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Ookla

Logo: https://www.ookla.com/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Service that provides analysis of Internet performance

Speedtest.net, also known as Speedtest by Ookla, is a web service that provides free analysis of Internet access performance metrics, such as connection data rate and latency. It is the flagship product of Ookla, a web testing and network diagnostics company founded in 2006, and based in Seattle, Washington, United States.2 Its products include Pingtest and Downdetector.1 It is part of Ziff Davis.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1
  • IndustryInternet industry1
  • HeadquartersSeattle1
  • Websitewww.ookla.com
  • Legal formlimited liability company1

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Speedtest.net, also known as Speedtest by Ookla, is a web service that provides free analysis of Internet access performance metrics, such as connection data rate and latency. It is the flagship product of Ookla, a web testing and network diagnostics company founded in 2006, and based in Seattle, Washington, United States.2

Corporate structure

Ookla is part of a group headed by J2 Global. 124 entities, 20 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • J2 Global Los Angeles, California, United States
    • Ziff Davis New York City
      • Ookla 100% · Seattle
      • Computer Gaming World Owned · United States
      • Creative Computing Owned · United States
      • Expert Gamer Owned
      • ExtremeTech Owned · United States
      • GameNOW Owned
      • LogicBuy Owned
      • Speedtest Owned
      • TechTV Owned · United States
    • IGN Subsidiary · San Francisco
      • IGN Germany Subsidiary
    • StrongVPN Subsidiary
    • 2.4 Family Marketing Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Aberdeen Market Intelligence France SAS Subsidiary · France
    • Advanced Messaging Technologies, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. Subsidiary · Iowa, United States
    • AskMen Subsidiary
    • BabyCenter, L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Castle Connolly Medical Ltd Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cell Rebel AB Subsidiary · Sweden
    • Cell Rebel Sociedad Limitada Subsidiary · Spain
    • Cloak Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CNET Media, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Demandshore Media Pvt. Ltd. Subsidiary · India
    • Demandshore Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Subsidiary · India
    • DW Prime Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Ekahau Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Electric Mail (Ireland) Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • emedia Communications, LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • EVERYDAY HEALTH INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
    • Everyday Health Media, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Everyday Health, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Excel Micro, LLC Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
    • Families Online Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • and 96 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • Downdetector
  • Pingtest
  • Speedtest

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2014Acquired Acquired by Ziff Davis1
  2. 2006Founded Founded1

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