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World’s Fastest Internet Speeds

Posted by Brian | Filed under blogging

In the days of dial up, the wait for pages to load up, was often agonisingly long, but hey, we didn’t care, the net was new and surfing was a novelty. Since broadband took over, speeds have increased dramatically, but there is still a massive difference in connection velocity around the globe.

As might be expected of such a high-tech nation, Japan is well in the lead when it comes to average advertised internet connection speeds. At 93,963 Mbits/s, the average Japanese web surfer can enjoy browsing at speeds that are almost 9 times faster than those in the UK (10,624 Mbits/s) or USA (8,860 Mbits/s) – and to add insult to injury, the Japanese also pay less than anyone else for the privilege!

Following behind Japan, at about half the speed is France (44,157 Mbits/s) and South Korea (43,301 Mbits/s). At the other end of the scale, spare a thought for poor old Turkey; with an average advertised speed of 1395 Mbit/s, the Turks have the slowest connection speed (of the countries included in the survey) and also pay the most for their slovenly service.

It’s worth noting that this data is based on “average advertised” connection speed, rather than actual speeds, which as many surfers know, are two very different figures. It is the “up to” speed that is normally advertised by internet service providers, i.e. the absolute top speed you could ever hope for, and in truth, this is rarely the speed that web surfers actually get.

Picture from DigialStudio7

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