Akamai has released its State of the Internet Report for Q1-2016 and the good news is the U.S. internet speeds are improving. The U.S., however, now ranks only 17th globally in average broadband speeds.
|
|
kbps |
|
|
kbps |
1 |
Korea |
29,047 |
11 |
Iceland |
17,458 |
2 |
Norway |
21,315 |
12 |
Denmark |
17,180 |
3 |
Sweden |
20,646 |
13 |
Vatican City |
16,769 |
4 |
Hong Kong |
19,873 |
14 |
Singapore |
16,501 |
5 |
Switzerland |
18,662 |
15 |
Romania |
16,070 |
6 |
Latvia |
18,326 |
16 |
Belarus |
15,815 |
7 |
Japan |
18,185 |
17 |
United States |
15,333 |
8 |
Netherlands |
17,914 |
18 |
Belgium |
15,286 |
9 |
Czech Republic |
17,768 |
19 |
Lithuania |
15,105 |
10 |
Finland |
17,745 |
20 |
United Kingdom |
14,936 |
Within the U.S., the District of Columbia takes the speed prize with speeds that are approximately 2.5 times that of last place Ohio.
|
State |
kbps |
|
State |
kbps |
|
State |
kbps |
1 |
DC |
23,966 |
8 |
NY |
18,033 |
45 |
NM |
11,405 |
2 |
DE |
21,163 |
9 |
VA |
17,987 |
46 |
AR |
11,267 |
3 |
RI |
19,958 |
10 |
WA |
17,367 |
47 |
MS |
11,061 |
4 |
MA |
19,890 |
11 |
PA |
16,997 |
48 |
AK |
10,905 |
5 |
UT |
19,686 |
12 |
CT |
16,891 |
49 |
ID |
10,904 |
6 |
NJ |
18,516 |
13 |
MI |
16,839 |
50 |
KY |
10,881 |
7 |
MD |
18,414 |
14 |
CA |
16,444 |
51 |
OH |
9,038 |
This year’s report has an interface that allows you to manipulate some of the data. Below is an overview of trends in broadband speeds at kbps and percentage adoption of high-speed (10 kbps or greater) broadband showing how the United States matches up against its competitors by region.
Global Broadband Speeds
US v The Americas
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BRAZIL |
CANADA |
CHILE |
MEXICO |
UNITED STATES |
4,521.4 |
14,288.6 |
7,311.1 |
7,050.0 |
15,333.2 |
US v Pacific Rim
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HONG KONG |
JAPAN |
SINGAPORE |
SOUTH KOREA |
UNITED STATES |
19,873.5 |
18,185.1 |
16,501.1 |
29,047.9 |
15,333.2 |
US v Western Europe
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GERMANY |
NORWAY |
SWEDEN |
UNITED KINGDOM |
UNITED STATES |
13,931.6 |
21,315.3 |
20,646.4 |
14,936.4 |
15,333.2 |
US v Eastern Europe
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CZECH REPUBLIC |
LATVIA |
ROMANIA |
RUSSIA |
UNITED STATES |
17,768.4 |
18,326.1 |
16,070.2 |
12,171.4 |
15,333.2 |
US v South Asia
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INDIA |
PAKISTAN |
SRI LANKA |
UNITED STATES |
3,466.0 |
2,508.1 |
5,405.9 |
15,333.2 |
US v The Middle East
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ISRAEL |
PALESTINE |
SAUDI ARABIA |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
UNITED STATES |
13,483.8 |
3,838.1 |
4,653.2 |
8,762.5 |
15,333.2 |
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