Germany Internet Speeds and Statistics, Apr 2026

Summary of Internet Service Providers in Germany

The internet service providers (ISPs) in Germany vary in their performance according to different aspects such as the number of tests analysed, maximum download speeds, average download speeds, median download speeds, average upload speeds, and median upload speeds. Here's a summary of some key data points from the data.

Download Speeds

The ISP with the highest median download speed was AlphaCron Datensysteme, with a speed of 257 Mbps. They held first rank in average download speed at 456 Mbps. However, in terms of maximum download speed, they ranked fifth with a speed of 2,853 Mbps.

The highest maximum download speed was offered by Deutsche Telekom with an impressive speed of 4,218 Mbps. However, their average and median speeds were significantly lower, ranking 85th and 61st respectively.

Vodafone provided the second-highest maximum speed (3,765 Mbps) but had higher average and median speeds than Deutsche Telekom, ranking 21st and 20th for each category.

The provider with the lowest median download speed was NU Informationssysteme at just 20 Mbps. Their average download speed was also low, ranking 106th out of 106 providers.

Upload Speeds

AlphaCron Datensysteme was also the leading ISP in terms of median and average upload speeds, with speeds of 257 Mbps and 456 Mbps respectively.

Vereinigte Stadtwerke Media and fiberONE.de ranked third and second in terms of median upload speed, but they both outperformed Buchholz Digital which had the sixth highest median upload speed.

The provider with the lowest median upload speed was SysEleven, with a speed of just 16 Mbps. They also had the lowest average upload speed of the analysed ISPs.

Overall

Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone had significantly larger amounts of tests conducted, with 3,578,071 and 1,800,168 tests respectively. This could be due to their large user bases.

Interestingly, despite the large number of tests, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone were not leaders in any category. Deutsche Telekom ranked 61st and 85th in median and average download speeds respectively, while Vodafone ranked at 20th and 21st in these categories.

It's also worth noting that the maximum download speed and the average/median download speeds do not always align. For example, while Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone offered some of the highest maximum speeds, their average and median speeds were lower, suggesting that these high speeds may not be consistently available to all users.

