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Internet Speed Report South Korea January 2024

A comprehensive analysis of broadband performance in South Korea based on real user speed tests conducted on Bandwidth Place.

Total Tests

287

Avg. Download

123.59Mbps

Avg. Upload

77.50Mbps

Avg. Ping

56.0ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless 42.8 Mbps
KORNET 22.3 Mbps
Korea Telecom 10.1 Mbps
Korea Telecom 208.6 Mbps
SK Broadband Co Ltd 118.3 Mbps
LG POWERCOMM 186.6 Mbps
SK Broadband Co Ltd 184.2 Mbps
SK-TELECOM 40.2 Mbps
Korea Telecom 307.0 Mbps
KORNET 130.4 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
iPhone 22.0%
Generic Android 2.0 7.0%
Generic Android 2.0 2.4%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 29.6%
Mobile Safari 22.0%
Android Webkit 7.0%
Safari 4.2%
Chrome 4.2%
Opera 2.8%
Chrome 2.8%
Chrome 2.4%
Android Webkit 2.4%
Firefox 1.7%

Analysis Methodology

The data presented in this report is aggregated directly from real user speed tests performed on the Bandwidth Place platform testing network nodes globally during 2024. We calculate the localized metrics using strict data sanity checks to prevent skewed results from anomalies or extreme outliers.

SEO & Location Routing Structure: Because location data is structurally rigid, caching data dynamically to static hierarchy (Country -> State -> City) provides significant improvements to PageSpeed metrics and Time to First Byte (TTFB). This strategy ensures optimum indexing for search engines processing localized queries.