How Australia compares
⚡ Fastest ISPs in Australia
Desktop vs mobile
By operating system
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Internet in Australia: what the data shows
At a median 70.1 Mbps download, Australia sits comfortably in the top quarter of the table: #17 of 119 ranked countries, 2.1× the global median of 33.9 Mbps. The world's fastest median belongs to the United States at 144 Mbps, about 2× faster.
Uploads trail well behind at 23.8 Mbps, roughly 34% of the download rate: download-tilted technologies such as cable, DSL and mobile broadband still carry most connections. Median latency is 24 ms. That is low enough for responsive video calls and online gaming on a typical connection.
The provider table stretches wide: Leaptel leads the measured ISPs at 371 Mbps, 5.3× the national median. A spread like that opens up where full-fibre networks compete against legacy copper and cable, so which network serves your address changes more than any plan upgrade.
Desktops test faster than phones here (73 vs 62 Mbps): home Wi-Fi and wired links outrun the mobile networks that carry 29% of tests. By operating system, Linux devices record the quickest median (232 Mbps) while Android sits at 56 Mbps, usually a proxy for the networks and hardware each platform rides on rather than the software itself.
Tests from Australia most often reached the Sydney test server (41% of the top-server mix), so the figures reflect the routes everyday traffic actually takes. Every number on this page is a median of single-stream browser tests from the H1 2026 window: Real-World Speed, measured on the open internet rather than inside an ISP's own network. It reads lower than peak-rate tests by design, and every country is measured with the same ruler.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average internet speed in Australia?
In Australia, the median download speed is 70.1 Mbps and the median upload is 23.8 Mbps, with 24 ms latency, based on 10k+ tests on SpeedOf.Me.
Is the internet in Australia fast?
Australia ranks #17 of 119 countries with enough data in this report, with a median download of 70.1 Mbps versus a global median of 33.9 Mbps. That puts it comfortably in the top quarter worldwide.
How fast is upload speed in Australia?
The median upload speed in Australia is 23.8 Mbps, about 34% of its median download of 70.1 Mbps. That asymmetry is normal for cable, DSL and mobile plans, which prioritise download capacity.
Is latency in Australia good for gaming and video calls?
The median latency measured in Australia is 24 ms. That is low enough for responsive video calls and online gaming on a typical connection.
Which internet provider is fastest in Australia?
Among providers with enough measured tests in this report, Leaptel records the fastest median download in Australia at 371 Mbps, ahead of Superloop at 172 Mbps. These are measured medians from real user tests, not advertised plan speeds.
Is mobile or desktop internet faster in Australia?
Desktop is faster: 73 Mbps median versus 62 Mbps on mobile, with mobile devices running 29% of tests in Australia.
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