Ukraine improved its position in the Speedtest Global Index, moving up 5 places as of July 2026. The main driver of this growth was Kyiv, which jumped 50 positions in the city rankings.
Ukraine improved its position in the Speedtest Global Index, moving up 5 places as of July 2026. The main driver of this growth was Kyiv, which jumped 50 positions in the city rankings.
This is evidenced by the updated data of the global Speedtest Global Index study from the analytical company Ookla.
According to the results of the second month of summer, Ukraine ranked 59th in the world in terms of mobile Internet speed with a median download speed of 82.22 Mbps.
In the urban mobile segment, Ukrainian megacities showed notable growth. Kyiv rose to 55th place in the global list of cities with a score of 161.39 Mbps, while Kharkiv gained +6 positions and took 61st place with a score of 156.13 Mbps.
At the same time, the fixed broadband Internet market is completely stable. Ukraine retained its 80th place in the world ranking with a median speed of 92.81 Mbps. In terms of cities, Kyiv remained in 104th position (94.67 Mbps), while Kharkiv lost two places and dropped to 114th place (92.85 Mbps).
The world leaders in mobile speeds remain the UAE (663.50 Mbps) and Qatar (548.35 Mbps), while Singapore (451.14 Mbps) holds the lead in fixed internet. The global average speed is 109.73 Mbps for mobile networks and 127.70 Mbps for fixed connections.
Recall that in July 2026, Kyiv became the fourth city to pilot 5G .
Kyivstar recently stated that they do not expect a large-scale launch of 5G in Ukraine until the end of the war . According to Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov, the deployment of 5G will be difficult until the end of the war due to the need to check the electromagnetic compatibility of the network with military systems.
