Case Study: Garena achieves up to 75% faster game downloads and reliable HD streaming with Akamai Technologies

Akamai helps Garena speed up game downloads globally

Garena, maker of the Garena+ gaming platform and one of the largest social gaming communities in Southeast Asia and Taiwan with over 30 million registered users across 153 countries, struggled with slow game downloads, limited bandwidth and the need to deliver HD live streams as it expanded into new markets. Users frequently faced multi-hour downloads and unstable connections, and the company lacked the resources to deploy hardware locally to scale delivery.

By adopting Akamai’s global delivery platform—using Download Delivery and Sola Media Streaming—Garena cut average download times by up to 75% (from 3–4 hours to about 30–60 minutes), reduced stream-lag complaints by more than 50%, and delivered stable HD live streams for eSports. The CDN-based solution enabled rapid market expansion without heavy hardware investment and ensured a consistently reliable, high-quality experience for its growing user base.

Garena

Ye Gang

Chief Technology Officer