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Cogent Communications's competitors and similar companies include EarthLink, Lumen Technologies and Sparklight.
 Cogent Communications Cogent Communications is a company that specializes in internet service providers (ISPs). |  Lumen Technologies Lumen Technologies (formerly known as CenturyLink) is a company that provides networking, edge cloud, and cybersecurity services. |  Sparklight Sparklight (also known as Cable One) is a company that owns and operates cable systems that provide data, video, and voice services to residential and commercial customers. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1999 | Founding Date 1994 | Founding Date 1968 | Founding Date 1986 |
Type | Type Public | Type Private | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Washington, US HQ Mississauga, CA Montreal, CA Toronto, CA Toronto, CA La Garenne Colombes, FR Frankfurt Am Main, DE see more | Locations Atlanta, US HQ | Locations Monroe, US HQ Melbourne, AU North Sydney, AU Toronto, CA Shanghai, CN Frankfurt Am Main, DE München, DE see more | |
Employees | Employees 1,9162% decrease | Employees 8491% decrease | Employees 24,0004% decrease | Employees 2,9934% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 4 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 6.7 b | Valuation ($) 1.9 b |
Financial | ||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $975.8m (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $12.4b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $1.5b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $535m (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $6.6b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit $440.8m (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $5.8b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income ($182.2m) (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income ($1.7b) (FY, 2025) | Net income ($356.5m) (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||
Customers | Customers N/A | Customers 5 m (Mar, 2023) | Customers N/A | Customers 1.1 m (Q3, 2023) |
Fiber Route Miles | Fiber Route Miles 57.2 k (FY, 2016) | Fiber Route Miles N/A | Fiber Route Miles 400 k (FY, 2022) | Fiber Route Miles N/A |
Funding | ||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 219m | Total funding raised $ 15m | Total funding raised $ 10.4m | Total funding raised N/A |
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