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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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Results - Big UK Home Broadband ISPs
Results - UK Smaller Network ISPs
Results - UK Starlink (Satellite)
Results - UK Mobile Broadband Operators

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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.

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	H2 - 2025 (Top 10%)	H1 - 2025 (Top 10%)	Change %
1.	Virgin Media	262.9Mbps (774.3Mbps)	264Mbps (767.8Mbps)	-0.42%
2.	Zen Internet	103.7Mbps (889.6Mbps)	105.6Mbps (904.4Mbps)	-1.8%
3.	Vodafone	80.3Mbps (548Mbps)	67.9Mbps (463.9Mbps)	18.26%
4.	EE	65.6Mbps (900.6Mbps)	75.1Mbps (715.1Mbps)	-12.65%
5.	BT	62.7Mbps (430.4Mbps)	66.5Mbps (441.1Mbps)	-5.71%
6.	Sky Broadband	61.1Mbps (231.5Mbps)	55.9Mbps (291.5Mbps)	9.3%
7.	Plusnet	52.8Mbps (290.9Mbps)	48.5Mbps (262.2Mbps)	8.87%
8.	TalkTalk	41.2Mbps (149.6Mbps)	37.5Mbps (147.6Mbps)	9.87%

Average Upload Speeds (Median)

No.	Operator	H2 - 2025	H1 - 2025	Change %
1.	Zen Internet	37.2Mbps	46.3Mbps	-19.65%
2.	Virgin Media	33.9Mbps	33.7Mbps	0.59%
4.	Vodafone	19.3Mbps	18.2Mbps	6.04%
3.	EE	19.1Mbps	18.4Mbps	3.8%
5.	BT	17.5Mbps	17.7Mbps	-1.13%
6.	Sky Broadband	17.4Mbps	16.1Mbps	8.07%
7.	Plusnet	15.4Mbps	13.2Mbps	16.67%
8.	TalkTalk	9.9Mbps	9.3Mbps	6.45%

Overall, the average download speed of the top national providers was 91.28Mbps (up from 90.12Mbps) and the average upload speed hit 21.21Mbps (down from 21.61Mbps).

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	H2 - 2025	H1 - 2025
toob	447.6Mbps (404.4Mbps)	508Mbps (379.2Mbps)
Aquiss	438.7Mbps (94.9Mbps)	908.7Mbps (108.3Mbps)
CommunityFibre	427.2Mbps (302.3Mbps)	506.9Mbps (373.9Mbps)
brsk	389.8Mbps (354.4Mbps)	239.2Mbps (252.8Mbps)
YouFibre	375.6Mbps (302.4Mbps)	287.2Mbps (197.5Mbps)
Hyperoptic	360.3Mbps (269.3Mbps)	394Mbps (355Mbps)
Trooli	332.1Mbps (187.7Mbps)	no data (new entry)
Hey! Broadband	308.2Mbps (437.5Mbps)	404.5Mbps (401Mbps)
Connect Fibre	272.6Mbps (252.2Mbps)	260.7Mbps (230.2Mbps)
Highland Broadband	233.1Mbps (127.9Mbps)	230.2Mbps (225Mbps)
Squirrel Internet	225.4Mbps (125Mbps)	346.8Mbps (262.9Mbps)
Wessex Internet	222.4Mbps (130.1Mbps)	no data (new entry)
Gigaclear	204.8Mbps (198.5Mbps)	236.8Mbps (209.9Mbps)
Ogi	200.9Mbps (30.4Mbps)	no data (new entry)
Zzoomm	192.9Mbps (156.2Mbps)	no data (new entry)
Fibrus	171.9Mbps (85Mbps)	237.2Mbps (77Mbps)
Quickline	150.4Mbps (115.7Mbps)	no data (new entry)
Andrews and Arnold	147.8Mbps (37Mbps)	no data (new entry)
iDNET	130Mbps (73.5Mbps)	no data (new entry)
KCOM	106.3Mbps (105.2Mbps)	242.1Mbps (104.9Mbps)

Results - Starlink (Satellite)

These results reflect the performance of SpaceX's satellite based Starlink broadband service.

Average Starlink UK Broadband Speeds

	H2 - 2025 (Top 10%)	H1 - 2025 (Top 10%)
Download	126.2Mbps (199.4Mbps)	78.7Mbps (223.4Mbps)
Upload	19.2Mbps (26.2Mbps)	10.8Mbps (18.5Mbps)

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	H2 2025 (Top 10%)	H1 2025 (Top 10%)	Change
1.	Three UK	34.9Mbps (275.3Mbps)	36.1Mbps (268.1Mbps)	-3.32%
3.	EE	26.8Mbps (126.8Mbps)	31.5Mbps (124.3Mbps)	-14.92%
2.	Vodafone	25.8Mbps (149.6Mbps)	20.6Mbps (98.7Mbps)	25.24%
4.	O2	19.5Mbps (118.9Mbps)	17.5Mbps (51.2Mbps)	11.43%

Average Upload Speeds

No.	Operator	H2 2025 (Top 10%)	H1 2025 (Top 10%)	Change
1.	EE	6.4Mbps (33.3Mbps)	7.6Mbps (35Mbps)	-15.79%
2.	Three UK	5.4Mbps (34.2Mbps)	6.2Mbps (41.6Mbps)	-12.9%
3.	Vodafone	3.9Mbps (13.1Mbps)	4.2Mbps (18.3Mbps)	-7.14%
4.	O2	3.1Mbps (12.5Mbps)	3Mbps (17.3Mbps)	3.33%

Overall, the average download speed of the four primary mobile operators was 26.75Mbps (up from 26.42Mbps in H1 2025) and the average upload speed hit 4.7Mbps (down from 5.25Mbps).

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 (this year it was April), while data for H2 (second half of the year) is collected during the end of November.

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