers to connect web performance data directly to revenue impact.

Use Cases
Correlating page load time improvements to cart conversion rate lifts for an e-commerce retailer using mPulse dashboardsMeasuring Core Web Vitals by geographic region to prioritize CDN investment in underperforming marketsRunning A/B performance tests to quantify the revenue impact of image optimization changes before global rollout
mPulse
Key Customers
AKA
Akamai (internal)
GPS
Gap Inc.
FID
Fidelity
Competitive Intelligence
VSDatadog RUM
THEM

Datadog Real User Monitoring is Datadog's browser and mobile application monitoring solution providing visibility into user sessions, page performance, JavaScript errors, and frontend latency to help teams understand and improve real user experience.

EDGE

mPulse provides native business metric correlation (revenue, conversions) alongside performance data without custom setup

VSNew Relic Browser
THEM

New Relic Browser Monitoring is a real user monitoring (RUM) tool that tracks page load performance, JavaScript errors, and user interactions on web applications with distributed tracing integration.

EDGE

mPulse integrates directly with Akamai Ion and EdgeWorkers for end-to-end performance optimization in one platform

VSSpeedCurve
THEM

SpeedCurve is a web performance monitoring platform used by UX and engineering teams to track Core Web Vitals, competitive benchmarking, and user experience metrics across real devices and browsers.

EDGE

mPulse scales to billions of page views per month with Akamai's edge data collection infrastructure