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How popular isAkamai in search?

In August 2026, there were an estimated 90.5K branded searches for Akamai worldwide which is down 33% over the last 11 months. Akamai holds 2% estimated Share of Search among CDN providers worldwide and is ranked 2nd of 5 competitors for search popularity. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Cloudflare94.5%
  2. Akamai2%
  3. Fastly1.5%
  4. CloudFront1.3%
  5. Bunny.net0.64%
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Which CDN providers compete with Akamai?

Akamai against CDN providers worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Cloudflare, Akamai. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthCloudflareAkamaiFastlyCloudFrontBunny.net
Oct 202587.6%5.2%2.8%3.5%1%
Nov 202596.6%1.4%0.77%0.94%0.29%
Dec 202593.9%2.5%1.4%1.7%0.6%
Jan 202690.7%3.5%2.4%2.4%0.91%
Feb 202690.4%3.5%2.8%2.4%0.92%
Mar 202690.6%3.5%2.5%2.3%1.1%
Apr 202691.5%3.5%2.1%1.9%0.97%
May 202691.5%3.5%2%1.9%0.98%
Jun 202692.9%2.9%1.8%1.6%0.8%
Jul 202693.3%2.4%1.6%2%0.71%
Aug 202694.5%2%1.5%1.3%0.64%
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  1. 1.Cloudflare

    94.5%

    Held 1st. 4.3M estimated branded searches, +21% vs prior month. Share +1.2 points.

  2. 2.Akamai

    2%

    Held 2nd. 90.5K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.4 points.

  3. 3.Fastly

    1.5%

    Moved from 4th to 3rd. 67.2K estimated branded searches, +8.6% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  4. 4.CloudFront

    1.3%

    Moved from 3rd to 4th. 60.5K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.6 points.

  5. 5.Bunny.net

    0.64%

    Held 5th. 29K estimated branded searches, +7.9% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

Compare search popularity between Akamai and its closest rivals

How has branded search demand for Akamai changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Akamai worldwide fell from 135K to 90.5K.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Akamai’s estimated Share of Search among CDN providers worldwide decreased from 5.2% to 2%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Akamai’s estimated Share of Search among CDN providers worldwide peaked at 5.2% in October 2025 and was lowest at 1.4% in November 2025.

How did search popularity change for CDN providers worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, Cloudflare gained estimated Share of Search among CDN providers worldwide, from 93.3% to 94.5%.

  2. In August 2026, CloudFront lost estimated Share of Search among CDN providers worldwide, from 2% to 1.3%.

  3. Akamai’s estimated Share of Search among CDN providers worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.5% to 2% in August 2026.

  4. Fastly’s estimated Share of Search among CDN providers worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2% to 1.5% in August 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Bunny.net worldwide rose 10.1% over 11 measured months, from 26.4K to 29K in August 2026.

Where does Akamai compete?

Akamai is ranked in four competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of SearchRanking
Edge computing platforms4th of 60.91%Show ranking
Zero trust platforms4th of 61.9%Show ranking
CDN providers2nd of 52%Shown above
API security platforms1st of 584.2%Show ranking

How is Akamai measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Akamai’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

1 branded search term

  • akamai

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