20% of the world's Internet traffic is delivered over the Akamai platform. We combine this global scope with constant data collection to construct an accurate and comprehensive picture of what's happening on the Internet. Bookmark this page to check the world's online behavior at any given moment -- How fast is data moving? Where's the most congestion? What events are causing spikes in Web activity?

Previously, only Akamai and our customers had access to this information. Now we're opening that window into the online universe.

Continually-updated visualizations provide a picture of global Web traffic, viruses/attacks, the speed of data moving between major cities, and the volume of data and users on the Akamai platform.


Akamai monitors the volume of visitors to hundreds of worldwide online news, retail, digital music, and advertising sites and compiles data on the most-read stories, purchasing behavior, and global concentration of online consumers. Check here to see what's generating the most buzz today.

Real-time Web Monitor Net Usage Index for Retail
Network Performance Comparison Net Usage Index for News
Visualizing Akamai Net Usage Index for Music
Broadband Adoption Trends
Application Performance Data