At 207 Mbps, Singapore has world’s fastest internet speed

Singapore has emerged as the fastest internet speed hub in the world, according to a BanklessTimes analysis.

It has a median internet speed of 207.61. Chile came second with a median internet speed of 200.01 Megabits per second (Mbps), while Thailand took the third position with 189.64 Mbps.

According to the BanklessTimes, the United States came at the eighth position, with a median internet speed of 151.21 Mbps. Hong Kong, Denmark, China, and Macau took the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh positions, respectively. Hong Kong has a median internet speed of 181.70 Mbps, Denmark has 166.11 Mbps, China has 162.74 Mbps, and Macau has 158.48 Mbps.

BanklessTimes chief executive Jonathan Merry says, “Of the top eight countries with the fastest speed in the fixed broadband category, China is the most improved one, having stepped up three positions. Hong Kong improved by one position, while Denmark was demoted from the fourth to the fifth. The remaining countries, including Singapore, Chile, Thailand, Macau, and the United States, maintained their positions.”

Global fixed broadband internet performance

The global median download speed in the fixed broadband category is 63.46 Mbps. On the other hand, the median upload speed for the same category globally is 27.06 Mbps. Lastly, the median latency globally is 10 Mbps

The median download speed rose steadily from April 2021 to April 2022. In 2021, it was 48.42 Mbps, while in April 2022, it was 63.46 Mbps. This represents a change of 15.04 Mbps, bringing the annual change to 31%.

On the other hand, the median upload internet speed followed the same trend. The speed rose steadily from 19.60 Mbps in April 2021 to 27.06 Mbps. This figure brings the annual median data speed change to 7.46 Mbps. Therefore, the annual percentage change in median upload data speed is 38%.

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