Akamai Technologies

American content delivery network, cybersecurity, and cloud service company
Organization business Q415598
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 11 annual filings
Revenue
$2.50B
▲ 7.0% YoY FY2017
Net Income
$452.03M
▼ 10.5% YoY FY2025
Assets
$11.48B
▲ 10.7% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$3.07
▼ 6.1% YoY FY2025
$0.00$688.32M$1.38B$2.06B$2.75B FY2007: $636.41M · NI $100.97M (15.9% margin)FY2008: $790.92M · NI $145.14M (18.4% margin)FY2009: $859.77M · NI $145.91M (17.0% margin)FY2010: $1.02B · NI $171.22M (16.7% margin)FY2011: $1.16B · NI $200.90M (17.3% margin)FY2012: $1.37B · NI $203.99M (14.8% margin)FY2013: $1.58B · NI $293.49M (18.6% margin)FY2014: $1.96B · NI $333.95M (17.0% margin)FY2015: $2.20B · NI $321.41M (14.6% margin)FY2016: $2.34B · NI $320.73M (13.7% margin)FY2017: $2.50B · NI $222.77M (8.9% margin) '07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2017-12-31 · accession 0001086222-18-000052

Akamai Technologies

Summary

Akamai Technologies is a business[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Akamai Technologies was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[3].
  • Akamai Technologies was a member of Business Software Alliance[4].
  • Akamai Technologies is in the country of United States[5].
  • Akamai Technologies's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Akamai Technologies's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • Akamai Technologies's instance of is recorded as public company[8].
  • Akamai Technologies's instance of is recorded as content delivery network[9].
  • Akamai Technologies's founder is recorded as F. Thomson Leighton[10].
  • Akamai Technologies's founder is recorded as Daniel Lewin[11].
  • Akamai Technologies's founder is recorded as Randall Kaplan[12].
  • Akamai Technologies is owned by Capital Group Companies[13].
  • Akamai Technologies is owned by The Vanguard Group[14].
  • Akamai Technologies's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[15].
  • Akamai Technologies's headquarters location is recorded as Massachusetts[16].
  • Akamai Technologies's chief executive officer is recorded as F. Thomson Leighton[17].
  • Akamai Technologies's child organization or unit is recorded as Prolexic Technologies[18].
  • Akamai Technologies is part of S&P 500[19].
  • Akamai Technologies's Commons category is recorded as Akamai[20].
  • Akamai Technologies's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[21].
  • Akamai Technologies's industry is recorded as Internet industry[22].
  • Akamai Technologies's industry is recorded as web hosting service[23].
  • January 1, 1998 marks the founding of Akamai Technologies[24].
  • Akamai Technologies's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.364306, 'lon': -71.089028}[25].
  • Akamai Technologies's official website is recorded as https://www.akamai.com/[26].
  • Akamai Technologies's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/akamai-technologies-inc-history/[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include F. Thomson Leighton[10], Daniel Lewin[11], and Randall Kaplan[12]. January 1, 1998 marks the founding of Akamai Technologies[24].

Identity

Akamai Technologies is part of S&P 500[19].

Leadership

Akamai Technologies's chief executive officer is recorded as F. Thomson Leighton[17]. Board members include Sharon Y. Bowen[28]; Marianne C. Brown[29]; Monte E. Ford[30], a business executive[31]; Daniel Hesse[32], a businessperson[33], b. 1953[34], of United States[35]; Peter Thomas Killalea[36]; and F. Thomson Leighton[37], a computer scientist[38], b. 1956[39], of United States[40], awarded the National Inventors Hall of Fame[41], specialised in applied mathematics[42].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Cambridge[15], a city in the United States[43], in United States[44], founded in 1630[45] and Massachusetts[16], an U.S. state[46], in United States[47], founded in 1788[48], headquartered in Boston[49]. Akamai Technologies's child organization or unit is recorded as Prolexic Technologies[18].

Industry

Industries include Internet industry[22] and web hosting service[23].

Ownership

Owners include Capital Group Companies[13], a business[50], in United States[51], founded in 1931[52], headquartered in Los Angeles[53] and The Vanguard Group[14], a business[54], in United States[55], founded in 1975[56], headquartered in Malvern[57]. Akamai Technologies's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[21].

Why It Matters

Akamai Technologies has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

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