Akamai, also known as Akamai Technologies, is a publicly owned company headquartered in the US, founded in 1998 with approximately 9,160 employees. The company reported $4.2B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in enterprise cloud solutions, functioning as a content delivery network (CDN), cybersecurity, and cloud service provider, delivering web and Internet security services.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1998

Headcount

9,151

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Enterprise cloud

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

51

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On May 1, 2026, Akamai Technologies was named a Customers’ Choice in the Gartner Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer” report for API Protection for April 2026, achieving a 93% recommendation rate and standing as the only vendor to earn this distinction. This recognition highlights the significant risk API security breaches pose, particularly with the growing deployment and consumption of API-based AI applications. Earlier on April 30, Akamai Technologies released new research that highlighted significant security gaps as organizations accelerate API deployment without sufficient safeguards.

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Akamai offers 19 products in the connectivity and cloud, telecoms tech, media tech and ad tech and services industries. Akamai's product portfolio comprises of enterprise cloud, ad measurement and verification, video data and analytics, video processing and playout, enterprise security, enterprise and telecoms software, connectivity and distribution services, marketer and agency technology and telecoms network infrastructure.
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Akamai's revenues were $4.2B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Akamai's revenue into 13 different product categories, the largest of which is media Content delivery networks (CDNs), which represents 28% of Akamai's revenue.
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Akamai's customers primarily consist of retail and computer Games companies. Examples of Akamai's customers include NBCUniversal, Riachuelo and Ubisoft. Akamai has commercial and technical partners like Mirada, Deloitte and Bitmovin. Examples of Akamai's suppliers include Nvidia, Hydrolix and Telestream.

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