akamai.com
DR 89by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 49/100
28y1998-08-16Domain Age
1.9M+0%Monthly Visits
Direct 52%United States 31%Primary Channel
5Competitors

Product Identity

About

Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online.

Categorycomputers_electronics_and_technology/computers_electronics_and_technology

Product Identity · Insight

Operating for 28 years with no public revenue or community data — likely a traditional business or niche market product.

Growth Profile

Monthly Visits

1,860,284

0.5% vs last month

Bounce Rate

36.3%

Pages / Visit

7.2

Avg. Session

7m 37s

Domain Age

27.8 years

#22,809Global Rank
#14,790Country Rank (840)
#384Category Rank · Computers_Electronics_and_Technology
Traffic Trend
0.5%

Growth Profile · Insight

Traffic is stable with high browsing depth (7.2 pages/visit) — a loyal user base, but growth may require new acquisition channels to break the plateau.

Acquisition Engine

Traffic Sources
Organic Search
22.5%
Direct
51.9%
Social
4.3%
Referral
16.3%
Paid
1.9%
Email
3.1%
Geographic Distribution
DomainShareBar
🇺🇸United StatesUS
30.6%
🇮🇳IndiaIN
15.7%
🇵🇱PolandPL
6.7%
🇯🇵JapanJP
5.6%
🇩🇪GermanyDE
3.0%
Top 3 countries account for 53.0% of traffic
Top Keywords
Keyword
aws1.6M$2.21$17.2K
akamai111.0K$1.86$57.5K
linode67.8K$3.44$4.8K
akamai technologies15.7K$2.29$8.1K
akamai careers5.3K$1.09$7.8K

Acquisition Engine · Insight

Brand-driven growth (52% direct traffic) alongside 5 ranking keywords — dual acquisition engines reduce channel dependency.

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Competitive Landscape

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fortinet.com

fortinet.com

🔗 3 keyword overlap

Fortinet delivers cybersecurity everywhere you need it. We secure the entire digital attack surface from devices, data, and apps and from data center to home office.

4.5M/mo-7%Feb 2001

Shares 3 keywords including "soc 2"

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paloaltonetworks.com

paloaltonetworks.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

AT PALO ALTO NETWORKS WE BELIEVE THAT PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR CUSTOMERS’ TRUST. Our privacy practices are informed by key principles: Accountability. We are responsible for the protection of Personal Information entrusted to us.

5.3M/mo+1%Feb 2005

Shares 2 keywords including "soc 2"

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aicpa-cima.com

aicpa-cima.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

AICPA® & CIMA® is the most influential body of accountants and finance experts in the world, with 689,000 members, students and engaged professionals globally. We advocate for the profession, the public interest and business sustainability.

785.4K/mo+15%Nov 2015

Shares 2 keywords including "soc 2"

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vanta.com

vanta.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Vanta automates the complex and time-consuming process of SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI, and GDPR compliance certification. Automate your security monitoring in weeks instead of months.

775.1K/mo+8%Sep 2002

Shares 2 keywords including "soc 2"

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imperva.com

imperva.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Imperva provides complete cyber security by protecting what really matters most—your data and applications—whether on-premises or in the cloud.

590.4K/mo-6%Dec 2003

Shares 2 keywords including "soc 2"

Competitive Landscape · Insight

Facing significant traffic gap vs fortinet.com (2.4x), but keyword overlap is only 3 — likely serving different market segments despite surface-level competition.

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