Content Delivery Network Market was valued at USD 12,427 million in 2019 and is expected to register a CAGR of 13.7% during the forecast period.

Introduction of the Content Delivery Network Market Report

The content delivery network (CDN) refers to a highly-distributed platform of servers that helps in quick transfer of assets needed for loading Internet content including HTML pages, JavaScript files, stylesheets, images, and videos. A content delivery network helps in reducing the physical distance between the server and the user, which minimizes the delays in loading web page content, offer faster performance, and security to websites distributing their content via CDN.

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Market Dynamic

Key Drivers and Emerging Trends

Rapid increase in usage of the internet and smart devices, rising amount of data generation and content exchanged over the internet, and growing uninterrupted content delivery over a high-speed data network are the factors expected to propel the growth of the content delivery network market size. According to the World Bank, in 2018, around 51% of the global population use internet via a computer, gaming machine, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, and digital TV among others. This has increased the use of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, among others, which thereby expected to contribute to the growth of the CDN market.

Moreover, CDN provide advantages including enhanced website security, data integrity, improved website load times, reduced bandwidth costs, increased content availability and redundancy. This is further expected to stimulate the content delivery network market share growth. Furthermore, rapid demand of content delivery network solutions and services among industries including media and entertainment, e commerce, gaming, healthcare, education, advertising, and others owing to the increasing digitalization of industries and increasing demand for enhanced QoE (Quality of Experience) and QoS (Quality of Service) among consumers is projected to contribute to the market growth. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the e-commerce sales reached $25.6 trillion globally in 2018, with an increase of 8% from the previous year.

Restraint in the Content Delivery Network Market

However, high initial investment for CDN, rising concerns about privacy settings and security vulnerabilities including Cache-Poisoned Denial-of-Service (CPDoS) are some of the major factors that are expected to hamper growth of the market over the forecast period. Moreover, CDN adds complexity to the website and deployment procedures which may further hamper the market growth.

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Solution – Segment Analysis

Based on the solution, the media delivery is expected to account for a prominent share in the market owing to the increasing adoption of IoT, wearable devices, virtual reality, and augmented reality. In addition, growing number of online media viewers and rising demand for 4K/8K Ultra HD resolution video content and latency-free media delivery is further supporting the growth of the market.

End-User – Segment Analysis

Based on the end-user, the e-commerce segment is anticipated to hold a notable market share over the forecast period primarily due to the increasing number of online shoppers and according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, more than 1.45 billion people shopped online in 2018 globally. Moreover, rising demand for better online shopping experiences that includes fast loading of product image, quick payment selection, easy transactions is further accelerating the demand for CDN solutions in e-commerce sector.

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Regional – Segment Analysis:

Based on region, North America is expected to hold a significant market share over the forecast period. This can be attributed to the high adoption of smart devices including smartphones, laptops, tablets, smart tv, and smart watches, among others; growth in the digitization of industries such as retail, manufacturing, healthcare, education, entertainment in the region. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United States dominated the overall e-commerce industry with $8,640 billion e-commerce sales in 2018. Moreover, the presence of leading vendors including Akamai Technologies Inc., Verizon Digital Media, Amazon.com, Inc., and Microsoft Corporation is expected to contribute to the growth of the CDN market in the region.

Top Market Players

Several Leading players operating in the market, include, Limelight Networks, Inc., Akamai Technologies, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Amazon.com, Inc., Alphabet Inc., AT&T, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., and Lumen Technologies, Inc. among others. 

Key Developments: 

• • In 2020, Limelight Networks, Inc. launched EdgeFunctions, a new serverless compute service that can be used for streaming video and content delivery such as personalised streaming, content protection, dynamic ad insertion, A/B testing, and image manipulation.

Segments covered in the Report:

The global content delivery network (CDN) market has been segmented on the basis of solution, end-user, and key region. Based on solution, the market is segmented into media delivery, cloud security, and web performance. Based on end-user, the market is segmented into media and entertainment, advertising, e-commerce, healthcare, business and financial services, research and education, and others. 

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Key questions answered in this research report:

• • At what pace is global Content Delivery Network Market growing? What will be the growth trend in the future?
  • What are the key drivers and restraints in Content Delivery Network Market? What will be the impact of drivers and restraints in the future?
  • What are the regional revenues and forecast breakdowns? Which are the major regional revenue pockets for growth in the global Content Delivery Network Market?
  • Which solution generated maximum revenues in 2019 and identify the most promising solution during the forecast period?
  • What are the various end-users of global Content Delivery Network Market and how they are poised to grow?
  • What companies are the major participants in this market and their business strategies, how does the competitive landscape look like?

Report Coverage	Details
Market Base Year	2019
Market Forecast Period	2020-2027
Market Revenues (2019)	USD 12,427 million
Base Year & Forecast Units	Revenues (USD Million)
Market Segment	By Solution, By End-User, By Region
Regional Coverage	Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, and RoW
Companies Profiled	Limelight Networks, Inc., Akamai Technologies, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Amazon.com, Inc., Alphabet Inc., AT&T, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., and Lumen Technologies, Inc. among others; a total of 10 companies covered.
25% Free Customization Available	We will customize this report up to 25% as a free customization to address our client’s specific requirements

Market Segmentation

Global Content Delivery Network Market by Solution

• • Media Delivery
  • Cloud Security
  • Web Performance

Global Content Delivery Network Market by End-User

• • Media and Entertainment
  • Advertising
  • E-Commerce
  • Healthcare
  • Business and Financial Services
  • Research and Education
  • Others

Global Content Delivery Network Market by Region

• • North America Content Delivery Network Market (Option 1: As a part of the free 25% customization)
    • North America Content Delivery Network Market by Solution
    • North America Content Delivery Network Market by End-User
    • US Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • Canada Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
  • Europe Content Delivery Network Market (Option 2: As a part of the free 25% customization)
    • Europe Content Delivery Network Market by Solution
    • Europe Content Delivery Network Market by End-User
    • UK Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • Germany Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • France Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • Spain Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • Rest of Europe Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
  • Asia-Pacific Content Delivery Network Market (Option 3: As a part of the free 25% customization)
    • Asia-Pacific Content Delivery Network Market by Solution
    • Asia-Pacific Content Delivery Network Market by End-User
    • China Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • India Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • Japan Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • Rest of APAC Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
  • RoW Content Delivery Network Market (Option 4: As a part of the free 25% customization)
    • RoW Content Delivery Network Market by Solution
    • RoW Content Delivery Network Market by End-User
    • Brazil Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • South Africa Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • Saudi Arabia Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • UAE Content Delivery Network Market All-Up
    • Rest of world (remaining countries of the LAMEA region) Content Delivery Network Market All-Up

Major Players Operating in the Content Delivery Network Market (Option 5: As a part of the Free 25% Customization – Profiles of 5 Additional Companies of your Choice)

• • Limelight Networks, Inc.
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • International Business Machines Corporation
  • com, Inc.
  • Alphabet Inc.
  • AT&T, Inc.
  • Cloudflare, Inc. 
  • Verizon Communications Inc.
  • Lumen Technologies, Inc.