Edge market share (CDN / WAF): the biggest US companies
The front door each live hostname's visitors connect to: a CDN or WAF from an edge provider, or a hyperscaler's load balancer or CDN. 10 companies, 852 hostnames, scan of 2026-10-17.
Ranking
| # | Provider | Share (traffic-weighted) | Share (hostnames) | Companies using |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akamai edge provider | 34.6% | 15.8% | 14 / 18 |
| 2 | AWS hyperscaler | 16.6% | 25.6% | 17 / 18 |
| 3 | Azure hyperscaler | 15.2% | 19.0% | 8 / 18 |
| 4 | Cloudflare edge provider | 12.0% | 8.1% | 15 / 18 |
| 5 | Self-hosted | 8.3% | 15.1% | 7 / 18 |
| 6 | Fastly edge provider | 5.9% | 1.6% | 6 / 18 |
| 7 | Unknown | 3.9% | 9.8% | 15 / 18 |
| 8 | Imperva edge provider | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2 / 18 |
| 9 | F5 edge provider | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1 / 18 |
| 10 | Google Cloud hyperscaler | 0.9% | 2.3% | 5 / 18 |
| 11 | Vercel edge provider | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1 / 18 |
| 12 | Other | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 / 18 |
Direct (origin straight on the hyperscaler's network, no CDN, WAF or load-balancer product; counted inside that hyperscaler's share): AWS 43% of 218 hostnames, Azure 6% of 162 hostnames, Google Cloud 35% of 20 hostnames. Self-hosted = no CDN on the company's own network; Unknown = nothing identified.
34 newly added companies join with the scan on Monday, Oct 19.
Edge (CDN/WAF), traffic-weighted: all companies
Akamai 35%AWS 17%Azure 15%Cloudflare 12%Self-hosted 8.3%Fastly 5.9%Unknown 3.9%Imperva 1.7%F5 1.1%Google Cloud 0.9%
Edge by hostname count: all companies
AWS 26%Azure 19%Akamai 16%Self-hosted 15%Unknown 9.8%Cloudflare 8.1%Google Cloud 2.3%Fastly 1.6%Imperva 1.4%F5 0.9%Vercel 0.1%Other 0.1%
By sector
Technology 10 of 17 scanned
Traffic-weighted
Akamai 35%AWS 17%Azure 15%Cloudflare 12%Self-hosted 8.3%Fastly 5.9%Unknown 3.9%Imperva 1.7%F5 1.1%Google Cloud 0.9%
By hostname count
AWS 26%Azure 19%Akamai 16%Self-hosted 15%Unknown 9.8%Cloudflare 8.1%Google Cloud 2.3%Fastly 1.6%Imperva 1.4%F5 0.9%Vercel 0.1%Other 0.1%
Financials 0 of 10 scanned
First scan Monday, Oct 19
10 companies tracked; their Edge share appears after the first weekly scan.
Communication 0 of 4 scanned
First scan Monday, Oct 19
4 companies tracked; their Edge share appears after the first weekly scan.
Consumer 0 of 10 scanned
First scan Monday, Oct 19
10 companies tracked; their Edge share appears after the first weekly scan.
Health Care 0 of 5 scanned
First scan Monday, Oct 19
5 companies tracked; their Edge share appears after the first weekly scan.
Energy 0 of 2 scanned
First scan Monday, Oct 19
2 companies tracked; their Edge share appears after the first weekly scan.
Industrials 0 of 3 scanned
First scan Monday, Oct 19
3 companies tracked; their Edge share appears after the first weekly scan.
Materials 0 of 1 scanned
First scan Monday, Oct 19
1 company tracked; their Edge share appears after the first weekly scan.
