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Internet Speed Report Chicago May 2024

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

Total Tests

96

Avg. Download

137.97Mbps

Avg. Upload

57.16Mbps

Avg. Ping

67.6ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
AT&T Services, Inc. 64.1 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications 169.9 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 116.9 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 330.3 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 592.7 Mbps
RCN 131.8 Mbps
FDCservers.net 1.0 Mbps
RCN 265.0 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 408.2 Mbps
Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless 51.3 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
iPhone 15.6%
Generic Smartphone 7.3%
Apple iPad 1.0%
Generic Android 2.0 1.0%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 21.9%
Mobile Safari 15.6%
Chrome Mobile 7.3%
Firefox 7.3%
Chrome 7.3%
Chrome 5.2%
Firefox 3.1%
Opera 3.1%
Firefox 2.1%
Safari 2.1%

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.