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Akamai Headquarters & offices · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Akamai · Cambridge, Massachusetts
A 19-story headquarters tied together by the “AkaMile,” a mile-long path of stairs and lounges that ends at a cafeteria on the top floors.
The 2019 Kendall Square headquarters, the benefits and the road from an MIT incubator — then the pay. Every number from Akamai's own filings and press release, and from the interior architect's project page.
- 19 floorslinked by one mile-long path
- 480,000 sq ftheadquarters, opened 2019
- 6 → 1buildings brought under one roof
- $129,052median employee pay, 2025 (global)
Sources: Akamai press release (Nov 1, 2019) · Sasaki project page · Proxy statement 2026
Companies / United States / Cloud security & content delivery / Akamai
THE HEADQUARTERS · 145 BROADWAY, KENDALL SQUARE
One path through 19 floors
Akamai used to lease six buildings around Kendall Square; in 2019 it brought 1,800 local employees into one 19-story tower. A continuous route called the AkaMile starts in the lobby and runs up through every floor on a chain of interconnecting stairs, linking libraries, cafés, game rooms and lounges, and ends at a cafeteria on the top two floors. Each floor is color-coded from orange to blue, Akamai's brand colors, and a pattern of lines on floors and ceilings traces Akamai offices around the world — denser where people gather, sparser near quiet desks. Command and control centers run 24/7/365, watching internet traffic and fighting DDoS attacks.
- 480,000 sq ft (≈ 44,600 m²)
- 19 floors
- Top-floor cafeteria
- 24/7 command center
- LEED Gold
- WELL Platinum
The AkaMile
A chain of interconnecting stairs carries the path up all 19 floors; each floor is color-coded from orange to blue.
Kitchens and lounges
Libraries, cafés and game rooms sit along the path, away from the quiet desks.
Work and meeting
Lines on floors and ceilings get denser around collaboration areas and sparser near quiet workstations.
In Kendall Square
The tallest office building in Kendall Square when it opened, with a rooftop solar array.
Facts: Akamai press release (Nov 1, 2019) · Sasaki project page “Akamai Technologies Global Headquarters”
Global headquarters, Kendall Square
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Global headquarters | 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142 |
Source: Form 10-K 2025 cover
Source: Akamai press release (Nov 1, 2019) · Sasaki project page
Benefits (vary by country)
Stock awards for the vast majority of employees and an employee stock purchase plan.
Family leave, family care resources, and adoption and fertility assistance.
Tuition assistance is part of the benefits program.
Access to mental health experts, ergonomic advice and equipment, and financial wellness support.
Flexible schedules and locations, including home, office or an approved workspace.
A cafeteria on the top two floors of headquarters, plus cafés along the AkaMile.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Akamai press release (Nov 1, 2019) · Sasaki project page
Why people stay: what Akamai itself reports
Akamai surveys its entire workforce every quarter on engagement, inclusion and job satisfaction.
Stock awards are held by the vast majority of employees, and most can join the employee stock purchase plan.
Employees can choose to work from home, a company office, an approved workspace or a mix.
Created by employees for employees, it supports colleagues and their families after disasters and conflicts.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
Who works here
employees (Dec 31, 2025)
located outside the U.S.
in engineering and R&D
Source: Form 10-K 2025
Pay at Akamai
Across more than 11,000 employees in over 30 countries. The CEO earned about 124 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 (CEO pay ratio)
Akamai doesn't publish pay by age.
Office history: from an MIT incubator to one tower
- 1998 Out of MIT
Akamai began at MIT, was incorporated in the fall of 1998 and moved into incubator space in Kendall Square.
Source: Akamai press release (Nov 1, 2019)
Akamai's earlier headquarters in Kendall Square, 2009 · Tim Pierce / CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2019 Six buildings become one
After leasing six buildings in the area, Akamai opened its 19-story, 480,000 sq ft headquarters at 145 Broadway on November 1, 2019, home to 1,800 employees.
Source: Akamai press release (Nov 1, 2019)
145 Broadway from above, 2019 · Billykamenides, on behalf of Akamai Technologies / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What Akamai does
Akamai runs a global platform that keeps websites and apps fast and secure, and rents out cloud computing.
Revenue is reported in three solution categories: security, delivery and cloud computing.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$2.3B → $4.2B
Revenue: SEC XBRL data (2016–2017) and Form 10-K 2025 (2023–2025). Employees: Proxy statement 2026 (Dec 27, 2023, full- and part-time) and Form 10-K 2025 (“over 11,000”). Multiple calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Co-founder; Chief Executive Officer since January 2013, after serving as Chief Scientist from 1998.
Founded out of MIT; incorporated in 1998 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Akamai press release (Nov 1, 2019)
Akamai: questions people ask
Where is Akamai's headquarters?
At 145 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, in Kendall Square.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
When did the headquarters open?
On November 1, 2019.
Source: Akamai press release
What is the AkaMile?
A mile-long path that starts in the lobby, climbs all 19 floors on interconnecting stairs past libraries, cafés and game rooms, and ends at the cafeteria on the top two floors.
Source: Akamai press release · Sasaki project page
Who designed the interiors?
Sasaki, the interior architect; Boston Properties developed and owns the building.
Source: Akamai press release
Where was Akamai before?
It started in incubator space in Kendall Square in 1998 and later leased six buildings in the area before moving into one tower.
Source: Akamai press release
How many people work at Akamai?
More than 11,000 at the end of 2025, about 65% outside the U.S.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
How much do Akamai employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $129,052 in 2025; the CEO earned about 124 times that.
Source: Proxy statement 2026
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