#	Provider Name	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range	# Regions
1	DNS:NET Internet Service	1,395 Mbps	91—381 Mbps	7
2	Liberty Global	1,065 Mbps	78—341 Mbps	19
3	Deutsche Glasfaser	1,107 Mbps	84—352 Mbps	23
4	Vereinigte Stadtwerke Media	2,937 Mbps	94—297 Mbps	3
5	Vodafone	3,765 Mbps	61—267 Mbps	31
6	Tele Columbus AG	897 Mbps	90—276 Mbps	11
7	Cablesurf	1,034 Mbps	80—251 Mbps	23
8	wilhelm.tel	1,051 Mbps	86—262 Mbps	7
9	htp	1,504 Mbps	48—245 Mbps	3
10	M-net	2,545 Mbps	43—215 Mbps	15
11	ENTEGA Medianet	1,549 Mbps	48—203 Mbps	6
12	M247	2,209 Mbps	40—180 Mbps	8
13	NetCologne	3,109 Mbps	43—99 Mbps	7
14	VSE NET	1,863 Mbps	46—117 Mbps	14
15	NetCom BW	928 Mbps	30—108 Mbps	11
16	Telefonica Germany	1,068 Mbps	44—102 Mbps	31
17	Deutsche Telekom	4,218 Mbps	43—106 Mbps	31
18	EWETel	1,968 Mbps	35—100 Mbps	14
19	envia TEL	774 Mbps	29—108 Mbps	10
20	Plusnet	1,422 Mbps	35—92 Mbps	31
21	inexio	1,378 Mbps	24—78 Mbps	15
22	ThuringenDSL	894 Mbps	30—84 Mbps	4
23	Netcom Kassel	2,442 Mbps	27—76 Mbps	6
24	AlphaCron Datensysteme	2,853 Mbps	179—369 Mbps	2
25	fiberONE.de	966 Mbps	162—566 Mbps	2
26	Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum	938 Mbps	85—497 Mbps	2
27	Globalways	1,358 Mbps	86—453 Mbps	7
28	WITCOM	944 Mbps	84—397 Mbps	3
29	LWLcom	1,602 Mbps	89—413 Mbps	5
30	noris network AG	2,098 Mbps	61—343 Mbps	15
31	GlobalConnect A/S	939 Mbps	56—433 Mbps	6
32	Buchholz Digital	840 Mbps	89—447 Mbps	2
33	TMR Telekommunikation Mittleres Ruhrgebiet	2,047 Mbps	74—373 Mbps	6
34	NETHINKS	1,919 Mbps	55—253 Mbps	5
35	TelemaxX Telekommunikation	1,762 Mbps	76—317 Mbps	5
36	TNG Stadtnetz	1,413 Mbps	85—325 Mbps	6
37	GELSEN-NET	2,010 Mbps	67—312 Mbps	4
38	GGEW net	936 Mbps	70—296 Mbps	4
39	RelAix Networks	2,033 Mbps	64—273 Mbps	2
40	Artfiles New Media	933 Mbps	56—328 Mbps	6
41	Colt	1,933 Mbps	66—277 Mbps	16
42	S-IT Informationstechnologie Betreiber	916 Mbps	53—263 Mbps	6
43	imos	2,269 Mbps	73—240 Mbps	3
44	NGN Operations	1,026 Mbps	70—266 Mbps	5
45	GoeTel	1,730 Mbps	53—282 Mbps	4
46	tkrz Stadtwerke	2,724 Mbps	56—284 Mbps	5
47	FNOH DSL Suedheide	914 Mbps	65—244 Mbps	2
48	ropa carrier solutions	933 Mbps	62—245 Mbps	10
49	PfalzConnect	938 Mbps	40—276 Mbps	2
50	Pfalzkom	943 Mbps	69—203 Mbps	3
51	vitroconnect	946 Mbps	68—244 Mbps	16
52	KomMITT Ratingen	912 Mbps	60—227 Mbps	3
53	komro	993 Mbps	59—234 Mbps	2
54	Stadtnetz Bamberg	2,183 Mbps	51—173 Mbps	4
55	HessenKom	946 Mbps	49—223 Mbps	3
56	Epcan	1,619 Mbps	67—202 Mbps	2
57	KEVAG Telekom	948 Mbps	49—186 Mbps	7
58	SOCO Network Solutions	893 Mbps	46—245 Mbps	2
59	Stiegeler Internet Service	901 Mbps	52—198 Mbps	4
60	RegioNet Schweinfurt	870 Mbps	45—188 Mbps	1
61	1&1 Internet	2,360 Mbps	13—95 Mbps	9
62	Cogent Communications	2,540 Mbps	33—165 Mbps	10
63	CCNST Deutschland	910 Mbps	42—232 Mbps	8
64	bn:t Blatzheim Networks Telecom	918 Mbps	45—224 Mbps	4
65	Thuga SmartService	926 Mbps	51—170 Mbps	18
66	TELE AG	904 Mbps	54—179 Mbps	17
67	euNetworks Group	932 Mbps	48—142 Mbps	10
68	Wobcom	1,083 Mbps	43—207 Mbps	3
69	Bisping & Bisping	949 Mbps	51—132 Mbps	17
70	MDlink online service center	964 Mbps	55—142 Mbps	8
71	DOKOM Gesellschaft fur Telekommunikation	1,819 Mbps	44—128 Mbps	5
72	MK Netzdienste	1,526 Mbps	36—143 Mbps	25
73	e.discom Telekommunikation	2,096 Mbps	47—157 Mbps	7
74	Wemacom Telekommunikation	896 Mbps	62—184 Mbps	2
75	rockenstein AG	930 Mbps	37—94 Mbps	10
76	COM-IN Telekommunikation	1,817 Mbps	40—101 Mbps	3
77	HeLi NET Telekommunikation	918 Mbps	41—168 Mbps	6
78	R-KOM	883 Mbps	48—109 Mbps	4
79	PricewaterhouseCoopers	842 Mbps	47—164 Mbps	3
80	nexiu	732 Mbps	43—152 Mbps	7
81	Thuringer Netkom	1,416 Mbps	30—129 Mbps	5
82	Stadtwerke Konstanz	864 Mbps	41—98 Mbps	1
83	scanplus	980 Mbps	29—98 Mbps	26
84	suec//dacor	932 Mbps	38—94 Mbps	7
85	BT	865 Mbps	22—116 Mbps	9
86	siebnich-com	916 Mbps	44—103 Mbps	4
87	TeleData	875 Mbps	40—98 Mbps	3
88	HL komm	1,318 Mbps	35—99 Mbps	10
89	Telia Carrier	914 Mbps	35—115 Mbps	8
90	AnschlussWerk	811 Mbps	42—101 Mbps	4
91	Verizon Business - EMEA	854 Mbps	54—113 Mbps	25
92	net services	929 Mbps	45—108 Mbps	8
93	SWU TeleNet	938 Mbps	36—99 Mbps	4
94	LEW TelNet	1,303 Mbps	40—101 Mbps	5
95	ecotel communication ag	1,361 Mbps	38—103 Mbps	30
96	ADDIX Internet Services	2,522 Mbps	14—84 Mbps	5
97	true global communications	909 Mbps	33—82 Mbps	3
98	SysEleven	2,126 Mbps	13—82 Mbps	7
99	Telekommunikation Lindau	725 Mbps	29—93 Mbps	5
100	RFTkabel Brandenburg	536 Mbps	37—112 Mbps	4
101	intersaar	2,159 Mbps	24—84 Mbps	6
102	Brandl Services	869 Mbps	24—62 Mbps	4
103	Ilm-Provider	866 Mbps	23—68 Mbps	2
104	sdt.net	812 Mbps	24—56 Mbps	3
105	Turk Telekom International	162 Mbps	27—45 Mbps	3
106	NU Informationssysteme	380 Mbps	16—46 Mbps	3

