Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Karon Adam

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/1/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC [AKAM]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 150 BROADWAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & GM Media Division /

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	8256	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	2/12/2018	2/13/2018	Common Stock	1973.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	2/12/2019	Common Stock	5970.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽³⁾	4/29/2019	Common Stock	7632.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁴⁾	2/10/2020	Common Stock	10023.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	3/3/2017	3/4/2017	Common Stock	3527.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	2/23/2018	2/24/2018	Common Stock	2863.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁵⁾	2/13/2019	Common Stock	17908.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁶⁾	2/14/2018	Common Stock	8954.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁷⁾	2/9/2020	Common Stock	20046.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁸⁾	2/11/2020	Common Stock	10023.0	$0.0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of Akamai common stock upon vesting.
( 2)	RSUs vest 50% on February 11, 2018 and 50% on February 11, 2019.
( 3)	RSUs vest over three years in equal 1/3 installments on April 28, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
( 4)	RSUs vest over three years in equal 1/3 installments on February 9, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
( 5)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on Akamai's achievement of a specified revenue and operating free cash flow targets for fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018. To the extent such target is met, the RSUs will vest followingt certification financial results for 2018. Amount reported is maximum issuable.
( 6)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on the relative cumulative total shareholder return of Akamai's common stock as compared to the S&P 500 Information Technology Index for 2016, 2017 and 2018. To the extent the company's total shareholder return exceeds specified target percentile rankings within such index, the RSUs will vest in full on the date the company's financial results for 2018 are certified. Amount reported is maximum issuable.
( 7)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on Akamai's achievement of a specified financial performance targets for each of 2017, 2018 and 2019. To the extent such targets are met, the RSUs will vest on the date the company's financial results for 2019 are certified. Amount reported is maximum issuable.
( 8)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on the relative cumulative total shareholder return of Akamai's common stock as compared to the S&P 500 Information Technology Index for 2017, 2018 and 2019. To the extent the company's total shareholder return exceeds specified target percentile rankings within such index, the RSUs will vest in full on the date the company's financial results for 2019 are certified. Amount reported is maximum issuable.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Karon Adam C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 150 BROADWAY CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142			EVP & GM Media Division

Signatures
/s/ James H. Hammons, Jr. by power of attorney		3/6/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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