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VPN Speed Test: Which Is the Fastest?

Author
Janis von Bleichert
Last update
2. Aug 2022

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
195.8 Mbit/s
Download
39.8 Mbit/s
Upload
2.
Proton VPN
191.0 Mbit/s
Download
36.0 Mbit/s
Upload
3.
PrivateVPN
208.0 Mbit/s
Download
17.6 Mbit/s
Upload
4.
Surfshark
182.8 Mbit/s
Download
38.5 Mbit/s
Upload
5.
IPVanish
194.4 Mbit/s
Download
22.1 Mbit/s
Upload
6.
PrivadoVPN
163.5 Mbit/s
Download
21.0 Mbit/s
Upload
7.
ExpressVPN
148.0 Mbit/s
Download
34.1 Mbit/s
Upload
8.
Mullvad
154.6 Mbit/s
Download
22.2 Mbit/s
Upload
9.
TorGuard
148.9 Mbit/s
Download
18.6 Mbit/s
Upload
10.
Private Internet Access
141.7 Mbit/s
Download
20.0 Mbit/s
Upload
11.
HideMyAss!
140.4 Mbit/s
Download
16.2 Mbit/s
Upload
12.
TunnelBear
133.2 Mbit/s
Download
21.5 Mbit/s
Upload
13.
PureVPN
136.5 Mbit/s
Download
15.5 Mbit/s
Upload
14.
ZenMate
125.1 Mbit/s
Download
18.4 Mbit/s
Upload
15.
CyberGhost
124.5 Mbit/s
Download
18.2 Mbit/s
Upload
16.
VeePN
100.7 Mbit/s
Download
41.1 Mbit/s
Upload
17.
hide.me
102.2 Mbit/s
Download
37.4 Mbit/s
Upload
18.
Hotspot Shield
83.9 Mbit/s
Download
37.4 Mbit/s
Upload
19.
VPN Unlimited
85.7 Mbit/s
Download
33.7 Mbit/s
Upload
20.
Windscribe
84.7 Mbit/s
Download
34.4 Mbit/s
Upload
21.
VyprVPN
61.2 Mbit/s
Download
13.2 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
3/22March 2022
Download: 123.7 Mbit/s
  123.7
Mbit/s
March 2022
Upload: 17.1 Mbit/s
 
4/22April 2022
Download: 96.6 Mbit/s
  96.6
Mbit/s
April 2022
Upload: 15.3 Mbit/s
 
5/22May 2022
Download: 104.8 Mbit/s
  104.8
Mbit/s
May 2022
Upload: 17.4 Mbit/s
 
6/22June 2022
Download: 103.7 Mbit/s
  103.7
Mbit/s
June 2022
Upload: 16.0 Mbit/s
 
7/22July 2022
Download: 117.6 Mbit/s
  117.6
Mbit/s
July 2022
Upload: 16.8 Mbit/s
 
8/22August 2022
Download: 121.7 Mbit/s
  121.7
Mbit/s
August 2022
Upload: 18.3 Mbit/s
 
9/22September 2022
Download: 115.8 Mbit/s
  115.8
Mbit/s
September 2022
Upload: 17.8 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: 144.2 Mbit/s
  144.2
Mbit/s
March 2023
Upload: 18.2 Mbit/s
 

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

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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