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Cities with the fastest internet

Catalog ranked by median fixed-broadband download speed. Critical filter for remote workers and gamers.

Why this list matters

For remote workers, anything above 100 Mbps fixed download is comfortable for daily video calls and large file syncs. Below 50 Mbps starts to bite during peak hours. The catalog leans fast — most major cities clear the comfortable bar by a wide margin.

The figure is median fixed broadband — mobile speeds are usually slower; coworking-space speeds are usually faster.

How we ranked

Ranked descending by median fixed-broadband download in Mbps. Mobile networks not included.

#	City	Median internet	Country
1	SeattleUnited States	300 Mbps	United States
2	TaipeiTaiwan	300 Mbps	Taiwan
3	TallinnEstonia	290 Mbps	Estonia
4	New YorkUnited States	280 Mbps	United States
5	TokyoJapan	280 Mbps	Japan
6	SeoulSouth Korea	280 Mbps	South Korea
7	San FranciscoUnited States	280 Mbps	United States
8	AustinUnited States	280 Mbps	United States
9	AmsterdamNetherlands	260 Mbps	Netherlands
10	SingaporeSingapore	260 Mbps	Singapore
11	DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	250 Mbps	United Arab Emirates
12	ParisFrance	250 Mbps	France
13	ZurichSwitzerland	250 Mbps	Switzerland
14	ChicagoUnited States	250 Mbps	United States
15	OsakaJapan	250 Mbps	Japan
16	BarcelonaSpain	240 Mbps	Spain
17	MiamiUnited States	240 Mbps	United States
18	RotterdamNetherlands	240 Mbps	Netherlands
19	MadridSpain	220 Mbps	Spain
20	ValenciaSpain	220 Mbps	Spain
21	Hong KongHong Kong	220 Mbps	Hong Kong
22	LyonFrance	220 Mbps	France
23	BudapestHungary	210 Mbps	Hungary
24	LisbonPortugal	200 Mbps	Portugal
25	MunichGermany	200 Mbps	Germany
26	CopenhagenDenmark	200 Mbps	Denmark
27	HamburgGermany	200 Mbps	Germany
28	FrankfurtGermany	200 Mbps	Germany
29	VancouverCanada	200 Mbps	Canada
30	WarsawPoland	200 Mbps	Poland
31	BangkokThailand	200 Mbps	Thailand
32	PortoPortugal	190 Mbps	Portugal
33	BerlinGermany	180 Mbps	Germany
34	OsloNorway	180 Mbps	Norway
35	ManchesterUnited Kingdom	180 Mbps	United Kingdom
36	MontrealCanada	180 Mbps	Canada
37	Tel AvivIsrael	180 Mbps	Israel
38	LondonUnited Kingdom	170 Mbps	United Kingdom
39	DublinIreland	170 Mbps	Ireland
40	EdinburghUnited Kingdom	170 Mbps	United Kingdom
41	TorontoCanada	150 Mbps	Canada
42	StockholmSweden	150 Mbps	Sweden
43	MilanItaly	130 Mbps	Italy
44	RomeItaly	120 Mbps	Italy
45	PragueCzech Republic	120 Mbps	Czech Republic
46	São PauloBrazil	120 Mbps	Brazil
47	ViennaAustria	100 Mbps	Austria
48	BangaloreIndia	100 Mbps	India
49	Kuala LumpurMalaysia	100 Mbps	Malaysia
50	SydneyAustralia	90 Mbps	Australia
51	MelbourneAustralia	90 Mbps	Australia
52	BrisbaneAustralia	90 Mbps	Australia
53	MedellinColombia	90 Mbps	Colombia
54	Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam	75 Mbps	Vietnam
55	AthensGreece	70 Mbps	Greece
56	Mexico CityMexico	50 Mbps	Mexico
57	Buenos AiresArgentina	50 Mbps	Argentina

The top three, in context

TallinnEstonia

Tallinn's median fixed broadband is among the highest in Europe — Estonia invested heavily in fiber infrastructure as part of its digital-government push. Fiber is the default, not the upgrade option.

What this list doesn't tell you

The figure is a city median — actual speed depends on building wiring, ISP, and time of day. Latency to specific destinations (e.g., US server pools from Asia) is a separate concern that bandwidth alone doesn't capture.

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