Oslo Tops the List of

World Capitals with the

Fastest 5G in Q1-Q2 2021
JOSH FOMON 27 JUL 2021
Mobile operators are rapidly expanding 5G deployments across the globe, with
16,410 new 5G deployments across 109 countries added to the Ookla 5G Map™ in
June 2021 alone. Huge investments in 5G are being made to increase performance,
especially in major cities. We used Speedtest Intelligence® to see which world
capitals have the best 5G speeds and availability, based on locations with
commercially available 5G during Q1-Q2 2021.

Oslo, Norway was the fastest world

capital for 5G during Q1-Q2 2021
The race for fastest 5G performance among world capitals was extremely competitive
during Q1-Q2 2021. Oslo, Norway had the fastest 5G of any world capital, clocking
in with a median download speed of 526.74 Mbps. Seoul, South Korea had the second
fastest median download speed over 5G at 467.84 Mbps; Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates was third (421.26 Mbps); Doha, Qatar fourth (413.40 Mbps) and Stockholm,
Sweden fifth (401.30 Mbps). Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (384.66 Mbps); Kuwait City,
Kuwait (338.97 Mbps), Muscat, Oman (318.95 Mbps); Beijing, China (291.19 Mbps);
and Taipei, Taiwan (287.86 Mbps); rounded out the top 10. Helsinki, Finland showed
a median 5G download speed of 279.59 Mbps; Sofia, Bulgaria 260.55 Mbps;
Canberra, Australia 258.39 Mbps; Bangkok, Thailand 253.73 Mbps; Manama,
Bahrain 249.71; Dublin, Ireland 223.01; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 209.98
Mbps; Paris, France 208.48 Mbps and Bucharest, Romania 203.44 Mbps.

We saw median 5G download speeds between 150 Mbps and 200 Mbps in the
following world capitals during Q1-Q2 2021: Ottawa, Canada (196.11 Mbps); Hanoi,
Vietnam (195.99 Mbps); Bratislava, Slovakia (188.23 Mbps); Madrid, Spain (183.37
Mbps); Bern, Switzerland (175.69 Mbps); Rome, Italy (171.79 Mbps); London,
United Kingdom (167.50 Mbps); Tokyo, Japan (167.02 Mbps); Athens, Greece
(164.95 Mbps); Copenhagen, Denmark (162.75 Mbps); Ljubljana, Slovenia (158.50
Mbps); Hong Kong (153.78) and Washington, D.C., United States (151.80 Mbps).

Cape Town, South Africa was the

slowest world capital for 5G in Q1-Q2
2021
Speedtest Intelligence shows Capetown, South Africa had the slowest median
download speed over 5G during Q1-Q2 2021 at 53.33 Mbps. Other world capitals
with slower median 5G download speeds included: Brasilia, Brazil (62.18 Mbps); San
Juan, Puerto Rico (72.59 Mbps); Warsaw, Poland (80.18 Mbps); Singapore (111.20
Mbps); Manila, Philippines (112.23 Mbps); Prague, Czechia (116.30 Mbps);
Budapest, Hungary (137.54 Mbps); Amsterdam, Netherlands (139.75 Mbps); Zagreb,
Croatia (140.92 Mbps); Vienna, Austria (144.93 Mbps); Jerusalem, Israel (145.17
Mbps); and Berlin, Germany (148.16 Mbps).

Capitals not mentioned on either of these lists did not have sufficient 5G samples
during Q1-Q2 2021 to be included in this report.

The fastest 5G speeds are yet to come

5G is rapidly improving across the world and we’re eager to see how countries, cities
and operators continue to perform during Q3 2021 and beyond. If you want to see
how your 5G network performs against these benchmarks, please download
the Android or iOS app, and take a Speedtest®. Learn more about 5G provider
performance in select cities here, and visit the Ookla 5G MapTM to see which providers
are offering 5G in your area.

