Ookla, the owner of Speedtest, is a division of Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD).
Ookla is best known for their speed test Speedtest. This speed test is available in several variants.
Besides Speedtest, Ookla owns the following brands:
We think it makes perfect sense that Ookla has several irons in the fire.
With the advent of ever higher internet speeds (think 1 Gbps and higher) it is becoming less and less necessary to do a speed test. Because how much speed do you really need?
In that context, it's no surprise that Ookla wants to redefine network performance metrics (and releases a new version of Speedtest).
Publications
Based on the large amount of measurements performed with Speedtest all over the world, Ookla regularly produces:
- Research articles
- Market reports
- Updates of the Speedtest Global Index
The best source of information about Ookla is of course the website ookla.com. However, we would also like to point out a few lesser known subdomains of Ookla.