Finding the CDN of any website is possible with a trace route. In most cases, the trace route can identify the CDN being used. It’s not 100% accurate but it’s good enough. Below are the trace routes for the Fortune 50. I decided to do a trace route on the main domain (www.hostname.com), in order to find out who is the leading CDN amongst those companies. I already knew who it was, but I was curious as to how dominant they were. It was just as I expected, Akamai dominates this segment.
Below are the results. Akamai came in first place with 27 of the 50. Level 3 came in 2nd place with 2 of the 50. Finally, CDNetworks and Amazon came in 3rd place with 1 of the Fortune 50. I did not do trace routes on the financial institutions for obvious reasons. Also, I was surprised by the number of Fortune 50 that did not have a CDN.
[table “” not found /]Akamai’s Accounts ( 27 of Fortune 50)
Walmart, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Apple, General Motors, Ford, AT&T, CVS, Mckesson, Hewlett Packard, Verizon, IBM, Costco, Kroger, Home Depots, Microsoft, Target, Walgreens, Metlife, Johnson & Johnson, Caterpillar, State Farm, Conoco Phillips, Comcast, Anthem, Pfizer & Boeing
Level 3 Accounts (2 of Fortune 50)
Pepsico
Procter & Gamble
CDNetworks (1 of Fortune 50)
Archer Daniel Midlands
Amazon (1 of Fortune 50)
Amazon.com
No CDN (13 of Fortune 50)
Phillips 66, General Electric, Valero, Fannie Mae, United Healthcare, Cardinal Healthcare, Express-Scripts, Amerisource Bergen, Marathon Petroleum, AIG, United Technologies & Berkshire Hathaway
Banks / Financial (7 of Fortune 50)
JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Freddie Mac, INTL FCStone & Prudential