New "Global Broadband Speed Rankings" Data Released

Feb 07, 2012 eChinacities.com

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Each quarter, Akamai, the world's largest content delivery network (CDN) service publishes a "State of the Internet" report, which among other things includes a global ranking of countries’ average broadband Internet speeds. On January 31st, Akamai published their latest report (for 2011 Q4). According to the report, the global average Internet speed year-over-year has increased 39% to 2.7 Mbps, while the countries/regions with the fastest broadband connections are South Korea (first), Hong Kong (second) and Japan (third). Mainland China meanwhile was ranked in 90th place.

The data shows that South Korea's average Internet speed for 2011 Q4 increased 18% to 16.7 Mbps; Hong Kong's increased 14% to 10.5 Mbps and Japan's increased 5.8% to 8.9 Mbps. Meanwhile, the United States, now ranked in 13th place, saw an increase of 23% to 6.1 Mbps. Mainland China ranked in 90th place (with 1.4 Mbps), but it had an increase of 43% during Q4 of 2011.

Comparison of broadband speed rankings for Asia-Pacific countries/regions in 2011

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