The fastest internet in the world, what speed. Which countries have the fastest internet in the world? Who has the fastest internet speed?

Until recently, the Internet throughout the world was not very fast. So, just 15 years ago, even in the most developed countries, the connection to the network was very slow. This seriously limited the speed of information exchange. Today everything has changed. The highest speed internet can be found in Korea and Japan. The latter is ahead of the entire planet in terms of connection speed.

The fastest Internet in the world appeared not so long ago in Japan.

It was launched by the famous Internet provider So-net Entertainment, part of Sony. This new network is called Nuro. It is particularly fast. Nuro is based on fiber optic technology. At the moment, the download speed reaches 2 gigabits per second. At the same time, the download speed reaches 1 gigabit per second. This information was provided by official representatives of Sony.

For now, the fastest Internet in the world can only be experienced by those who live in Tokyo and the nearest six prefectures. Besides, it’s not that high on him. It is $51 per month. But there are some conditions. Thus, concluding a contract with a provider is a mandatory procedure. There is a one-time connection fee of $535. The contract for the fastest Internet in the world is concluded for two years.

A similar technology operates in the USA (in Kansas City and Texas). It's called Google Fiber. Compared to Japan, the subscription fee there is twice as high, and the download speed is two times lower. In addition, Google Fiber is currently only working in experimental mode. Kansas City is chosen as the base.

The latest generation fiber optic network was created in the city, whose population is 600 thousand people. The cost of the offer is $120 per month. It includes not only unlimited Internet at a speed of 1 gigabit per second, but also 7 with Fiber-TV. But there are also cheaper options that allow you to abandon Internet television. Compared to Nuro, Google Fiber will be more expensive anyway.

Scientists from the UK are working on a new technology that is designed to radically change the speed of Internet access. They are developing new technologies at Bangor University. They plan to change the Internet speed to 20 gigabits per second for ordinary users thanks to new developments and technologies. And this is approximately 2,000 times faster than today.

The fastest Internet in Russia still lags behind countries with advanced high technologies in terms of speed. But there is a possibility that residents of our country will also be able to navigate the vastness of the World Wide Web with a high connection speed. The prerequisites for this already exist. Thus, in Chelyabinsk, a new technology was launched in test mode, allowing Internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second.

As for Japan, unfortunately, the fastest Internet in the world will not be available to the user of all personal computers without exception. The fact is that most PCs are equipped with a built-in network card, which limits the download speed to 1 gigabit per second. Therefore, the new network will be available only at enterprises where special equipment is installed on computers. The development of new technologies does not stand still, and in the near future, fast Internet will be available to most users.

This is very useful information, especially for those who are going to travel to a country for a long time and for whom the Internet is important. Here you will see the Top 120 countries with the best internet, in descending order. Some countries, I must admit, surprised me. I couldn’t even imagine that there were countries with even worse internet than the Philippines. But just yesterday, a person who recently came to us and had already visited Sri Lanka confirmed that the Internet there is about the same as in the Philippines and even a little worse.

1. Hong Kong (44.6 megabits/sec)

2. (39.51 megabits/sec)

3. Lithuania (37.75 megabits/sec)

4. South Korea (34.58 megabits/sec)

5. Taiwan (34.48 megabits/sec)

6. Andorra (34.09 megabits/sec)

7. Japan (33.71 megabits/sec)

8. Luxembourg (32.17 megabits/sec)

9. Macau (31.02 megabits/sec)

10. Netherlands (30.2 megabits/sec)

11. Switzerland (30.1 megabits/sec)

12. Iceland (28.37 megabits/sec)

13. Romania (28.05 megabits/sec)

14. Sweden (27.96 megabits/sec)

15. Latvia (27.85 megabits/sec)

16. Bulgaria (25.82 megabits/sec)

17. Denmark (25.73 megabits/sec)

18. Portugal (22.99 megabits/sec)

19. Moldova (22.1 megabits/sec)

20. Belgium (21.59 megabits/sec)

21. Norway (20.23 megabits/sec)

22. Finland (19.96 megabits/sec)

23. England (19.64 megabits/sec)

24. Germany (19.12 megabits/sec)

25. Åland Islands (18.79 megabits/sec)

26. Russia (18.33 megabits/sec) – compared to many other countries, everything in Russia is just wonderful! Quite a good indicator for the Internet. Only it seemed to me that in (compared to Phuket) the Internet is about the same. Apparently, it is not so good throughout Thailand.

