Top 10 Countries with the Fastest Internet Speeds

According to a report by Akamai Technologies - one of the world's largest telecommunications infrastructure companies, South Korea leads this list. Rarely does any country have such a thriving online gaming industry like South Korea, and perhaps this is one of the reasons why internet connectivity in Korea is highly emphasized. Currently, the average connection speed in South Korea is 48.8Mbps, which is 4.6 times higher than the world average. It is even said that when in South Korea, no matter how deep underground you go, you can still catch a wifi signal on the ground as usual.

This is a country consistently ranked in the top 10 countries with the fastest internet speeds in the world, averaging 20.6 Mbps, a 32% increase from 2015. With a speed of 20.6 Mbps, you'll rarely encounter buffering issues even when streaming bandwidth-intensive software/applications.

The average internet access speed in Norway is 21.3 Mbps, an increase of over 68% from 2015, allowing this country to jump to second place in this report (last year Norway was only in third place). To put it into perspective, if you were to use the internet in this country, you could download 5 high-quality images in just under a second.

Not only showcasing itself as the world's largest financial center, Switzerland also asserts its leading position in internet transmission. With a growth rate of 25% since 2015, it can be said that the people of Switzerland are currently enjoying the world's top average connection speed, at 18.7 Mbps.

Hong Kong became the first country to achieve internet access speeds over 60 Mbps in 2013, with the current average speed per person standing at around 19.9 Mbps. Such impressive internet growth rates are largely due to strong government support. Imagine that in Hong Kong, you could download an entire HD movie, several gigabytes in size, in just 5 minutes.

Today, the technology sector of the 'Land of the Rising Sun' faces fierce competition from rivals from the United States or neighboring countries like South Korea and China. However, Japan's development speed still achieves certain accomplishments. The fiber optic system running across Japan brings an average internet connection speed of 18.2 Mbps to its users. Japan is also one of the few countries striving to develop super-fast internet networks of 100 Gbps.

When it comes to the world's fastest internet speeds, people often think of leading tech nations, and few consider Latvia. In reality, it has consistently been one of the countries with the fastest internet connections globally, averaging around 37.5 Mbps. One of the reasons behind Latvia's achievement is the government's effort to establish a widespread fiber optic network across the country.

The average internet speed in the Czech Republic has reached 17.8 Mbps, a 31% increase from the same period. With this speed, it can be said that the Czech Republic is a 'paradise' for web enthusiasts; you can easily browse the web and watch HD videos without any obstacles.

According to a 2014 report, the Netherlands has the highest Internet usage rate in Europe. And it doesn't disappoint its citizens when the country's average Internet speed is also an impressive 17.9 Mbps.

Compared to the transmission speed of other countries, Finland's speed is quite modest, averaging only 17.7 Mbps. However, in order to enhance the development speed of Internet connectivity, the government has passed a law to ensure that every citizen of Finland has access to Internet with a minimum speed of 1 Mbps.