B
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41.8%
41.8% -- cdn adoption rate for Indian universities (2026)
41.8% of audited Indian universities (81 of 194) use a content delivery network (CDN).
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41.8%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Sample Size
194
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Thrivemattic
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Tier A
https://thrivemattic.com/blog/the-university-website-in-2026-benchmarks-gaps-and-what-to-fix-first/ ↗
Source Article
The University Website in 2026: Benchmarks, Gaps, and What to Fix First - thrivemattic
The default response to a digital audit is a full website redesign. A committee is formed. An RFP goes out. A vendor is selected. Eighteen months and a significant budget later, the new site launches — and the same structural problems persist because the redesign addressed aesthetics, not infrastruc…
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81 of 194 universities use a CDN; original audit by Thrivemattic
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Indian universities: 41.8% cdn adoption rate. Source: Thrivemattic (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/indian-university-cdn-adoption-2026
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