South Korea climbs Netflix Speed Index
May 13, 2025
Three per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) saw an increase between 0.2 and 0.6 Mbps, 84 per cent stayed the same, and 13 per cent decreased 0.2 Mbps this month on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience.
Nine countries and regions were in the top performance tier in April: the UK, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain and the US all registered an average speed of 3.4 Mbps.
This month saw notable improvements across several ISPs around the world. In Europe, Spain’s MasMovil DSL rose by 0.6 Mbps, climbing from 2.4 to 3.0 Mbps, while Orange DSL increased by 0.2 Mbps, moving from 2.8 to 3.0 Mbps. Finland’s Lounea also rose by 0.2 Mbps, from 3.2 to 3.4 Mbps. In the Caribbean, Massy Communications in Trinidad and Tobago improved by 0.6 Mbps, rising from 2.4 to 3.0 Mbps. In Central and South America, Honduras’ TEVISAT climbed by 0.4 Mbps, moving from 2.4 to 2.8 Mbps; Claro in Costa Rica rose from 3.2 to 3.4 Mbps; and Vivo Internet in Brazil improved by 0.2 Mbps, moving from 2.2 to 2.4 Mbps. In the Middle East, BOnline in Kuwait increased by 0.4 Mbps, from 2.2 to 2.6 Mbps, while Mobily in Saudi Arabia improved by 0.2 Mbps, rising from 2.8 to 3.0 Mbps. In Asia, Taiwan Broadband climbed by 0.2 Mbps, from 3.0 to 3.2 Mbps, and FPT Telecom in Vietnam rose from 2.8 to 3.0 Mbps.
South Korea was the only country to show an overall average speed increase this month, rising from 3.2 to 3.4 Mbps since March’s results.
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