Nearly 2000 people have taken part in the Lifehacker Speed Wave, which currently claims an average download speed for our readers of 29.6Mb/s. The median speed of around 9Mb/s is probably closer to the mark but still high, based on newly-updated visualisation tools from Google which let you examine broadband performance across the world.
Google’s M-Lab data suggests that the average download speed in Australia is 3.83Mb/s. Diving into the data shows just how much performance varies across the globe; it’s an interesting way to kill some time/procrastinate/curse your broadband provider.
StevoTheDevo
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 10:22 AMSo I should relax, comfortable that my connection is at least average… 3.83Mb/s is VERY close to my actual connection speed!
Rhys
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 12:50 PMtry being on Vodafone wireless broadband. 1.5 on a good day
Urban
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 2:11 PMSo most readers of LifeHacker live in cities and have cable connections?
jobst
Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 3:37 PMWorld Population: 6,775,235,741
This test: 2000
You gotta be kidding, google, or wtf?