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Internet Speed Report Chicago January 2024

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

Total Tests

382

Avg. Download

146.42Mbps

Avg. Upload

47.18Mbps

Avg. Ping

48.9ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Comcast Cable Communications 190.0 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 173.2 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 185.0 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 141.6 Mbps
Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless 85.6 Mbps
RCN 192.9 Mbps
FDCservers.net 1.3 Mbps
AT&T Services, Inc. 41.0 Mbps
RCN 256.8 Mbps
AT&T Services 64.4 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Android 2.0 16.5%
iPhone 16.2%
iPhone 11.0%
iPhone 5.0%
Generic Android 2.0 2.1%
Samsung SM-G996U 1.6%
iPhone 1.6%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Android Webkit 16.5%
Mobile Safari 16.2%
Chrome 12.8%
Mobile Safari 11.0%
Mobile Safari 5.0%
Chrome 3.9%
Firefox 2.4%
Android Webkit 2.1%
Safari 1.8%
Chrome 1.6%

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.