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VPN Speed Test: Which Is the Fastest?

Author
Janis von Bleichert
Last update
2. Aug 2022
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A VPN provider ensures that when surfing the web, you're always safe, regardless of where you physically are. However, the speed of a VPN server plays a big role in determining how useful a VPN provider is. Many VPN tests only assess the speed of a provider once. EXPERTE.com, however, tested every provider several times per day over the course of a year, creating a detailed picture of how each provider's servers perform and stack up against one another.

1.

Method

  • We connected from a server in Europe (Frankfurt/Main, Germany) and in the US to a VPN provider several times per day, downloading, or uploading standardized test data.
  • The server we connected from has a bandwidth of 1,000 MB/s, making the VPN server we connected to the limiting factor.
  • Using OpenVPN, we connected to various servers in Europe and the US, using UDP as transmission protocols.
2.

Overall Result

The table below shows each VPN provider's average download and upload speeds. Using this table, you can limit results to the last week, month, or even 365 days.

1.
NordVPN
206.7 Mbit/s
Download
40.0 Mbit/s
Upload
2.
Proton VPN
199.5 Mbit/s
Download
36.2 Mbit/s
Upload
3.
PrivateVPN
208.3 Mbit/s
Download
16.1 Mbit/s
Upload
4.
IPVanish
198.0 Mbit/s
Download
23.7 Mbit/s
Upload
5.
PrivadoVPN
163.5 Mbit/s
Download
21.0 Mbit/s
Upload
6.
Mullvad
161.9 Mbit/s
Download
21.9 Mbit/s
Upload
7.
PureVPN
166.5 Mbit/s
Download
16.4 Mbit/s
Upload
8.
ExpressVPN
140.5 Mbit/s
Download
31.9 Mbit/s
Upload
9.
TorGuard
153.4 Mbit/s
Download
17.7 Mbit/s
Upload
10.
Private Internet Access
144.0 Mbit/s
Download
19.5 Mbit/s
Upload
11.
TunnelBear
138.4 Mbit/s
Download
21.7 Mbit/s
Upload
12.
VeePN
110.2 Mbit/s
Download
42.7 Mbit/s
Upload
13.
ZenMate
132.2 Mbit/s
Download
18.3 Mbit/s
Upload
14.
CyberGhost
132.1 Mbit/s
Download
18.3 Mbit/s
Upload
15.
HideMyAss!
129.1 Mbit/s
Download
15.0 Mbit/s
Upload
16.
hide.me
102.4 Mbit/s
Download
36.9 Mbit/s
Upload
17.
Hotspot Shield
87.6 Mbit/s
Download
37.8 Mbit/s
Upload
18.
Windscribe
89.1 Mbit/s
Download
34.8 Mbit/s
Upload
19.
VPN Unlimited
69.5 Mbit/s
Download
31.1 Mbit/s
Upload
20.
VyprVPN
58.6 Mbit/s
Download
14.0 Mbit/s
Upload
3.

Provider Results

The chart below shows how average speed develops from provider-to-provider. To view results for a particular provider, simply select their name from the drop-down list.

MonatDownloadUpload
9/22September 2022
Download: 118.2 Mbit/s
  118.2
Mbit/s
September 2022
Upload: 16.9 Mbit/s
 
10/22October 2022
Download: 120.9 Mbit/s
  120.9
Mbit/s
October 2022
Upload: 18.3 Mbit/s
 
11/22November 2022
Download: 127.6 Mbit/s
  127.6
Mbit/s
November 2022
Upload: 18.8 Mbit/s
 
12/22December 2022
Download: 134.0 Mbit/s
  134.0
Mbit/s
December 2022
Upload: 18.7 Mbit/s
 
1/23January 2023
Download: 136.2 Mbit/s
  136.2
Mbit/s
January 2023
Upload: 19.9 Mbit/s
 
2/23February 2023
Download: 134.2 Mbit/s
  134.2
Mbit/s
February 2023
Upload: 19.0 Mbit/s
 
3/23March 2023
Download: 144.9 Mbit/s
  144.9
Mbit/s
March 2023
Upload: 18.2 Mbit/s
 
4/23April 2023
Download: 138.5 Mbit/s
  138.5
Mbit/s
April 2023
Upload: 17.9 Mbit/s
 
5/23May 2023
Download: 133.0 Mbit/s
  133.0
Mbit/s
May 2023
Upload: 17.2 Mbit/s
 
6/23June 2023
Download: 135.0 Mbit/s
  135.0
Mbit/s
June 2023
Upload: 17.7 Mbit/s
 
7/23July 2023
Download: 127.9 Mbit/s
  127.9
Mbit/s
July 2023
Upload: 17.8 Mbit/s
 
8/23August 2023
Download: 130.6 Mbit/s
  130.6
Mbit/s
August 2023
Upload: 18.4 Mbit/s
 
9/23September 2023
Download: 127.3 Mbit/s
  127.3
Mbit/s
September 2023
Upload: 17.7 Mbit/s
 

More information about the individual providers can be found in our comprehensive VPN evaluation.

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Janis von Bleichert studied business informatics at the TU Munich and computer science at the TU Berlin, Germany. He has been self-employed since 2006 and is the founder of EXPERTE.com. He writes about hosting, software and IT security.
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