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Dec. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation | Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) provides solutions to power and protect life online. Its massively distributed edge and cloud platform, or Akamai Connected Cloud, comprises more than 4,100 edge points-of-presence in approximately 130 countries and nearly 750 cities. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Company is currently organized and operates as one operating and reportable segment. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The presentation of certain items in the consolidated statements of cash flows has changed for the prior periods to be comparable with the presentation for the year ended December 31, 2023. The change had no net impact on the Company's cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities for the prior periods.

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