Countries with the fastest average mobile internet speed 2022

Norway, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Qatar boast some of the fastest average mobile internet connections in the world, with each of these countries registering average median speeds in excess of 120 Mbps as of September 2022. Norway was the fastest, with an average connection speed of 126.94 Mbps, with the UAE a close runner-up at a registered average mobile connection speed of 126.85 Mbps.

Fixed-connection speeds around the world

When it comes to fixed broadband connections, Chile tops the list of countries by average connection speed. Internet users in Chile achieve an average fixed broadband connection speed of 212.98 Mbps, slightly faster than the 211.36 Mbps achieved in Singapore, the second-placed country on the speed rankings.

5G and 6G – the future of mobile broadband

In countries where it is in use, 5G is already bringing faster mobile internet connection speeds than ever before. In Saudi Arabia for example, the average 4G connection speed sits at 28.9 Mbps, and this speed jumps to 414.2 Mbps on a 5G connection. Now that 5G is commercially available, researchers have already turned their attention to 6G. Operating at a higher spectrum band, 6G will allow connections several times faster than 5G. User experienced data rates of 5G sit at 100 Mbps, and this speed is expected to climb to 1,000 Mbps on 6G connections. 6G is expected to not only provide faster speeds, but also enable more devices to connect to a network without causing congestion as it has a connection density ten times greater than that of 5G.