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<CONFORMED-NAME>Arthur Lisa B
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<STATE>MA
<ZIP>02142
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<CONFORMED-NAME>AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
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<STREET1>500 TECHNOLOGY SQ
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    <periodOfReport>2004-10-20</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001086222</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AKAM</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Arthur Lisa B</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CAMBRIDGE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02142</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Marketing Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>17.75</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2004-06-28</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>75000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Option vests as follows:  25% vests on June 28, 2005, and the remaining 75% vests in equal installments of 6.25% each quarter therafter.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Lisa B. Arthur</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-10-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

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