By company
Technology
| Company | Fortune rank | DNS (primary domain) | Edge (traffic-weighted) | Multi-cloud | Live hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia nvidia.com + 2 more | #16 | DNS Made Easy + NS1 (IBM) Secondary DNS | Akamai 52% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Cloudflare, Google Cloud, Vercel | 99 |
| Apple apple.com + 3 more | #4 | Self-hosted + Packet Clearing House Single | Akamai 48% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly | 142 |
| Microsoft microsoft.com + 9 more | #11 | Azure DNS Secondary DNS | Azure 51% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Azure, Cloudflare, Fastly | 139 |
| Broadcom broadcom.com + 1 more | #70 | UltraDNS (Vercara) Split | Cloudflare 52% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Azure, Cloudflare, Fastly, Google Cloud | 87 |
| Micron micron.com + 1 more | #125 | AWS Route 53 Single | Azure 71% | Yes AWS, Azure, Cloudflare, F5, Google Cloud | 56 |
| AMD amd.com + 1 more | #131 | Akamai Edge DNS + Cloudflare DNS Secondary DNS | Akamai 73% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Cloudflare | 76 |
| Cisco cisco.com + 6 more | #83 | Akamai Edge DNS + Self-hosted Secondary DNS | AWS 40% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly, Google Cloud | 139 |
| Palantir palantir.com | F1000 #732 | Azure DNS Split | Fastly 65% | Yes AWS, Azure, Cloudflare, Fastly | 27 |
| Intel intel.com | #88 | Self-hosted Single | Akamai 48% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Azure, Cloudflare | 53 |
| Lam Research lamresearch.com | #238 | Azure DNS Single | Cloudflare 58% | Yes AWS, Azure, Cloudflare, Google Cloud, Imperva | 34 |
| IBM ibm.com + 1 more | #66 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Oracle oracle.com | #82 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Qualcomm qualcomm.com | #108 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Applied Materials appliedmaterials.com | #160 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Texas Instruments ti.com | #252 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| KLA kla.com | #361 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Sandisk sandisk.com | F1000 #508 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
Financials
| Company | Fortune rank | DNS (primary domain) | Edge (traffic-weighted) | Multi-cloud | Live hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway berkshirehathaway.com + 1 more | #7 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| JPMorgan Chase chase.com + 2 more | #12 | Self-hosted + Cloudflare DNS Single | Akamai 64% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Cloudflare | 40 |
| Visa visa.com + 2 more | #119 | Akamai Edge DNS + Cloudflare DNS Secondary DNS | Cloudflare 83% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Azure, Cloudflare | 80 |
| Mastercard mastercard.com + 1 more | #141 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Bank of America bankofamerica.com + 2 more | #20 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Goldman Sachs goldmansachs.com + 2 more | #36 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Wells Fargo wellsfargo.com + 1 more | #38 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Morgan Stanley morganstanley.com + 1 more | #39 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Citigroup citi.com + 2 more | #24 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| American Express americanexpress.com | #56 | Akamai Edge DNS Single | Akamai 70% | Yes Akamai, Imperva | 26 |
Communication
| Company | Fortune rank | DNS (primary domain) | Edge (traffic-weighted) | Multi-cloud | Live hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet google.com + 1 more | #5 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Meta Platforms facebook.com + 3 more | #17 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Verizon Communications verizon.com | #28 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Netflix netflix.com | #105 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
Consumer
| Company | Fortune rank | DNS (primary domain) | Edge (traffic-weighted) | Multi-cloud | Live hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon amazon.com + 1 more | #1 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Walmart walmart.com + 1 more | #2 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Costco Wholesale costco.com | #13 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Home Depot homedepot.com | #25 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Tesla tesla.com | #43 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| PepsiCo pepsico.com | #46 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Procter & Gamble pg.com | #54 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Coca-Cola coca-colacompany.com + 1 more | #98 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Philip Morris International pmi.com | #117 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| McDonald's mcdonalds.com | #170 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
Health Care
| Company | Fortune rank | DNS (primary domain) | Edge (traffic-weighted) | Multi-cloud | Live hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group unitedhealthgroup.com + 3 more | #3 | CSC Split | Fastly 47% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Azure, Cloudflare, Fastly | 92 |
| Johnson & Johnson jnj.com | #45 | NS1 (IBM) + Other Secondary DNS | AWS 72% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Cloudflare | 13 |
| Eli Lilly lilly.com | #67 | Akamai Edge DNS Split | Cloudflare 86% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Cloudflare | 31 |
| Merck merck.com | #68 | NS1 (IBM) + Other Secondary DNS | AWS 44% | No AWS | 10 |
| AbbVie abbvie.com | #77 | UltraDNS (Vercara) Single | Self-hosted 70% | Yes AWS, Akamai, Azure, Cloudflare | 30 |
Energy
| Company | Fortune rank | DNS (primary domain) | Edge (traffic-weighted) | Multi-cloud | Live hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil exxonmobil.com | #9 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| Chevron chevron.com | #21 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
Industrials
| Company | Fortune rank | DNS (primary domain) | Edge (traffic-weighted) | Multi-cloud | Live hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar caterpillar.com + 1 more | #65 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| GE Aerospace geaerospace.com | #101 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
| GE Vernova gevernova.com | #124 | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||
Materials
| Company | Fortune rank | DNS (primary domain) | Edge (traffic-weighted) | Multi-cloud | Live hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linde linde.com | — | First scan Monday, Oct 19 | |||