The Philippines’ rank in the Ookla Speedtest Global Index has risen one notch to fourth place, following closely behind Malaysia and besting Vietnam and other peers in Southeast Asia. 

The country’s largest integrated telco network PLDT continues to drive this development as it expands it fiber network, contributing to the consistent improvement of the Philippines in the rankings.

Country

Download Speeds 

(Median)

Singapore

234.55 Mbps

Thailand

201.81 Mbps

Malaysia

92.69 Mbps

Philippines

88.13 Mbps

Vietnam

84.18 Mbps

Brunei

49.77 Mbps

Laos

29.22 Mbps

Indonesia 

25.89 Mbps

Myanmar (Burma)

19.63 Mbps

Speedtest Global Index Median Country Speeds January 2023

The biggest cities in the Philippines also showed consistently improving internet speeds:

City

Download Speeds 

(January 2022)

Download Speeds

(January 2023)

Quezon City

49.37 Mbps

92.21 Mbps

Caloocan City

55.95 Mbps

91.03 Mbps

Manila City

51.40 Mbps

90.33 Mbps

Davao City

51.74 Mbps

89.29 Mbps

Cebu City

39.52 Mbps

82.73 Mbps

Source: Speedtest Intelligence® data for January 2022 and January 2023

Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index rankings are based on median download speed that reflects the most accurate internet speeds users are likely to achieve.

PLDT is the only telco provider in the Philippines that can provide a fiber-optic service with speeds of up to 10,000 Mbps, the fastest possible broadband connection available in the country.PLDT has the most extensive fiber network in the Philippines with over 1.09 million kilometers and 5.9 million ports passing 16.8 million homes in 67% of the country’s cities and municipalities as of end-September 2022.

Visit www.pldthome.com to know more. 

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