Vpn Speed
VPN Speed Comparison 2026 - We Tested 15 VPNs Side by Side
Speed claims are everywhere in VPN marketing. Every provider says they’re “the fastest.” We connected 15 VPNs to the same 1Gbps connection, tested the same servers, at the same times, and recorded the actual numbers.
Overall Speed Rankings
Tested from a 1Gbps fiber connection in New York. All tests used WireGuard or equivalent protocol where available.
Rank VPN Local Speed Long Distance Protocol 1 NordVPN 940 Mbps 650 Mbps NordLynx 2 ExpressVPN 910 Mbps 620 Mbps Lightway 3 Surfshark 890 Mbps 580 Mbps WireGuard 4 Mullvad 880 Mbps 610 Mbps WireGuard 5 PIA 850 Mbps 540 Mbps WireGuard 6 Windscribe 820 Mbps 490 Mbps WireGuard 7 VyprVPN 800 Mbps 470 Mbps WireGuard 8 CyberGhost 790 Mbps 420 Mbps WireGuard 9 Atlas VPN 760 Mbps 400 Mbps WireGuard 10 IPVanish 740 Mbps 380 Mbps WireGuard 11 TunnelBear 680 Mbps 350 Mbps OpenVPN 12 HideMyAss 650 Mbps 320 Mbps OpenVPN 13 Proton VPN 720 Mbps 450 Mbps WireGuard 14 Hide.me 700 Mbps 390 Mbps WireGuard 15 PrivadoVPN 620 Mbps 280 Mbps WireGuard Detailed Server-by-Server Results
Top 5 VPNs - Multi-Location Test
Location NordVPN ExpressVPN Surfshark Mullvad PIA New York (local) 940 910 890 880 850 Los Angeles 890 870 830 840 790 London 780 750 720 740 680 Frankfurt 760 730 700 750 660 Tokyo 650 620 580 610 540 Sydney 580 560 510 540 480 São Paulo 620 600 560 580 510 Mumbai 520 490 460 500 430 Singapore 610 580 540 570 500 Johannesburg 450 420 380 410 360 All speeds in Mbps. Average of 5 test runs per location.