27. Malta (18.28 megabits/sec)

28. Ukraine (17.65 megabits/sec)

29. Estonia (17.43 megabits/sec)

30. Czech Republic (17.41 megabits/sec)

31. Hungary (17.28 megabits/sec)

32. France (16.7 megabits/sec)

33. Canada (16.21 megabits/sec)

34. USA (16.07 megabits/sec)

35. Liechkenstein (15.86 megabits/sec)

36. Austria (14.93 megabits/sec)

37. Slovakia (14.86 megabits/sec)

38. UAE (14.24 megabits/sec)

39. Spain (14.22 megabits/sec)

40. Mongolia (13.79 megabits/sec)

41. Israel (13.47 megabits/sec)

42. Libya (13.06 megabits/sec)

43. Georgia (12.57 megabits/sec)

44. Monaco (12.56 megabits/sec)

45. Australia (12.44 megabits/sec)

46. ​​Kazakhstan (12.31 megabits/sec)

47. Poland (12.17 megabits/sec)

48. Slovenia (12.11 megabits/sec)

49. Ireland (11.91 megabits/sec)

50. New Zealand (11.83 megabits/sec)

51. Jersey (11.59 megabits/sec)

52. Isle of Man (11.42 megabits/sec)

53. Thailand (11.39 megabits/sec) – I was surprised here, because Thailand has great internet. Many even say that it is better than in Russia.

54. Faroe Islands (11.32 megabits/sec)

55. Vietnam (11.01 megabits/sec)

56. Aruba (10.77 megabits/sec)

57. Uruguay (10.49 megabits/sec)

58. Chile (10.08 megabits/sec)

59. Macedonia (9.7 megabits/sec)

60. China (9.23 megabits/sec) – I’m also very surprised here.

61. Kyrgyzstan (8.47 megabits/sec)

62. Kuwait (8.29 megabits/sec)

63. Papua New Guenia (8.17 megabits/sec)

64. Mexico (7.84 megabits/sec)

65. Türkiye (7.54 megabits/sec)

66. Cyprus (7.47 megabits/sec)

67. Saudi Arabia (7.21 megabits/sec)

68. Greece (7.17 megabits/sec)

69. Brazil (7.15 megabits/sec)

70. Giblartar (7 megabits/sec)

71. Madagascar (6.78 megabits/sec)

72. Aremia (6.59 megabits/sec)

73. Namibia (6.41 megabits/sec)

74. Serbia (6.38 megabits/sec)

75. Italy (6.03 megabits/sec)

76. Tajikistan (5.79 megabits/sec)

78. Greenland (5.73 megabits/sec)

79. Ethiopia (5.42 megabits/sec)

80. Belarus (5.38 megabits/sec)

81. Puerto Rico (5.14 megabits/sec)

82. Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.98 megabits/sec)

83. Albania (4.87 megabits/sec)

84. Kenya (4.85 megabits/sec)

85. Malaysia (4.75 megabits/sec)

86. Laos (4.59 megabits/sec)

87. Argentina (4.37 megabits/sec)

88. Fiji (4.37 megabits/sec)

89. Morocco (4.28 megabits/sec)

90. Colombia (4.13 megabits/sec)

91. Panama (4.04 megabits/sec)

92. Ecuador (3.97 megabits/sec)

93. Azerbaijan (3.85 megabits/sec)

94. Zimbabwe (3.83 megabits/sec)

95. Cambodia (3.8 megabits/sec)

96. Paraguay (3.79 megabits/sec)

97. (3.77 megabits/sec)

And then...attention...is the Internet really worse than in the Philippines? It would seem much worse! So this is:

98. Maldives 3.72 (megabits/sec)

99. South Africa (3.64 megabits/sec)

100. Brunei (3.51 megabits/sec)

101. Dominican Republic (3.32 megabits/sec)

102. Sri Lanka (3.31 megabits/sec)

103. Honduras (3.24 megabits/sec)

104. Mobzambique (3.17 megabits/sec)

105. Iraq (3.14 megabits/sec)

106. Peru (3.04 megabits/sec)

107. Nepal (2.95 megabits/sec)

108. India (2.78 megabits/sec) – I didn’t know that in India everything is so sad with the Internet...

109. Afghanistan (2.67 megabits/sec)

110. (2.45 megabits/sec) - strange, it seemed to me that in Indonesia the Internet is a little (!) better than in the Philippines, because... at least there are no breaks.

