As of March 2025, Singapore had the fastest fixed broadband internet worldwide, with an average download speed of 345.33 Mbps. The UAE ranked second at 313.55 Mbps, while Hong Kong followed in third. Fixed internet connections deliver broadband to a home, office, or other fixed premises, with fiber connections offering the best quality service.

Countries with the highest speeds demonstrate examples of efficient infrastructure and investment in digital technologies, providing their citizens with fast and stable internet. In contrast, countries with low speeds face numerous challenges, especially economic ones.

As of June 2024, Qatar had the fastest average mobile internet connection worldwide, nearly 335 Mbps. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) followed, registering average median speed above 323 Mbps. Fixed-connection speeds around the world When it comes to fixed broadband connections, Singapore tops the list of countries by average connection speed. Internet users in Singapore achieve an average fixed broadband connection speed of 242.01 Mbps, slightly faster than the 222.49 Mbps achieved in Chile, the second-placed country on the speed rankings. 5G and 6G – the future of mobile broadband In countries where it is in use, 5G is already bringing faster mobile internet connection speeds than ever before. In Saudi Arabia for example, the average 4G connection speed sits at 28.9 Mbps, and this speed jumps to 414.2 Mbps on a 5G connection. Now that 5G is commercially available, researchers have already turned their attention to 6G. Operating at a higher spectrum band, 6G will allow connections several times faster than 5G. User experienced data rates of 5G sit at 100 Mbps, and this speed is expected to climb to 1,000 Mbps on 6G connections. 6G is expected to not only provide faster speeds, but also enable more devices to connect to a network without causing congestion as it has a connection density ten times greater than that of 5G.

The statistic shows the countries with the highest average internet connection speed during the first quarter of 2017, measured in Megabits per second. During that quarter, IPv4 internet connections in Norway averaged a connection speed of 23.5 Mbps. The global average IPv4 connection speed was 7.2 Mbps.

Average connection speeds are higher in developed Asian countries; South Korea leads with an average connection speed of 28.6 Mbps. This is a growth of more than 9.3 percent to the first quarter of the previous year.

The U.S. states with the highest average internet connection speed include Delaware, District of Columbia and Utah, with first-ranking D.C. having an average connection speed of some 28.1 Mbps as of the first quarter of 2017.

As of the same period, 83 percent of internet users in South Korea enjoyed a connection speed of over 10 Mbps, which is classed as high broadband connectivity. Next in the 10 Mbps broadband adoption rate ranking are Switzerland and the Singapore with 73 percent of high broadband connectivity each. Both Switzerland and Singapore's relatively small size combined with their wealth are a significant factor in terms of telecommunications infrastructure upgrades.

Up until the beginning of 2014, average connection speeds worldwide were under 4 Mbps and by the fourth quarter of 2016, global connection speed averaged at 7 Mbps.

This dataset provides values for INTERNET SPEED reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

An analysis of average internet speeds across U.S. states in 2025, highlighting the fastest and slowest regions.

Romania achieved the best result in the fixed broadband internet speed ranking of all Central and Eastern European countries. Data downloading in Romania amounted to 248.36 Mbps while uploading 171.63 Mbps as of April 2025. Other countries with fast mobile internet were Hungary and Poland. Moldova was leader in the ranking of the lowest ping speed among other countries in the CEE region.

The statistic presents the average download speed of broadband internet in Latin American countries from July 2023 to June 2024 measured in Megabits per second (Mbps). In that period of time, Uruguay presented the highest broadband internet speed in Latin America, with an average download speed of over 111 Mbps.

Estonia achieved the best result in the mobile internet speed ranking of all Central and Eastern European countries. Data downloading in this country amounted to 104.08 Mbps while uploading 15.76 as of May 2024. Other countries with fast mobile internet were Lithuania and Bulgaria. However, Latvia and Kosovo became the leaders in the ranking of the lowest ping speed among other countries in the CEE region.

The ranking of internet costs in various countries shows significant differences, driven by economic, political, and infrastructure factors.

As of February 2025, India was the country with the largest offline population worldwide. The South Asian country had over 651 million people without internet connection. China ranked second, with around 311.9 million people not connected to the internet. Despite these large shares of the disconnected population in these countries, China and India ranked first and second, respectively, as countries with the highest number of internet users worldwide. Internet access in Africa In 2023, Africa lagged behind other global regions regarding internet penetration rate, as only 37 percent of the continent’s population accessed the web. In contrast, around 91 percent of Europe’s population were internet users. This is heavily influenced by the infrastructure development in the region. However, some improvements are forecasted, as by 2028, the internet penetration rate in Africa will be at an estimated 48.15 percent. Global internet access challenges: disruptions and restrictions Government internet shutdowns around the world are another challenge for internet access. Between 2015 and the first half of 2023, 172 local internet connection disruptions occurred due to protests globally. Moreover, according to a 2023report on internet freedom, almost four out of ten global internet users were deprived of essential freedoms on online platforms. In 2023, 76 new restrictions on internet usage were implemented worldwide. Asia led in imposing these restrictions, accounting for approximately 55 cases across various countries in the region.

