As of May 2025, Singapore had the fastest fixed broadband internet worldwide, with a median download speed of 372.02 Mbps. France ranked second at 315.38 Mbps, while the UAE 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.

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.

This dataset provides country-level internet speeds for September 2025, split into mobile and fixed (broadband). It’s standardized for easy use in rankings, maps, and comparisons. Values are in Mbps.

Source: speedtest.net (Speedtest Global Index). Metric note: Speedtest typically reports medians. If you computed averages during your process, state it explicitly below.

Files

internet velocidad(fijo).csv — mobile internet speed by country

internet velocidad(movil).csv — fixed (broadband) internet speed by country

Coverage

Period: 2025-09 (September 2025)

Geography: Country level (one row per country)

Units: Mbps

Key fields: country, ISO codes, region, metric (mobile/fixed), value

License & Usage

Publish your processing (files, README, scripts) under CC BY 4.0.

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Source & Methodology

Primary source: speedtest.net (Speedtest Global Index).

Extraction: Specify whether you used an official export/API or web collection (in compliance with terms).

Metric: State median vs average and how it was computed.

Validation: country count, null checks, plausible ranges (e.g., 0.5–3000 Mbps).

Limitations & Data Ethics

Speed tests are observational and can be biased toward more active users and better devices; not a census.

Cross-country comparisons should consider penetration, infrastructure, plan mix, and methodology.

This is a single-month snapshot; avoid definitive conclusions without a time series.

Use Cases

Country/region rankings (mobile vs fixed)

Choropleth maps (join by ISO3)

Mobile vs fixed gap analysis

Dashboards and policy benchmarks

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Comprehensive analysis of global internet speeds including country rankings, mobile vs fixed broadband comparison, and historical trends from 2020-2025

France registered the fastest median fixed broadband download speed in Europe in June 2025. This was thanks to the country's extensive fiber broadband infrastructure, which includes significant coverage in rural areas. Iceland and Romania rounded out the top three.

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

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.

As of October 2025, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates recorded the highest internet penetration rates worldwide, each reaching ** percent. In comparison, the global internet penetration rate during the same period stood at approximately **** 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.

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.

******* achieved the best result in the fixed broadband internet speed ranking of all Central and Eastern European countries. Data downloading in Romania amounted to******6 Mbps while uploading ****** Mbps as of April 2025. Other countries with fast mobile internet were ******* and ******. ******* was leader in the ranking of the lowest ping speed among other countries in the CEE region.

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.

South Korea topped a 2025 ranking of 5G download speeds with an average speed of *** Mbps, far ahead of second-placed Bulgaria at just short of *** 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 **** billion 5G mobile subscriptions in 2024. This figure is expected to reach nearly **** 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 ** percent population coverage in 2023, followed by East Asia and the Pacific at around ** 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 *** 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.

As of October 2025, India had the largest offline population worldwide, with more than 440 million people lacking internet access. Pakistan ranked second, with approximately 139.39 million people not connected to the internet. Despite these figures, both countries also ranked among those with the highest numbers of internet users globally. 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

As of October 2025, China has the world’s largest online population, with approximately 1.3 billion internet users. India, currently the most populous nation, ranks second with about 1.03 billion users. The United States follows in third place. Worldwide internet usage As of October 2025, there are more than six billion internet users worldwide. However, user distribution varies significantly by region. In 2024, Eastern Asia alone accounted for 1.34 billion internet users, while Africa and the Middle East reported considerably lower figures. As expected, urban areas also exhibited higher rates of internet access compared to rural regions. Internet use in China It is no surprise that China ranks first among countries with the most internet users. Driven by rapid economic development and a strong cultural embrace of technology, 91.6 percent of China’s estimated 1.4 billion residents are online. As of the third quarter of 2024, about 91.8 percent of Chinese internet users were active on WeChat, the country’s most popular social platform. During the same period, Chinese internet users spent an average of five hours and 33 minutes online each day.