111. Nigeria (2.42 megabits/sec)

112. Costa Rica (2.41 megabits/sec)

113. Seychelles (2.3 megabits/sec)

114. Iran (2.06 megabits/sec)

115. Haiti (1.99 megabits/sec)

116. Pakistan (1.99 megabits/sec)

117. Venezuela (1.95 megabits/sec)

118. Egypt (1.34 megabits/sec) - oh horror... this is much worse than in the Philippines. The question immediately arises: is it really possible to do anything on the Internet?

119. Bolivia (1.31 megabits/sec)

120. And the list ends with Uzbekistan (0.85 megabits/sec). This country is not famous for its good internet, but the fruits there are divine! Uzbek peaches, nectarines, melons, watermelons, grapes, plums and persimmons are no worse than tropical fruits, by the way.

Therefore, going on tours to Dubai, pay attention to what kind of Internet there is. In general, this does not matter much, because Dubai is exactly the place that everyone should visit at least once. Very impressive!

Bloomberg.

Global average Internet connection speeds unexpectedly fell 6.8% to 2.8 Mbps in the third quarter, according to the company's latest research. At the same time, the annual growth was 11%. During the quarter, almost 60% of the 243 countries that took part in the study increased their Internet connection speeds, and almost 12% showed an increase of 10 percent or more.

In the third quarter of 2012, average mobile connection speeds ranged from a high of 7.8 Mbps to a low of 324 Kbps. Seven mobile operators managed to show an average connection speed above 4 Mbit/s. Average peak mobile speeds for the quarter ranged from 39.2 Mbps to 2.8 Mbps. According to Ericsson, mobile traffic doubled compared to the third quarter of 2011, and by 16% between the second and third quarters of 2012.

10. Singapore

With an average peak Internet speed of 30.7 Mbps, Singapore was almost twice the global average (15.9 Mbps) and took tenth place in the ranking.

"Thanks in part to its fast broadband, Singapore "is a global technology hub"- noted the editor of the report, David Belson. Let us recall that the country became the new home for one of the founders of Facebook, Eduardo Saverin, who renounced his American citizenship before the initial public IPO of the social network.

9. Israel

"The rise of startups and fast internet go hand in hand", said the Akamai editor. So it should come as no surprise that Israel made the list. The average peak speed for the country was 30.9 Mbps.

A recent study by analysts at Startup Genome found Tel Aviv to be the top startup destination, beating out Silicon Valley.

8. Bulgaria

Thanks to low taxes and cheap labor, Bulgaria is very attractive to international companies and investors. Peak broadband internet access in the country reached an average of 32.1 Mbps, up 15% from the previous quarter.

7. Switzerland

Switzerland, one of the world's major financial centers, showed an average maximum speed of 32.4 Mbps. This is roughly comparable to fellow financial center the US, which has an average peak speed of 29.6 Mbps.

6. Belgium

Belgian internet connections reach their average maximum at 32.7 Mbps. At this speed, you can download the 2002 spy comedy Austin Powers: Goldmember, starring Belgian Mike Myers as Dr. Evil, in six minutes.

5. Romania

Among the countries in the Top 10, Romania alone saw a 3.2% drop in average peak speed compared to the previous quarter. However, most countries would not mind having internet access like Romania has. With an average peak speed of 37.4 Mbps, the country was only a tenth of a Mbps short of fourth place.

4. Latvia

When you think of the most technologically advanced countries, Latvia does not immediately come to mind. But broadband data lines reached an average maximum speed of 37.5 Mbps, placing the country in the top four.

"Some Eastern European countries have good internet connection speeds"," Belson said. " They are small and the development of communications is actively supported at the government level".

3. Japan

The leading electronics maker may be losing its industry leadership, but when it comes to telecommunications, Japan is still one of the best in the world.

"The Japanese government has long made Internet development a national priority."- commented Belson. Many parts of the country are connected by high-speed optical fiber. The average maximum Internet connection speed in the country has reached 42.2 Mbps.

2. South Korea

Online games eat up a lot of traffic. South Korea is home to several cyber gaming competitions, including the World Cyber ​​Games, the largest of them all. There are several TV channels in the country dedicated to this “sport”.

