Case Study: Lezhin Comics achieves three times faster global HD content delivery with Akamai Technologies

Lezhin Entertainment Delivers Content Three Times Faster to Global Customers with Akamai Solutions

Lezhin Entertainment’s Lezhin Comics is a leading Korean webtoon platform with about 7.5 million monthly visitors and over 1,100 titles, expanding into Japan and the U.S. The company needed to deliver HD webtoon images quickly and reliably to global readers—especially during peak hours—while supporting paid-content authentication, preventing piracy, and stabilizing overseas performance beyond what a local CDN could provide.

By deploying Akamai’s Media Delivery Solutions, Access Control Module and Enhanced Support SLA, Lezhin cut average response times from ~300 ms to under 100 ms (more than three times faster), maintained seamless delivery during peaks, improved authentication and anti-piracy protection by offloading origin loads, and shortened time to resolve technical issues—establishing a scalable foundation for global expansion.

Lezhin Comics

Chris Kwon

Chief Technology Officer