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Internet Speed Report South Africa August 2024

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

Total Tests

473

Avg. Download

48.08Mbps

Avg. Upload

40.89Mbps

Avg. Ping

122.0ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
MTN SA 31.4 Mbps
Afrihost SP 57.9 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 7.8 Mbps
MTNSA 34.1 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd. 8.9 Mbps
The Internet Solution 133.1 Mbps
Vox Telecom Ltd 13.7 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 104.6 Mbps
Vox Telecom 34.9 Mbps
TOPNET 7.5 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 16.5%
iPhone 2.7%
Generic Smartphone 1.9%
iPhone 1.7%
Generic Smartphone 1.7%
Generic Smartphone 1.1%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 35.7%
Chrome Mobile 16.5%
Chrome 7.6%
Chrome 5.9%
Firefox 4.7%
Mobile Safari 2.7%
Firefox 2.5%
Samsung Internet 1.9%
Opera 1.9%
Chrome Mobile iOS 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.