The average peak speed in the country is 48.8 Mbps. What is noteworthy is that broadband Internet access is relatively cheap in a number of countries that are leaders in this ranking. For example, residents of Seoul can connect to the Internet at a speed of 100 Mbps for $31.90 per month.

1. Hong Kong

Thanks to its high population density and strong government support, Hong Kong has lightning-fast internet access. Unlike mainland China, there is virtually no censorship in Hong Kong. (China ranks 123rd in the ranking).

The average peak speed in Hong Kong reaches 54.1 Mbps. At this speed, you can download an HD movie in four minutes.

Note that in Belarus the average Internet connection speed is 2.072 Mbit/s and the average peak speed is 9.712 Mbit/s. Compared to neighboring countries, the speed of Internet connections in Sineokaya is extremely poor.

Where can I find the fastest internet? Today, many people do not know how low the speed was during the era of the popularization of the Internet. Today we can watch movies online, but previously it took tens of minutes to download one song. But nevertheless, we still complain about the low speed, calling providers and angrily scolding them. So where is the fastest internet in the world today? Rating of countries according to Akamai Technologies.

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Hong Kong ranks first in the list of countries with the fastest Internet. Average speed is 63.6 megabits per second. This is more than three times the global average (18.4 Mbps).

The home of Nintendo and Sony ranks 2nd in internet speed, thanks to a fiber optic network that runs throughout Japan. Average speed is 50 Mbit per second.

Internet speed in Romania is 47.9 Mbps.

A country of professional gamers simply cannot live without good Internet and good ping in games. The homeland of such giants as Samsung and LG has an average Internet speed of 44.8 Mbit per second.

By the way, we want to immediately disappoint you: Russia was not included in the rating. But everything is not so bad and we are no longer obvious outsiders. The Internet in Russia is developing and more and more providers are providing good speeds. Where is the best internet in Russia? You can find the best provider using the “Where is Better” service.

The average Internet speed in Singapore is 41.1 Mbps.

Switzerland is a major center for the financial industry, which requires an ultra-fast Internet connection. Average speed – 40.3 Mbit.

Bulgaria is known for its low taxes and cheap labor. Today Bulgaria is also known for its fast Internet. Average speed is 38.2 Mbits per second.

Globally, the average web page loading speed is 6.3 megabits per second, based on the numbers you can imagine how many millions of data can be transferred in one second. Although 6.3 megabits is enough to watch shows on Netflix or send emails, it is still very slow. This article is based on research from Massachusetts-based Internet service provider Akamai Technologies, which studies the speed of Internet service providers in countries around the world. Approximately 4 times a year, the company releases a ranking of countries by Internet speed.

Meet the top 10 countries with the fastest Internet in the world

10. Finland.

People in Finland use the internet at 17.7 Mbps, which is relatively fast. In 2010, the country's Ministry of Transport and Communications provided every Finnish citizen with at least 1 Mbit/s Internet connection. This is not so much: 1 Mbit/s will allow you to send an email at low speed and watch YouTube videos with low quality.

9. Czech Republic.
Internet speed in the Czech Republic averages 17.8 Mbps, which is 31% more than last year. This speed is slightly faster than what most of the US population considers average, allowing you to watch HD videos and browse the web without any lag.

8. Netherlands.

The average Internet speed in the Netherlands is 17.9 Mbps.

The country also has the highest percentage of households using the Internet in Europe, according to a 2014 report.

7. Japan.

High-speed fiber optics (cables that provide faster internet) operate throughout Japan, providing users with an average internet speed of 18.2 Mbps. In other words, multiple people in a family can use Netflix, play video games, and surf the web simultaneously on different devices without any slowdown. Japan is one of several countries working on ultra-fast 100 Gbps speeds. At the same time, the Japanese provider So-net offers 2 Gbps Internet - twice as fast as Google Fiber, making it the fastest commercially available Internet service in the world.

6. Latvia.

1. South Korea.

According to the Akami report, people in South Korea enjoy the fastest Internet access in the world. The average internet speed in the country is 29 Mbps, which is 4.6 times faster than the global average. To put it into perspective, the average HD film is around 5000mb. At 29 Mbps, your computer can download it in just over two and a half minutes. Although more than 80% of South Korean households have access to some of the fastest internet connections in the world, they face usage limits. According to a 2015 report by the nonprofit Freedom House, many internet users engage in intense internet censorship in South Korea. If you find an error, please highlight a piece of text and click.