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.

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.

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.

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.

In an increasingly interconnected world, access to high-speed internet is vital for various aspects of daily life, from work and education to entertainment and communication. The "European Internet Speeds Dataset" aims to provide a comprehensive overview of internet speed across different European countries. This dataset is a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, businesses, and individuals interested in understanding the state of internet connectivity in Europe.

Original Data

Acknowlegement

Foto von Alina Grubnyak auf Unsplash

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

This dataset provides April and May 2025 internet speed data for UN-recognized countries, including both mobile and fixed broadband download speeds in Mbps. Country names have been cleaned for consistency, and numeric fields formatted for analysis. Ideal for global comparisons, visualizations, or studying internet infrastructure trends. All data from the https://www.speedtest.net by the Ookla, LLC

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 March 2025, the median download speeds of mobile and fixed broadband services worldwide were within a similar range, at 90.64 and 98.31 Mbps respectively. However, the median upload speed for fixed broadband was significantly higher than that of mobile, with fixed services more suitable for data-intensive online activities such as multiplayer gaming.

Fixed broadband internet speeds are expected to increase by almost ** Mbps from 2020 to 2023, eventually reaching ***** Mbps. The compound annual growth rate for the whole period from 2018 to 2023 is ** percent.

Information 🌎

This dataset provides the median download speed (Mbps) for May 2024 from various countries and major cities around the world including types of the Internet connections and geospatial features such as continent and country codes.

Acknowledgement 🙏🏻

Huge thanks to people at speedtest for sharing this wonderful data.

HAPPY KAGGLING

Internet Speeds Across Europe

The Battle for download supremacy

By Andy Kriebel [source]

About this dataset

This dataset contains average internet speeds across Europe for the fourth quarter of 2020. The countries are ranked according to their average download speed, with the fastest country being at the top. The data is a valuable resource for anyone interested in comparing internet speeds across different countries in Europe

How to use the dataset

Assuming you would like a guide on how to use the Internet Speeds Across Europe dataset, here are some tips on what you can do with it:

• The dataset contains information on average internet speeds across Europe for the fourth quarter of 2020. This can be helpful in understanding what regions might have better or worse connectivity.
• The data is provided at the country level, so you can compare speeds between countries.
• You can also use the data to compare average speeds within a country across quarters. This could be helpful in understanding if there has been any change over time

Research Ideas

• This dataset can be used to analyze internet speeds in different countries across Europe.
• This dataset can be used to compare internet speeds in different quarters of the year.
• This dataset can be used to determine which countries have the fastest internet speeds

Acknowledgements

Data Source

License

License: Dataset copyright by authors - You are free to: - Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. - Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. - You must: - Give appropriate credit - Provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. - ShareAlike - You must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. - Keep intact - all notices that refer to this license, including copyright notices.

Columns

File: Average Internet Speeds Across Europe.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Country | The country the data is from. (String) | | Country Name | The name of the country the data is from. (String) | | quarter | The quarter the data is from. (String) | | average download speed | The average download speed for the country in the given quarter. (Float) | | average upload speed | The average upload speed for the country in the given quarter. (Float) | | average latency | The average latency for the country in the given quarter. (Float) |

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Andy Kriebel.

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

Within the Asia Pacific region, South Korea had the highest average IPv4 internet connection speed at **** megabits per second (Mbps). Considering this, it comes as no surprise that South Korea also had the highest internet penetration rate and the highest 4G download speed  across Asia. This was due to governmental efforts to facilitate the expansion and improvement of internet.  Current state of internet in Asia  Although Singapore had the third-fastest average IPv4 connection speed as of 2017, in 2018, it nonetheless had the fastest internet overall with a mean download speed of ***** Mbps, surpassing larger countries such as the U.S. and Germany.  Although India and the Philippines had the lowest average internet connection speeds, its year-on-year growth was higher than the leading countries with respectively **% and **%. In the Philippines, the government carried out a National Broadband Plan (NBP) to increase nationwide internet access. Similarly, the Indian government had also proposed a national broadband network to connect all cities and villages.  Internet connection speed explained  Megabits per second (Mbps) refer to the speed with which information can be downloaded or uploaded from and to the internet. For the Federal Communications Commission, a sufficient broadband internet connection requires a minimum of ** Mbps for downloads and * Mbps for uploads. In the world of internet, connection speeds above ** Mbps enable swift web surfing, HD content streaming as well as fast downloads. 

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 mobile internet speed ranking of all Central and Eastern European countries. Data downloading in this country amounted to ****** Mbps while uploading ***** as of April 2025. Other countries with fast mobile internet were *************** and *******. However, ******* became the leader in the ranking of the lowest ping speed among other countries in the CEE region.

Context

Global median Fixed broadband and mobile speeds January 2022 around the world.

Acknowledgements

Data source: https://www.speedtest.net/global-index

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.

Review Speedtest’s Terms of Use for redistribution and attribution requirements.

Clearly describe your extraction and transformation steps.

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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