Vietnam breaks into global top 10 in both mobile and fixed broadband speeds

According to the latest rankings from Ookla, the company behind the measurement platform Speedtest, Vietnam's median mobile download speed jumped to 205.58 Mbps in July, up sharply from 156.48 Mbps the previous month.

It lifted the country 10 spots up the leaderboard to 10th.

In fixed-line median speed, Vietnam achieved 307.11 Mbps. Despite a minor dip from June’s 307.36 Mbps, the performance was strong enough to push the country up one place to seventh worldwide.

While Ookla offered no specific explanation for the sudden acceleration, its figures show Vietnam as July's fastest climber, outperforming a broader landscape where most countries stayed relatively flat.

Only a handful of other countries registered notable gains, such as Malaysia, which climbed four places to 19th, and New Zealand, which jumped eight places to 25th.

Vietnam's mobile and fixed broadband speeds and global rankings according to Ookla. Screenshot

Vietnam saw a comparable jump in mobile metrics in March last year, spurred by adjustments to Ookla’s measurement methodology and the broader availability of 5G. Since September 2024, when carriers began rolling out commercial next-generation services, nationwide speed charts have trended upward after years of plateauing.

Data from the i-Speed testing platform, operated under the Ministry of Science and Technology, reflects a similar trajectory, showing domestic 5G speeds climbing consistently in recent months to top 462 Mbps in July.

In fixed broadband, Vietnam has long been a fixture among the global frontrunners, routinely holding a position near the top of Ookla’s benchmark.

How Vietnam compares internationally

In July, the worldwide median download speed for mobile connections was 109.73 Mbps, meaning Vietnam's 205.58 Mbps was nearly double the international baseline.

In fixed broadband, the global median was 127.70 Mbps, less than half of Vietnam’s 307.11 Mbps.

The i-Speed testing application interface on the launch day of Vietnam’s commercial 5G networks, October 2024. Photo by Luu Quy

These rankings reflect median download figures, or the exact midpoint when all test results are lined up from lowest to highest, rather than a mathematical average.

As a result, individual real-world experiences across Vietnam will vary depending on location and infrastructure. Ookla notes that its monthly Global Index aggregates rolling performance data from the previous three months.

Globally, the United Arab Emirates maintained the top spot for mobile speeds with a median download rate of 663.50 Mbps, while Singapore retained first place in fixed broadband at 451.14 Mbps.