The statistic shows the average global internet connection speed. In the first quarter of 2017, the measured average global IPv4 internet connection speed was 7.2 Mbps, up from 7 Mbps in the preceding quarter. As of that period, South Korea ranked first in terms of highest average internet connection speed which was almost four times as fast as the global average.
Average global internet connection speed from 1st quarter 2011 to 1st quarter 2017
(in Mbps)
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Akamai Technologies. (June 9, 2017). Average global internet connection speed from 1st quarter 2011 to 1st quarter 2017 (in Mbps) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204954/average-internet-connection-speed-worldwide/
Akamai Technologies. "Average global internet connection speed from 1st quarter 2011 to 1st quarter 2017 (in Mbps)." Chart. June 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204954/average-internet-connection-speed-worldwide/
Akamai Technologies. (2017). Average global internet connection speed from 1st quarter 2011 to 1st quarter 2017 (in Mbps). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204954/average-internet-connection-speed-worldwide/
Akamai Technologies. "Average Global Internet Connection Speed from 1st Quarter 2011 to 1st Quarter 2017 (in Mbps)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204954/average-internet-connection-speed-worldwide/
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Average global internet connection speed from 1st quarter 2011 to 1st quarter 2017 (in Mbps) [Graph], Akamai Technologies, June 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204954/average-internet-connection-speed-worldwide/
