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Akamai Blog | G2A's Journey to Global Growth, Part 1: Keeping Gamers and Geeks Playing During a Pandemic
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Akamai Blog | G2A's Journey to Global Growth, Part 1: Keeping Gamers and Geeks Playing During a Pandemic

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G2A.COM is the world's largest marketplace for video games, with thousands of sellers, 24 million customers, and a million transactions a month. It's the first stop for gamers and geeks who are looking for low-priced game keys, activation codes, electronics, merchandise, and more. G2A has grown rapidly in the past several years, relying on Akamai for the speed, security, and global reach it needed to become one of the biggest names in gaming. \r\n Near the end of March 2020, G2A.COM saw its traffic virtually double overnight. The pandemic had just begun, and people were looking for ways to stay entertained and connected under lockdown. Not surprisingly, a lot of people turned to video games, and G2A.COM was one of the first places they went to for affordable game keys and activation codes. \r\n "Traffic rose even higher than what we see on Black Friday or Cyber Monday. We can plan for those events because we know they're coming, but the pandemic came without warning.…

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