Internet Speed in South Africa

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Broadband Internet Providers results based on real users tests performed through ethernet or Wi-Fi connection.

Mobile Internet Providers results based on real users tests performed in mobile apps through 3G, 4G or 5G connections.

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Broadband Internet in South Africa

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the fastest broadband internet in South Africa was provided by Afrihost with an average download speed of 71,3 Mb/s. The highest data upload speed was achieved by Vox Telecom (96 Mb/s). The lowest ping was recorded with the Webafrica at 23 milliseconds.

Internet Provider download [Mb/s] upload [Mb/s] ping [ms]
Afrihost 71,3 56,5 27
AirMobile 58,5 38,7 41
Vox Telecom 57,0 96,0 28
Optinet 50,1 45,9 29
Webafrica 42,9 34,2 23
Vodacom 32,5 18,8 51
MTN 29,5 16,3 54
Herotel 27,9 26,6 40
Telkom 26,4 21,0 51
rain 25,4 8,1 64
All ISP 40,1 34,7 43

Mobile Internet in South Africa

During the same quarter, the fastest mobile internet in South Africa was delivered by MTN with an average download speed of 77,7 Mb/s. The highest data upload speed was recorded with the MTN operator (18,9 Mb/s). The lowest ping was observed with the MTN at 41 milliseconds.

Internet Provider download [Mb/s] upload [Mb/s] ping [ms]
MTN 77,7 18,9 41
Vodacom 68,1 12,8 42
Telkom 28,1 8,6 52
Cell C 27,5 9,4 47
All ISP 60,8 13,9 44

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