Speedtest.net is a free broadband connection analysis website founded by Ookla Net Metrics in 2006. The company is based in Kalispell, Montana.
Users can test their internet speed against hundreds of geographically dispersed serversaround the world.
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At the end of each test, users are presented with their download (the speed of data from the server to your computer) and upload (the speed of sending data from your computer to the server) bandwidth speeds.
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The tests are performed completely within your web browser over HTTP (just like normal web browsing). Since its inception, over 4 billion speed tests have been completed. Speedtest.net hit the 4 billion mark on the 13th of November 2012 at approximately 9:55am GMT.
Using Speedtest.net
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Start testing your speed in seconds by using the Begin Test button on the front page map. This will find a server near you, and test the ping, download speed, and upload speed of your connection.
- The ping is the reaction-time of your connection, how fast you get a response after you've sent out a request. A fast ping means a more responsive connection, especially in applications where timing is everything (like video games).
- The download speed is how fast you can pull data from the server to you. Most connections are designed to download much faster than they upload, since that's the majority of your online activity like loading web pages or streaming videos.
- The upload speed is how fast you push data from you to others. Uploading is necessary for sending big files via email, or in using video-chat to talk to someone else online (since you have to send your video feed to them).
Once a test is done, you can easily test again to the same servers, or use a new server to test to. We have over 1900 hosts worldwide, so there's plenty of options to manually select from the map. These servers are used for the testing alone; they do not control your internet performance, only measure it.
You can also share this result, which provides an image of your result that you can share with friends. Finally, you can compare your result which takes you to our results page, or you can contribute to Net Index and fill out a short survey explaining your web connection.