Editor's note: This article was updated on July 28 to reorganize the content for
clarity.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and
analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without
prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are
welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

Oslo Tops the List of

World Capitals with the
Fastest 5G in Q1-Q2 2021
JOSH FOMON 27 JUL 2021
Mobile operators are rapidly expanding 5G deployments across the globe, with
16,410 new 5G deployments across 109 countries added to the Ookla 5G Map™ in
June 2021 alone. Huge investments in 5G are being made to increase performance,
especially in major cities. We used Speedtest Intelligence® to see which world
capitals have the best 5G speeds and availability, based on locations with
commercially available 5G during Q1-Q2 2021.
Oslo, Norway was the fastest world
capital for 5G during Q1-Q2 2021
The race for fastest 5G performance among world capitals was extremely competitive
during Q1-Q2 2021. Oslo, Norway had the fastest 5G of any world capital, clocking
in with a median download speed of 526.74 Mbps. Seoul, South Korea had the second
fastest median download speed over 5G at 467.84 Mbps; Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates was third (421.26 Mbps); Doha, Qatar fourth (413.40 Mbps) and Stockholm,
Sweden fifth (401.30 Mbps). Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (384.66 Mbps); Kuwait City,
Kuwait (338.97 Mbps), Muscat, Oman (318.95 Mbps); Beijing, China (291.19 Mbps);
and Taipei, Taiwan (287.86 Mbps); rounded out the top 10. Helsinki, Finland showed
a median 5G download speed of 279.59 Mbps; Sofia, Bulgaria 260.55 Mbps;
Canberra, Australia 258.39 Mbps; Bangkok, Thailand 253.73 Mbps; Manama,
Bahrain 249.71; Dublin, Ireland 223.01; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 209.98
Mbps; Paris, France 208.48 Mbps and Bucharest, Romania 203.44 Mbps.

We saw median 5G download speeds between 150 Mbps and 200 Mbps in the
following world capitals during Q1-Q2 2021: Ottawa, Canada (196.11 Mbps); Hanoi,
Vietnam (195.99 Mbps); Bratislava, Slovakia (188.23 Mbps); Madrid, Spain (183.37
Mbps); Bern, Switzerland (175.69 Mbps); Rome, Italy (171.79 Mbps); London,
United Kingdom (167.50 Mbps); Tokyo, Japan (167.02 Mbps); Athens, Greece
(164.95 Mbps); Copenhagen, Denmark (162.75 Mbps); Ljubljana, Slovenia (158.50
Mbps); Hong Kong (153.78) and Washington, D.C., United States (151.80 Mbps).

Cape Town, South Africa was the

slowest world capital for 5G in Q1-Q2
2021
Speedtest Intelligence shows Capetown, South Africa had the slowest median
download speed over 5G during Q1-Q2 2021 at 53.33 Mbps. Other world capitals
with slower median 5G download speeds included: Brasilia, Brazil (62.18 Mbps); San
Juan, Puerto Rico (72.59 Mbps); Warsaw, Poland (80.18 Mbps); Singapore (111.20
Mbps); Manila, Philippines (112.23 Mbps); Prague, Czechia (116.30 Mbps);
Budapest, Hungary (137.54 Mbps); Amsterdam, Netherlands (139.75 Mbps); Zagreb,
Croatia (140.92 Mbps); Vienna, Austria (144.93 Mbps); Jerusalem, Israel (145.17
Mbps); and Berlin, Germany (148.16 Mbps).

Capitals not mentioned on either of these lists did not have sufficient 5G samples
during Q1-Q2 2021 to be included in this report.

The fastest 5G speeds are yet to come

5G is rapidly improving across the world and we’re eager to see how countries, cities
and operators continue to perform during Q3 2021 and beyond. If you want to see
how your 5G network performs against these benchmarks, please download
the Android or iOS app, and take a Speedtest®. Learn more about 5G provider
performance in select cities here, and visit the Ookla 5G MapTM to see which providers
are offering 5G in your area.

Editor's note: This article was updated on July 28 to reorganize the content for
clarity.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and
analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without
prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are
welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.