Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/07/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Limelight Networks, Inc. [LLNW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
85 BROAD ST., 		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10004		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Series B Preferred Stock 30,272,493
I (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
See footnotes (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/
85 BROAD ST.
NEW YORK, NY 10004		     X    
GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGEMENT GP GMBH
MESSETURM 60308
FRANKFURT AM MAIN
GERMANY, 2M 00000		     X    
GS ADVISORS V LLC
85 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10004		     X    
GSCP V ADVISORS, LLC
85 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10004		     X    
GSCP V OFFSHORE ADVISORS LLC
85 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10004		     X    
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V FUND LP
85 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10004		     X    
GS Capital Partners V Institutional L P
85 BROAD ST
NEW YORK, NY 10004		     X    
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V OFFSHORE FUND LP
85 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10004		     X    
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V GmbH & CO KG
85 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10004		     X    
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
85 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10004		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in-Fact for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in-Fact for Goldman, Sachs Management GP GmbH 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in Fact for GS Advisors V, L.L.C. 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in-Fact for GSCP V Advisors, LLC 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in-Fact for GSCP V Offsore Advisors, LLC 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in-Fact for GS Capital Partners V Fund, L.P. 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in-Fact for GS Capital Partners V Institutional LP 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in-Fact for GS Capital Partners V Offshore Fund, L.P. 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in-Fact for GS Capital Partners V GmbH & Co KG 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Rita Tocco, Attorney-in Fact for Goldman, Sachs & Co. 06/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), GSCP V Advisors, L.L.C. ("GSCP Advisors"), GSCP V Offshore Advisors, L.L.C. ("GSCP Offshore Advisors"), GS Advisors V, L.L.C. ("GS Advisors"), Goldman, Sachs Management GP GmbH ("GS GmbH"), GS Capital Partners V Fund, L.P. ("GS Capital"), GS Capital Partners V Offshore Fund, L.P. ("GS Offshore"), GS Capital Partners V GmbH & CO. KG ("GS Germany"), GS Capital Partners V Institutional, L.P. ("GS Institutional" and, together with GS Capital, GS Offshore and GS Germany, the "Funds") (GS Group, Goldman Sachs, GSCP Advisors, GSCP Offshore Advisors, GS Advisors, GS GmbH and the Funds, collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
(2) Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, in the aggregate, 30,272,493 shares of Limelight Networks, Inc. (the "Company"), common stock, $0.001 par value per share ("Common Stock") by reason of the Funds direct ownership of such shares. Affiliates of GS Group are the general partner, managing general partner or managing partner of the Funds. GS Group disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. Goldman Sachs is a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Group. Goldman Sachs and GS Group each disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by the Funds except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(3) GS Capital beneficially owns directly and its general partner, GSCP Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 15,940,283 shares of Common Stock.
(4) GSCP Offshore beneficially owns directly and its general partner, GSCP Offshore Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 8,234,087 shares of Common Stock.
(5) GS Institutional beneficially owns directly and its general partner, GS Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 5,466,153 shares of Common Stock.
(6) GS Germany beneficially owns directly and its general partner, GSCP Offshore Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 631,970 shares of Common Stock
 
Remarks:
The Date of Event is based upon the date of effectiveness of the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed in connection with
the Issuer's initial public offering, estimated to be on or about June 7, 2007.

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