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Internet Speed Report South Africa June 2025

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

Total Tests

54

Avg. Download

214.06Mbps

Avg. Upload

153.19Mbps

Avg. Ping

39.6ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
MTN SA 180.4 Mbps
The Internet Solution 177.6 Mbps
Afrihost SP 242.1 Mbps
Vox Telecom 143.5 Mbps
Telkom SA Ltd 177.4 Mbps
Vodacom UMTS Pretoria Silverton North Gauteng INTERNET APN 251.4 Mbps
Dimension Data 335.8 Mbps
Lightspeed/Cybersmart 201.9 Mbps
Dimension Data 122.3 Mbps
Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 136.6 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Smartphone 9.3%
Generic Smartphone 3.7%
Generic Smartphone 3.7%
iPhone 1.9%
iPad 1.9%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Chrome 25.9%
Chrome Mobile 9.3%
Opera 9.3%
Chrome 9.3%
Chrome 7.4%
Firefox 5.6%
Chrome 3.7%
Chrome 3.7%
Chrome 3.7%
Chrome Mobile 3.7%

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 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.