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This test examines the latency (milliseconds), download and upload speed of your broadband connection in Megabits per second (estimated). Please try our Availability Checker to see which major networks are available in your area.
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Please take note that this test can cope with both current and next generation Gigabit broadband speeds (up to around 1,000Mbps), although the dynamic nature of Internet connectivity means that the results may not always be 100% accurate. Tests conducted via WiFi may also produce a slower result, especially if others are using your network.

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 Results - Big UK Home Broadband ISPs
The first set of results below only include the largest independent UK ISPs with a wide national availability, which is primarily because smaller and often faster altnet providers (Gigaclear, B4RN, Hyperoptic etc.) aren't yet available to the majority of people and others didn't produce enough test data to be included.
NOTE: The top 10% result below represents the speeds experienced by the fastest 10% of customers at each ISP (usually those with the best connections / fastest packages).

Average Download Speeds (Median)

No. Operator H1 - 2026 (Top 10%) H2 - 2025 (Top 10%) Change %
1. Virgin Media 265.6Mbps (729.9Mbps) 262.9Mbps (774.3Mbps) 1.03%
2. Zen Internet 106.2Mbps (861.5Mbps) 103.7Mbps (889.6Mbps) 2.41%
3. Vodafone 104.6Mbps (538.1Mbps) 80.3Mbps (548Mbps) 30.26%
4. EE 76.2Mbps (547.5Mbps) 65.6Mbps (900.6Mbps) 16.16%
5. BT 69.5Mbps (442.4Mbps) 62.7Mbps (430.4Mbps) 10.85%
6. Sky Broadband 69.2Mbps (299.1Mbps) 61.1Mbps (231.5Mbps) 13.26%
7. Plusnet 64.9Mbps (309.3Mbps) 52.8Mbps (290.9Mbps) 22.92%
8. TalkTalk 50.2Mbps (150.3Mbps) 41.2Mbps (149.6Mbps) 21.84%

Average Upload Speeds (Median)

No. Operator H1 - 2026 H2 - 2025 Change %
1. Zen Internet 48.8Mbps 37.2Mbps 31.18%
2. Virgin Media 35Mbps 33.9Mbps 3.24%
3. EE 27Mbps 19.1Mbps 41.36%
4. Vodafone 25.9Mbps 19.3Mbps 34.2%
5. BT 18.3Mbps 17.5Mbps 4.57%
6. Sky Broadband 17.9Mbps 17.4Mbps 2.87%
7. Plusnet 17.5Mbps 15.4Mbps 13.64%
8. TalkTalk 13.6Mbps 9.9Mbps 37.37%

Overall, the average download speed of the top national providers was 100.8Mbps (up from 91.28Mbps) and the average upload speed hit 25.5Mbps (up from 21.21Mbps).

 Results - Smaller ISPs
The results below cover the fastest smaller providers (excluding those major providers listed above and some others), which also includes some large-ish providers that may not have strong national availability due to the limited coverage of their underlying network(s). This is intended to provide some useful context against the biggest and most widely available market players above.

The table below is ordered by median download speed, but for extra context we've also included a figure for upload performance in brackets. Most of the providers in this list are faster than the major players because they're often connected to alternative networks with faster entry-level packages and will have a lower portion of users (sometimes none at all) on older copper-based connections (ADSL, FTTC etc.).

However, there are some exceptions to the above, such as some highly rated ISPs that have been around a long time - these may suffer in this table due to the impact of legacy users on slower lines.