Germany Broadband Speeds Over Time

As of December 2024, most people's internet connections in Germany are rated fast, with approximately 32% of its residents seeing speeds over 80 Mbps and up to 300 Mbps. A year ago, this figure was 28%, an increase of roughly 14% year-on-year.

Looking at Germany's very fast internet connections - getting download speeds over 300 Mbps - right now about 8.51% of its residents have internet connections supporting these very high speeds. Compared to December 2023, this is a percentage increase of around 79%, rising up from 1.75% over the previous 12 months.

The number of people suffering from slow or very slow internet connections in Germany's currently stands at 31% of its population. This represents a percentage drop of about 25% since December 2023 when 39% of people in Germany put up with speeds worryingly low: under 10 Mbps and up to 30 Mbps.

We class broadband speed distributions as follows: very slow under 10 Mbps; slow 10-30 Mbps; adequate 30-60 Mbps; good 60-80 Mbps; fast 80-300 Mbps; very fast over 300 Mbps.

Germany Regions By Broadband Speed

The broadband speed data for cities and regions in Germany reveal interesting disparities in their respective digital infrastructures.

Regierungsbezirk Munster stands out as the top location for both median download speeds (85 Mbps) and average download speeds (150 Mbps), while ranking 8th for maximum download speeds (2,724 Mbps). Schleswig-Holstein follows closely with the second-highest median (81 Mbps) and average download speeds (140 Mbps) but ranks 6th for the maximum download speed (2,937 Mbps).

Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg has the third-highest median download speed (72 Mbps) and the fourth-highest average download speed (132 Mbps). However, it ranks 19th for the maximum download speed (1,910 Mbps). On the other hand, Thuringia ranks 31st in terms of median download speed (49 Mbps) and 31st for average speed (81 Mbps), but it does significantly better in maximum speed, ranking seventh (2,853 Mbps).

