--- title: "Akamai vs Cloudflare: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Akamai or Cloudflare more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Content delivery networks set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/content-delivery-networks/compare/akamai-vs-cloudflare" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Akamai vs Cloudflare: Which is searched more? Is Akamai or Cloudflare more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Content delivery networks set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Akamai and Cloudflare - **Competitive set**: Content delivery networks - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Akamai Share of Search**: 3% - **Cloudflare Share of Search**: 94.4% ## Is Akamai or Cloudflare more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Akamai among content delivery networks worldwide. Cloudflare had about 4.3 million branded searches, while Akamai had 135,000. Cloudflare made up 94.4% of all content delivery network searches we track, and Akamai accounted for 3%. - Cloudflare was ahead of Akamai in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Akamai’s share of searches among content delivery networks worldwide moved from 5.3% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudflare’s share of searches among content delivery networks worldwide moved from 88.5% to 94.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3M to 4.3M. ## Top content delivery networks in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Akamai and Cloudflare showed up in all five answers. Cloudflare was listed before Akamai in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cloudflare | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Amazon CloudFront | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Akamai | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fastly | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bunny.net | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | CDN77 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | KeyCDN | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about content delivery networks - Asked ChatGPT "Which content delivery network should I use?": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Amazon CloudFront, 3. Bunny.net, 4. Fastly, 5. Akamai - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best content delivery networks?": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Amazon CloudFront, 3. Fastly, 4. Bunny.net, 5. Akamai - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best content delivery network for faster website delivery?": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Bunny.net, 3. Amazon CloudFront, 4. Fastly, 5. Akamai - Searched Google, AI Overview "content delivery network": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Akamai, 3. Amazon CloudFront, 4. Fastly - Searched Google, AI Overview "cdn provider": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Akamai, 3. Amazon CloudFront, 4. Fastly, 5. Bunny.net Not named in any answer: CDN77 and KeyCDN. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for content delivery networks worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Akamai gained share of searches among content delivery networks worldwide, from 2.1% to 3%. - In September 2026, Cloudflare lost share of searches among content delivery networks worldwide, from 95.1% to 94.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Akamai estimated searches | Akamai Share of Search | Akamai rank | Cloudflare estimated searches | Cloudflare Share of Search | Cloudflare rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 135K | 5.3% | 2 | 2.3M | 88.5% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 135K | 1.4% | 2 | 9.2M | 97% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 110K | 2.5% | 2 | 4.1M | 94.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 110K | 3.7% | 2 | 2.8M | 91.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 110K | 3.6% | 2 | 2.8M | 91.4% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 110K | 3% | 2 | 3.4M | 92.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 135K | 3.7% | 2 | 3.4M | 92.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 135K | 3.7% | 2 | 3.4M | 92.5% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 110K | 3% | 2 | 3.4M | 93.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 2.5% | 2 | 3.4M | 94.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 2.1% | 2 | 4.2M | 95.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 135K | 3% | 2 | 4.3M | 94.4% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Akamai’s and Cloudflare’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Akamai**: Measured on the search term “akamai”. - **Cloudflare**: Measured on the search terms “cloudflare”, “cloudflare app”, “cloudflare cdn” and “cloudflare software”, summed into one figure. - [Akamai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/akamai) - [Cloudflare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare) - [All content delivery networks worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/content-delivery-networks): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Akamai or Cloudflare more popular in search? In September 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Akamai among content delivery networks worldwide. Cloudflare had about 4.3 million branded searches, while Akamai had 135,000. Cloudflare made up 94.4% of all content delivery network searches we track, and Akamai accounted for 3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Akamai vs Cloudflare: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/content-delivery-networks/compare/akamai-vs-cloudflare This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/content-delivery-networks/compare/akamai-vs-cloudflare. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.