Fastest Smaller ISPs - Average Downloads (Upload)

Operator H1 - 2026 H2 - 2025
Aquiss 567.2Mbps (97.2Mbps) 438.7Mbps (94.9Mbps)
CommunityFibre 421.7Mbps (327.3Mbps) 427.2Mbps (302.3Mbps)
YouFibre 387.2Mbps (271.9Mbps) 375.6Mbps (302.4Mbps)
Trooli 310Mbps (232.5Mbps) 332.1Mbps (187.7Mbps)
toob 298.5Mbps (279.1Mbps) 447.6Mbps (404.4Mbps)
Grain Connect 288.2Mbps (186.5Mbps) no data
Hey! Broadband 286.8Mbps (348.8Mbps) 308.2Mbps (437.5Mbps)
Hyperoptic 281.5Mbps (229.9Mbps) 360.3Mbps (269.3Mbps)
Rise Fibre 272.9Mbps (201.5Mbps) no data
Connect Fibre 236.5Mbps (246.7Mbps) 272.6Mbps (252.2Mbps)
Gigaclear 182.1Mbps (174.2Mbps) 204.8Mbps (198.5Mbps)
iDNET 177.2Mbps (79.9Mbps) 130Mbps (73.5Mbps)
Highland Broadband 156.9Mbps (107.2Mbps) 233.1Mbps (127.9Mbps)
Voneus 152.4Mbps (193.2Mbps) no data
Fibrus 148.5Mbps (82.3Mbps) 171.9Mbps (85Mbps)
Zzoomm 138.3Mbps (36.1Mbps) 192.9Mbps (156.2Mbps)
KCOM 89.7Mbps (88.2Mbps) 106.3Mbps (105.2Mbps)
Andrews and Arnold 80Mbps (18.7Mbps) 147.8Mbps (37Mbps)
Quickline 70.9Mbps (15.9Mbps) 150.4Mbps (115.7Mbps)
Airband 79.8Mbps (52Mbps) no data

 Results - Starlink (Satellite)
These results reflect the performance of SpaceX's satellite based Starlink broadband service.

Average Starlink UK Broadband Speeds

  H1 - 2026 (Top 10%) H2 - 2025 (Top 10%)
Download 97.5Mbps (193.6Mbps) 126.2Mbps (199.4Mbps)
Upload 17.6Mbps (28.7Mbps) 19.2Mbps (26.2Mbps)

 Results - UK Mobile Broadband Operators
These results reflect the four primary Mobile Broadband (4G and 5G) operators. Mobile services are subject to the daily movements and radically different hardware choices (Smartphones etc.) of their end-users, which makes it difficult to establish a reliable picture of performance.

Average Mobile Download Speeds

No. Operator H1 - 2026 (Top 10%) H2 - 2025 (Top 10%) Change
1. Three UK 40.9Mbps (309.8Mbps) 34.9Mbps (275.3Mbps) 17.19%
3. EE 31.7Mbps (129.6Mbps) 26.8Mbps (126.8Mbps) 18.28%
2. Vodafone 24.3Mbps (118.3Mbps) 25.8Mbps (149.6Mbps) -5.81%
4. O2 18.1Mbps (107.2Mbps) 19.5Mbps (118.9Mbps) -7.18%

Average Upload Speeds

No. Operator H1 - 2026 (Top 10%) H2 - 2025 (Top 10%) Change
1. EE 7.3Mbps (102.5Mbps) 6.4Mbps (33.3Mbps) 14.06%
2. Three UK 6.8Mbps (51.8Mbps) 5.4Mbps (34.2Mbps) 25.93%
3. Vodafone 5.2Mbps (16.6Mbps) 3.9Mbps (13.1Mbps) 33.33%
4. O2 3.1Mbps (17.1Mbps) 3.1Mbps (12.5Mbps) 0%

Overall, the average download speed of the four primary mobile operators was 28.75Mbps (up from 26.75Mbps in H2 2025) and the average upload speed hit 5.6Mbps (up from 4.7Mbps).

Disclaimer: Please take average (median) speeds with a big pinch of salt. Every home is different and performance can be affected by all sorts of issues, many of which are beyond the provider's ability to control (e.g. tests conducted via slower smartphone vs faster desktop computers, slow wifi, poor home wiring etc.), thus we do not consider the above data to be a reliable barometer for individual user connectivity, but it can help to highlight general changes in the market.

NOTE: Data for H1 (first half of the year) is usually collected during the end of May, while data for H2 (second half of the year) is collected during the end of November.
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