The location with the highest maximum download speed is Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt with a maximum speed of 5,521 Mbps, far surpassing other locations. However, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt ranks 11th in median download speed (64 Mbps) and seventh in average speed (127 Mbps).

Interestingly, Saarland ranks 27th for median download speed (54 Mbps), but jumps to 19th place for average speed (110 Mbps), indicating a consistent high-speed internet experience for some users.

Rheinland-Pfalz also stands out, ranking only 21st for median download speed (57 Mbps). However, it boasts the second maximum speed (4,218 Mbps) and ranks 18th for average speed (112 Mbps).

Position	Region	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range	50%	# Providers
1	Regierungsbezirk Munster	2,724	58—255 Mbps	85 Mbps	38
2	Schleswig-Holstein	2,937	55—236 Mbps	81 Mbps	32
3	Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg	1,910	52—215 Mbps	72 Mbps	41
4	Land Berlin	2,126	53—215 Mbps	71 Mbps	41
5	Duesseldorf District	1,819	51—199 Mbps	67 Mbps	53
6	Cologne District	3,109	49—196 Mbps	66 Mbps	45
7	Regierungsbezirk Giessen	1,066	51—178 Mbps	66 Mbps	30
8	Karlsruhe Region	2,360	49—212 Mbps	66 Mbps	44
9	Bremen	2,381	48—222 Mbps	65 Mbps	15
10	Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart	2,948	49—212 Mbps	65 Mbps	53
11	Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt	5,521	49—202 Mbps	64 Mbps	160
12	Hamburg	1,536	53—178 Mbps	63 Mbps	36
13	Middle Franconia	3,765	50—164 Mbps	62 Mbps	30
14	Upper Bavaria	2,545	50—176 Mbps	62 Mbps	55
15	Regierungsbezirk Detmold	1,055	47—184 Mbps	61 Mbps	22
16	Lower Saxony	2,015	47—200 Mbps	61 Mbps	58
17	Freiburg Region	1,653	46—183 Mbps	58 Mbps	30
18	Upper Franconia	2,183	48—149 Mbps	57 Mbps	22
19	Regierungsbezirk Kassel	1,919	45—192 Mbps	57 Mbps	24
20	Brandenburg	2,096	47—157 Mbps	57 Mbps	26
21	Rheinland-Pfalz	4,218	45—167 Mbps	57 Mbps	43
22	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	1,383	44—159 Mbps	57 Mbps	24
23	Lower Franconia	1,825	47—133 Mbps	57 Mbps	31
24	Swabia	1,537	46—147 Mbps	56 Mbps	26
25	Upper Palatinate	1,048	45—150 Mbps	56 Mbps	19
26	Saxony-Anhalt	1,026	44—105 Mbps	55 Mbps	28
27	Saarland	2,159	42—151 Mbps	54 Mbps	12
28	Saxony	2,146	42—130 Mbps	54 Mbps	30
29	Tübingen Region	1,896	42—178 Mbps	54 Mbps	33
30	Lower Bavaria	1,050	41—105 Mbps	54 Mbps	22
31	Thuringia	2,853	37—102 Mbps	49 Mbps	29

Frequently Asked Questions about Internet Providers in Germany

Who is the fastest provider in Germany?

AlphaCron Datensysteme is the fastest provider in Germany with a top measured speed of 2,853 Mbps, and a typical real-world speed range of 179—369 Mbps.

Who is the best provider in Germany?

fiberONE.de is the best provider in Germany, and their users typically see speeds in the range of 162 to 566 Mbps.

What is the average internet speed in Germany?

The average internet speed in Germany is 118 Mbps and the fastest download speed we've analysed is 5,521 Mbps.

Who is the the most popular internet provider in Germany?

The broadband provider with the most speed test results in Germany is Deutsche Telekom.

Last updated: 03 Aug 2025

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