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Internet Speed Report South Africa February 2025

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

Total Tests

46

Avg. Download

362.92Mbps

Avg. Upload

252.87Mbps

Avg. Ping

19.9ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
MTN SA 313.4 Mbps
Afrihost SP 355.3 Mbps
Afrihost (Pty) Ltd 305.1 Mbps
Lightspeed/Cybersmart 255.2 Mbps
Vox Telecom 563.2 Mbps
Cell C (Pty) Ltd 244.1 Mbps
Dimension Data 290.9 Mbps
RSAWEB (PTY) LTD 210.3 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 246.1 Mbps
Vodacom Midrand PT Southern Gauteng Public NAT 337.3 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
iPhone 13.0%
Generic Android 2.0 10.9%
Generic Smartphone 6.5%
Mozilla Firefox for Android 2.2%
iPhone 2.2%
iPhone 2.2%
Generic Smartphone 2.2%
iPhone 2.2%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 37.0%
Mobile Safari 13.0%
Android Webkit 10.9%
Samsung Internet 6.5%
Chrome 6.5%
Chrome 4.3%
Firefox 4.3%
Firefox Mobile 2.2%
Chrome Mobile iOS 2.2%
Chrome 2.2%

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 2025. 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.