Global ISP Comparison: Major Internet Providers Worldwide
FastSpeedTest works the same way for everyone, everywhere, the test transfers data between your browser and Cloudflare's global edge network, which has points of presence in 300+ cities. The numbers you see reflect your real connection. What changes is which provider you have, and how that provider behaves in your country. This guide is a neutral, side-by-side look at the major residential ISPs in the regions our users come from most.
Open your provider's guide to see realistic speed ranges and the most common reasons real-world tests come in below the advertised plan. Then run a wired test, compare against the numbers in the guide, and you'll know whether the issue is your ISP or something inside your home network.
On this page
- USA, large cable footprint, expanding fibre
- UK, Openreach plus Virgin Media's own cable network
- Europe, varied per country, dominated by national telcos
- UAE, duopoly with near-universal FTTH
- Asia, competitive fibre, fast mobile, varied latency
- How to use this comparison
Key points
- Comcast Xfinity , biggest cable network, strong downloads, modest upload. Full guide .
- Verizon Fios , symmetric fibre, gold standard on the East Coast. Full guide .
- AT&T , rapid fibre rollout up to 5 Gbps; legacy DSL still common rurally. Full guide .
- Spectrum (Charter) , second-largest cable ISP. Full guide .
- BT , largest UK ISP, full Openreach product range. Full guide .
- Sky Broadband , same Openreach lines, different routers and service. Full guide .
- Virgin Media , separate cable network, fastest cable downloads in the UK. Full guide .
- Vodafone , fibre, cable and 5G across DE, IT, ES, PT and UK. Full guide .
- Orange , a major fixed and mobile provider across several European markets.
- Deutsche Telekom , Germany's largest, mix of VDSL and Glasfaser. Full guide .
- Etisalat (e&) , a major fixed and mobile operator; availability varies by address.
- du , a fixed and mobile operator with fibre and wireless options.
- Airtel Xstream Fiber (India) , strong metro and tier-2 fibre. Full guide .
- Jio Fiber (India) , largest by subscribers; AirFiber 5G in low-fibre areas. Full guide .
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