Akamai

https://www.akamai.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies/

Akamai Technologies, a publicly owned company founded in 1998 and headquartered in the US, employs approximately 9160 people. Its primary business is providing connectivity and distribution services, encompassing content delivery network (CDN) operations, cybersecurity solutions, and cloud services. In 2024, the company reported revenues exceeding $1 billion.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1998

Headcount

9,151

Headquarters

Primary Segment

Enterprise and telecoms software

Ownership

Publicly Owned

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Akamai reported that 46% of its revenue now comes from security, marking a shift from its origins as a content delivery network (CDN) provider to a global cloud security leader. A video featuring Arvind Ganesan, India Business Head for BFSI Enterprise & Public Sector, discussed Akamai's cybersecurity approach for the public sector in India. Another video showcased a collaboration with Queue-it, demonstrating how to manage peak traffic moments and ensure smooth customer experiences using virtual waiting rooms integrated with Akamai EdgeWorkers. Finally, internal communications highlighted Jay Jenkins, CTO for cloud computing services, and Ben Barnea, a Security Researcher, describing their roles within the company.

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Akamai offers 19 products in the telecoms tech, ad tech and services, connectivity and cloud and media tech industries. Akamai's product portfolio comprises of video processing and playout, enterprise security, enterprise cloud, telecoms network infrastructure, marketer and agency technology, enterprise and telecoms software, video data and analytics, ad measurement and verification and connectivity and distribution services.

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Akamai's revenues were $4.0B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Akamai's revenue into 14 different product categories, the largest of which is telecoms network orchestration, which represents 49% of Akamai's revenue.

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Jan

26th

2026

12:26

Partnerships and Alliances, Capital Investment, Emerging Tech

Is Akamai’s Deutsche Telekom Security Deal Reframing The Investment Case For Akamai Technologies (AKAM)?

In January 2026, Akamai announced that Deutsche Telekom Security is using its Security Certified Service Provider program to offer managed API security and microsegmentation services to customers in finance, insurance, critical infrastructure, and the public sector, including deployments on sovereign cloud environments.

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Jan

26th

2026

12:10

Partnerships and Alliances, Capital Investment, Emerging Tech

Is Akamai’s Deutsche Telekom Security Deal Reframing The Investment Case For Akamai Technologies (AKAM)?

Simply Wall Street

Jan

26th

2026

06:33

Operational Challenges, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

AI Agents’ Trust Reckoning: One Hack Fells 50, Exposing Urgent Need for Digital Identity Backbone

In a multi-tenant machine-learning operations system comprising 50 autonomous AI agents, a single compromised agent triggered a catastrophic cascade. Due to a configuration error on a Tuesday morning, the rogue agent impersonated the model deployment service, pushing corrupted models downstream.

WebProNews

Jan

25th

2026

13:32

Emerging Tech, ESG, B2B Tag

Web Hosting Explained: How Does It Work in 2024?

13 The Future of Web Hosting: Trends Shaping the Digital Landscape The web hosting industry is in constant flux, driven by evolving technologies and changing user demands. What once meant simply storing files on a server is now a complex ecosystem encompassing scalability, security, and performance optimization.

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Jan

24th

2026

21:22

Partnerships and Alliances, Emerging Tech

Akamai’s Deutsche Telekom Deal Highlights Security Growth Potential And Valuation Upside

Akamai Technologies (NasdaqGS:AKAM) is partnering with Deutsche Telekom Security to deliver managed cybersecurity services for critical industries in Europe. The offering includes API lifecycle management, proactive API security, incident management, and Guardicore Segmentation services. The collaboration is already in use at a major German state bank, highlighting early adoption in highly regulated financial services.

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Jan

23rd

2026

22:55

B2B Tag

Techstrong PulseMeter: Cloud Workload Resilience

Techstrong Research polled its community of cloud, cloud native, and infrastructure readers and viewers to take their pulse on cloud workload resilience. While there are multiple definitions of resilience, 33% of respondents defined resiliency as the ability to recover from failures, high loads, and cyberattacks while continuing to service workload requests during the recovery of failed components or services.

Akamai

Jan

23rd

2026

22:55

Emerging Tech

Developer Perceptions of Distributed Cloud

Distributed cloud computing is the practice of decentralizing cloud resources and services to be physically closer to the data source or user, while still being managed centrally. This SlashData report, commissioned by Akamai, explores the perceptions of and interest in the current state of distributed cloud.

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Jan

23rd

2026

22:55

Protecting Video Companies from Enterprise to Content to Viewer

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Jan

23rd

2026

22:55

B2B Tag

Five Keys to a Successful Online Retail Loyalty Program

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Jan

23rd

2026

22:55

B2B Tag

Understanding the Challenges of Driving Loyalty Programs for Today’s Hospitality and Travel Brands

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Jan

23rd

2026

22:55

B2B Tag

Scaling Identity Management to Ensure Customer Loyalty Program success

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Jan

23rd

2026

22:55

B2B Tag

Cybersecurity for Small and Midsize Businesses: A New Opportunity for Service Providers

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Akamai

Akamai's customers primarily consist of software Development, retail and computer Games companies. Examples of Akamai's customers include Riachuelo, Intuit and Ubisoft. Akamai has commercial and technical partners like Mirada, Deloitte and Bitmovin. Examples of Akamai's suppliers include Socialive, Hydrolix and Telestream.

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