As of February 2025, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates ed the ranking of countries with the highest internet penetration rate, all recording ** percent. The worldwide internet penetration rate as of the same research period was **** percent. Most connected regions According to the most recent observations, Northern Europe ranked first among global regions by connectivity rate. The share of the population accessing the internet in this region was nearly ** percent. Western Europe ranked second, followed by Northern America. Overall, the internet reach was higher than ** percent across all European regions, as well as Northern and Southern Americas. Unconnected populations Despite having the biggest online audiences worldwide, India and China are also the markets with the highest number of individuals not connected to the web. Regarding the share of population without internet access in worldwide markets, North Korea ranks first, as the internet in the country remains blocked for most of the general public as of April 2025. Burundi had **** percent of its population unconnected, followed by Chad, with **** percent.

South Korea topped a 2025 ranking of 5G download speeds with an average speed of 435 Mbps, far ahead of second-placed Bulgaria at just short of 199 Mbps. The global telecommunications industry is investing heavily in 5G infrastructure to meet the surging demand for faster and more reliable mobile connections. Global 5G expansion and adoption The rollout of 5G networks is accelerating worldwide, with an estimated 2.27 billion 5G mobile subscriptions in 2024. This figure is expected to reach nearly 5.65 billion by the end of the decade, surpassing 4G as the dominant mobile network technology. However, adoption rates vary significantly across regions, with North America leading at almost 97 percent population coverage in 2023, followed by East Asia and the Pacific at around 73 percent. Impact on data consumption and connectivity The adoption of 5G is accompanying substantial growth in mobile data consumption, with monthly traffic forecast to exceed 466 exabytes by the end of the decade. This surge in data traffic is being driven by shifting consumption habits, including the use of data intensive artificial intelligence services, cloud technology, and content streaming.

Bulgaria achieved the best result in the mobile internet speed ranking of all Central and Eastern European countries. Data downloading in this country amounted to 234.14 Mbps while uploading 26.31 as of April 2025. Other countries with fast mobile internet were North Macedonia and Estonia. However, Albania became the leader in the ranking of the lowest ping speed among other countries in the CEE region.

This statistic shows a ranking of the estimated average internet connection speed in 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean, differentiated by country. The speed refers to a weighted average of fixed- and mobile broadband connection speeds. Fixed-broadband connections are weighted with the household size in the selected region to account for the fact that these connections are usually shared by multiple household members.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

This API is designed to find the rankings by any geography type within the nation with a specific census metric (population or household) and ranking metric (any of the metrics from provider, demographic, technology or speed). Support for full list of rankings by nation is not allowed for geography types (e.g., county, census place, usf) so only the top ten and bottom ten rankings would be returned through the API.

In 2024, it was found that 95 percent of the population in Malaysia, Singapore,United Arab Emirates, and Switzerland were mobile internet users. New Zealand had a mobile internet penetration of approximately 94.6 percent. The UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain also rank among the countries with the fastest average mobile internet speed worldwide.

In 2021, Movistar was the Spanish telecommunications provider with the highest fixed broadband market share in the country, totaling 42.73 percent. Orange ranked second, accounting for a market share worth 26.72 percent

Fixed broadband connections

Fixed broadband internet coverage in Spain is almost uniform, with 95 percent of households having access to this type of internet. The most common type of fixed broadband connection in the country is Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH), which increased from 4.25 million connections in August 2016 to over 12 million as of August 2021. Moreover, fixed broadband internet with a connection speed of over 20 Mbs accounted for almost 90 percent of the country’s fixed broadband lines.

Movistar

Movistar is one of the most important telecommunication providers owned by Telefonica. It is the biggest telco operator in Spain - with more than 18 thousand employees as of 2019 - as well as an important player in Hispanic America’s telco sector since 2005. Over the last six years, Movistar has had the highest number of broadband connections in Spain, totaling 5.8 million as of July 2021. At the same time, Moviestar’s fixed broadband services generated income worth nearly 1.9 billion euros in 2020, remaining the highest-grossing telco company in Spain.

Annual ranking of countries for digital nomads based on internet speed, cost of living, safety, visa policies, and tax benefits

As of April 2025, Moldova became leaders in ranking the lowest fixed broadband internet latency among other Central and Eastern European countries. Romania offered the fastest fixed broadband internet speed among other countries in the CEE region.