Fastly
Fastly is a global content delivery network with POP locations across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.
According to our data, Fastly is the third most popular content delivery network on the web.
It has 6.5% of the CDN market share and is detected on 1.9% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
💸 Pricing
Fastly is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- CDN
- Rank: 3
- Market share: 6.5%
🏆 Fastly Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Malta in the CDN category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Nepal in the CDN category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United States in the CDN category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United Kingdom in the CDN category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Germany in the CDN category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Australia in the CDN category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Canada in the CDN category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in France in the CDN category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Brazil in the CDN category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Switzerland in the CDN category.
⚡ Sites Using Fastly
We have data on 47,719 websites that use the Fastly CDN. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Fastly is spotify.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #19 | Sweden | English | |
| 2 |  adobe.com |
#21 | United States | English |
| 3 | #23 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #29 | English | ||
| 5 | twitch.tv | #33 | United States | English |
| 6 | #34 | United States | American English | |
| 7 | #35 | Australia | English | |
| 8 | paypal.com | #36 | United States | American English |
| 9 | #38 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 10 | #44 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #48 | United Kingdom | British English | |
| 12 | #50 | United Kingdom | British English | |
| 13 | #51 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #55 | United States | English | |
| 15 | #67 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 16 | #73 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 17 | #84 | United States | English | |
| 18 | #93 | United States | American English | |
| 19 | #99 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #100 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Fastly:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Fastly are from the United States and the United Kingdom.
- United States 49.4%
- United Kingdom 6.7%
- Germany 4%
- Australia 3.9%
- Canada 3.4%
- France 2.7%
- Japan 2.6%
- Brazil 2%
- Switzerland 1.9%
- Other 23.4%
Most Fastly users speak English or German.
- English 79.9%
- German 3.7%
- Spanish 2.6%
- French 2.3%
- Japanese 2.2%
- Portuguese 1.9%
- Dutch 1%
- Italian 1%
- Swedish 0.6%
- Other 4.8%
The Fastly CDN is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 52.7%
- .org 11.6%
- .net 2.3%
- .co.uk 2.3%
- .com.au 2.1%
- .io 1.9%
- .de 1.9%
- .ca 1.6%
- .com.br 1.2%
- Other 22.4%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Fastly include business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference.
- Business 19.3%
- Marketing/Merchandising 8.7%
- Education/Reference 6.5%
- Online Shopping 5.3%
- Internet Services 5.2%
- Blogs/Wiki 5.1%
- Entertainment 4.3%
- Software/Hardware 4.2%
- Sports 4%
- Other 37.4%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Fastly?
Fastly is owned by Fastly, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Can I use Fastly for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
Which country uses Fastly the most?
The majority of Fastly users are from the United States.
Who uses Fastly?
According to our data, Fastly is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as spotify.com,
adobe.com, and nytimes.com.
Is Fastly used on government websites?
Overall, we found Fastly on 83 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Fastly?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 384 academic websites in the United States that use Fastly.
How does Fastly compare to its competitors?
Fastly is one of the most popular content delivery networks, second only to Cloudflare and 
Amazon CloudFront.
What are the alternatives to Fastly?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Fastly may include Cloudflare, Amazon CloudFront, and Akamai.
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