How the United States compares
⚡ Fastest ISPs in the United States
Desktop vs mobile
By operating system
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Internet in the United States: what the data shows
The United States tops the H1 2026 ranking outright: a 143.5 Mbps median download, 4.2× the global median of 33.9 Mbps and 8.6 Mbps clear of second-placed South Korea.
Uploads trail well behind at 38.5 Mbps, roughly 27% of the download rate: download-tilted technologies such as cable, DSL and mobile broadband still carry most connections. Median latency is 30 ms. That is low enough for responsive video calls and online gaming on a typical connection.
The provider table stretches wide: Archtop Fiber leads the measured ISPs at 768 Mbps, 5.4× 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.
Desktop and mobile tests land close together (142 and 151 Mbps), so the experience translates across devices; mobile accounts for 29% of tests. By operating system, Mac OS devices record the quickest median (187 Mbps) while Ubuntu sits at 114 Mbps, usually a proxy for the networks and hardware each platform rides on rather than the software itself.
Tests from the United States most often reached the Atlanta test server (24% 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 the United States?
In the United States, the median download speed is 143.5 Mbps and the median upload is 38.5 Mbps, with 30 ms latency, based on 1M+ tests on SpeedOf.Me.
Is the internet in the United States fast?
The United States ranks #1 of 119 countries with enough data in this report, with a median download of 143.5 Mbps versus a global median of 33.9 Mbps. That puts it in the top tenth worldwide.
How fast is upload speed in the United States?
The median upload speed in the United States is 38.5 Mbps, about 27% of its median download of 143.5 Mbps. That asymmetry is normal for cable, DSL and mobile plans, which prioritise download capacity.
Is latency in the United States good for gaming and video calls?
The median latency measured in the United States is 30 ms. That is low enough for responsive video calls and online gaming on a typical connection.
Which internet provider is fastest in the United States?
Among providers with enough measured tests in this report, Archtop Fiber records the fastest median download in the United States at 768 Mbps, ahead of BAM Broadband at 404 Mbps. These are measured medians from real user tests, not advertised plan speeds.
Is mobile or desktop internet faster in the United States?
They are about equal: 142 Mbps on desktop and 151 Mbps on mobile, with mobile devices running 29% of tests in the United States.
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