CDNs in Japan
We know of 21 content delivery networks that have edge servers in one or more locations in Japan. 1 content delivery network provider has plans to launch a new POP in Japan.
* = planned POP
** = multiple POPs
| CDN | POP Locations | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| AdvancedHosting | 1 | Tokyo |
| Akamai | ? | |
| BelugaCDN | 1 | Tokyo |
| Bunny CDN | 1 | Tokyo |
| BytePlus | 4 | Osaka** - Tokyo** - Fukuoka - Nagoya |
| CacheFly | 1 | Tokyo |
| CDN77 | 1 | Tokyo |
| CDNetworks | 2 | Osaka - Tokyo |
| CDNvideo | 2 | Osaka - Tokyo |
| ChinaCache | 1 | Tokyo |
| Cloudflare | 4 | Fukuoka - Naha - Osaka - Tokyo |
| CloudFront | 2 | Osaka** - Tokyo** |
| EdgeNext | 3 | Okayama - Osaka - Tokyo |
| Fastly | 2 | Tokyo** - Osaka |
| Gcore | 2 | Osaka - Tokyo |
| Imperva | 2 | Osaka - Tokyo |
| Kingsoft Cloud | 1 | Tokyo |
| Lumen | 2 | Osaka - Tokyo |
| Medianova | 0 | Tokyo* |
| StackPath | 2 | Osaka - Tokyo |
| Tata Communications | 1 | Tokyo |
| Tencent Cloud | 2 | Osaka - Tokyo |
Is Cloudflare the best CDN for Japan?
Of all cdn providers in Japan, Cloudflare is the cdn company with edge servers in the most different locations (4). This does not mean Cloudflare is the best content delivery network in Japan in terms of performance. However, having more POP locations in the country does typically help deliver content with low latency, especially in large countries.
Akamai in Japan
Akamai is generally considered to be the largest CDN with edge servers in the most countries. However, the content delivery network company never publishes details about how many POPs they have in a country or where their CDN edge servers are located. The Akamai website has a public PDF with all countries where Akamai maintains Server Points of Presence and Japan is listed in that document, but specifics are not mentioned. It remains unknown how many POPs or edge servers Akamai has in Japan.
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