Internet Speed Test — measure your connection
Measure download and upload speed straight in the browser.
Press one button and this internet speed test measures your download speed, upload speed, and ping — in the browser, in well under a minute, with nothing to install and nobody to register with.
How to use Internet Speed Test
Close downloads, streams, and video calls — anything eating bandwidth will eat the result. Start the test and let it finish without switching tabs. Note all three numbers, not just the big one. Run it again at a different time of day; one measurement is a snapshot, several are a picture.
What the three numbers mean
Download — how fast data reaches you. This governs streaming quality and page loading. Upload — how fast data leaves you. Video calls and sending large files live or die here. Ping — how long a round trip takes. Gamers feel every extra millisecond; email readers never will.
When to run an internet speed test
Test when something feels wrong, and test when everything feels fine — the second number is the one you will argue with later. Wi-Fi position, an old router, or a crowded evening can each cut speeds sharply, so a slow result over Wi-Fi deserves a second run over a cable before any blame lands on the provider. If the wired number matches your plan and the wireless one does not, the problem is standing in your own home.
Run the test before you call your provider: "it feels slow" loses arguments, numbers win them.
The other kind of speed
Some visitors arrive here meaning to practice speed reading — the art of getting through text faster. That trainer is a separate tool on this site, and it is the only speed on this page that improves with exercise.
Questions and answers
- Is this a free internet speed test with no strings?
- Yes. No account, no app, no trial period. Open the page, run it, read the numbers, leave.
- Why do my results differ between runs?
- Because the network differs between runs: other devices, other households on the same line, and the time of day all move the needle. That is why several tests beat one.
- Why is an online internet speed test slower over Wi-Fi than over cable?
- Walls, distance, and interference tax every wireless connection. The cable shows what enters your home; Wi-Fi shows what survives the trip to your chair.