Cloudflare, a global content delivery network (CDN) technology provider focused on enhancing Internet performance and security for website owners/operators, has announced continued expansion of its global footprint. In the final three months of 2018, Cloudflare has added 10 new data centers, launched its first mobile application, and opened a new European office in Munich, Germany.
Cloudflare’s new data centers bring its network to 165 global Points-of-Presence (PoPs). With these additions in the United States, Bahrain, Russia, Vietnam, Pakistan, and France (Reunion), Cloudflare has announced a total of 46 new cities in 2018.
“We closed out 2018 with significant network expansion, our first consumer application, and a new European office,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “I’m proud of the growth our team accomplished in the final quarter, as we brought our network even closer to our global users and opened an office to be closer to our European users.”
865 Employees, Up From 539
In the final three months of 2018, Cloudflare also announced its first mobile application, the 1.1.1.1 app. Cloudflare launched the 1.1.1.1 DNS offering in March 2018 to provide users with a faster and more private Internet browsing experience. The 1.1.1.1 app allows iOS and Android users to quickly toggle 1.1.1.1 on and off on their phones to easily access an encrypted browsing experience. Since launching the 1.1.1.1 app in November, nearly one million users have downloaded the app.
Cloudflare had more than 865 employees at the end of 2018, up from 539 just over a year ago as the company continues to grow its engineering, sales, marketing, and support teams across its offices worldwide. Cloudflare is continuing to expand its network across the world and now has a network capacity of 20Tbps. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Cloudflare has offices in San Jose, CA, Austin, TX, Champaign, IL, New York, NY, Washington, D.C., London, Singapore, and now also Munich.
