{"id":32976,"date":"2026-05-09T07:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/32976\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T07:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:36:08","slug":"anthropic-signs-1-8-billion-akamai-cloud-deal-amid-surging-claude-ai-demand-report-akamai-technologie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/32976\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic Signs $1.8 Billion Akamai Cloud Deal Amid Surging Claude AI Demand: Report &#8211; Akamai Technologie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"block core-block\">Bloomberg, citing sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-08\/anthropic-inks-1-8-billion-computing-deal-with-akamai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> the deal on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>AI Compute Expansion Deal<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">On Thursday, Akamai announced its first-quarter financial results, where it stated a deal with a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/equities\/26\/05\/52400317\/akamai-technologies-akam-stock-pops-over-29-overnight-why-is-the-cloud-computer-company-trending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">leading frontier model provider<\/a>&#8221; without disclosing the counterparty name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">At its &#8220;Code with Claude&#8221; developer conference in San Francisco, CEO Dario Amodei said Anthropic saw &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/equities\/26\/05\/52355359\/dario-amodei-anthropic-explosive-growth-too-hard-to-handle-80-fold-q1-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">80x growth<\/a>&#8221; in annualized revenue and usage as Claude adoption surged for coding and automation, driving urgent demand for additional compute capacity.<\/p>\n<p>What You Need To Know?<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">The commitment was a major headline mover for Akamai, which sent its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/equities\/26\/05\/52400317\/akamai-technologies-akam-stock-pops-over-29-overnight-why-is-the-cloud-computer-company-trending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">stock up 29.62% in the late trading session<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Akamai <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/AKAM\/earnings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported first-quarter revenue<\/a> of $1.074 billion for the period ended Mar. 31, beating analyst estimates by 0.17%, and earnings per share of $1.61, surpassing estimates by 8.78%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">The cybersecurity and cloud computing company has a market capitalization of $21.75 billion, with a 52-week high of $149.76 and a 52-week low of $69.79.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">The mid-cap stock has gained 73.57% year to date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Price Action:\u00a0According to Benzinga Pro data, the stock closed the regular session up 26.58% at $147.71.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Benzinga&#8217;s Edge Stock Rankings\u00a0indicate that AKAM stock is experiencing\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/AKAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">positive price trend<\/a>\u00a0across all time frames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Photo Courtesy: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"text-sm my-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/apis?utm_source=benzinga.com&amp;utm_campaign=article-bottom\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\u00a9 2026 Benzinga.com. 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