91mobiles recently undertook a Mobile Network Speed Test Survey to identify the fastest mobile network in India, with help from real-world data sourced from smartphone users. We asked users to run a network speed test on their smartphones using fast.com and share the screenshots of the results with us. And based on over 10,000 entries we received, here are the key highlights

1. User Survey | India’s Fastest Mobile Network
December 2019
Based on 10,000+ speed test submissions
India’s #1 Gadget Discovery Site

2. Overview
Regional Split of Respondents
Survey Methodology
 North 29%
 South 25%
 West 25%
 East 21%
1. Survey was conducted (between November and December 2019) via a Google
form, and distributed on 91mobiles’ site and social channels for response collection
2. To participate in the survey, users were asked to turn off Wi-Fi and switch to mobile
data on their smartphones
3. Users were then asked to open “fast.com” on their phone’s browser and test the
speed of their mobile network
4. Users took a screenshot of the speed test result and shared it via Google form’s
upload feature

3. Mobile network used by respondents
Jio was the most popular mobile network with 1 in 2 people using its services
Airtel, 33%
Jio, 52%
Vodafone-Idea
14%
BSNL/MTNL, 1%
% breakup of mobile network providers used by people

4. Trends in Mobile Download Speed

5. Average mobile download speed
Airtel has the fastest average download speed at 15.2 Mbps
15.2
11.0
11.4
6.0
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Download Speed (in Mbps) across Mobile Networks

6. Average mobile download speed by region
Airtel recorded the fastest average download speed across all regions
15.4
11.5
13.9
5.5
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average download speed in East
Region (in Mbps)
16.2
9.6
12.4
4.5
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average download speed in West
Region (in Mbps)
14.9
9.6
12.1
6.8
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average download speed in North
Region (in Mbps)
16.6
13.2
11.3
5.8
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average download speed in South
Region (in Mbps)

7. Average mobile download speed in India’s metro cities
15.1
10 11.3
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average download speed in New
Delhi (in Mbps)
17.5
10.2
12
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average download speed in Mumbai
(in Mbps)
18.4
11.5
18.7
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average download speed in
Kolkata (in Mbps)
16.7
11.7
13.7
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average download speed in Chennai
(in Mbps)
Note: BSNL/MTNL has been excluded on account of low response count

8. 9.8
12.4
9.9
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average download speed in
Bangalore (in Mbps)
18.1
7.4 8.7
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average download speed in
Pune (in Mbps)
25.9
9.1
41.1
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average download speed in
Hyderabad (in Mbps)
12.2 12.3
9.9
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average download speed in
Jaipur (in Mbps)
Average mobile download speed in India’s major cities
Note: BSNL/MTNL has been excluded on account of low response count

9. Fastest recorded mobile download speed
Airtel and Jio recorded the fastest down speeds at 140 Mbps each
Airtel 140 Mbps New Delhi, Delhi
Jio 140 Mbps Palakkad, Kerala
Vodafone-Idea 95 Mbps Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
BSNL/MTNL 25 Mbps Bangalore, Karnataka
Network Download Speed Location

10. Trends in Mobile Upload Speed

11. Average mobile upload speed
Vodafone-Idea has the fastest average upload speed at 6.1 Mbps
4.9
4.3
6.1
2.3
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Upload Speed (in Mbps) across Mobile Networks

12. Average mobile upload speed by region
Vodafone-Idea recorded the fastest average upload speed in three out of four regions
3.8
4.8
7.4
2
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average upload speed in East
Region (in Mbps)
5.4
4.2
5
2.9
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average upload speed in West
Region (in Mbps)
4.8 4.4
5.2
2.1
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average upload speed in North
Region (in Mbps)
5.2
3.7
8
2.1
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average upload speed in South
Region (in Mbps)

13. 3.9 3.6
5.3
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average upload speed in New Delhi
(in Mbps)
5.5
4.6 4.3
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average upload speed in Mumbai
(in Mbps)
3.6
5.1
7.5
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average upload speed in Kolkata
(in Mbps)
4
5.6
8.6
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average upload speed in Chennai
(in Mbps)
Note: BSNL/MTNL has been excluded on account of low response count
Average mobile upload speed in India’s metro cities

14. 4.4 3.9
8.9
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average upload speed in Bangalore
(in Mbps)
5.6
3.4
2.5
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average upload speed in Pune
(in Mbps)
9.1
3.1
11.5
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average upload speed in Hyderabad
(in Mbps)
5.2
7
3.1
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average upload speed in Jaipur
(in Mbps)
Average mobile upload speed in India’s major cities
Note: BSNL/MTNL has been excluded on account of low response count

15. Fastest recorded mobile upload speed
Airtel recorded the fastest upload speed at 92 Mbps
Network Upload Speed Location
Airtel 92 Mbps Bangalore, Karnataka
Jio 57 Mbps Midnapore, West Bengal
Vodafone-Idea 38 Mbps Chandigarh, Haryana
BSNL/MTNL 14 Mbps Pune, Maharashtra

16. Recap

17. Highlights from mobile network speed test results
o Jio is the most popular mobile network with 1 in 2 people using a Jio SIM
o Airtel is the winner when it comes to mobile download speed
 Airtel has the fastest average download speed overall at 15.2Mbps
 Airtel has the fastest average download speed across all regions
 Airtel has the fastest average download speed in three out of four metros – Delhi,
Mumbai and Chennai
o Vodafone-Idea is the winner when it comes to mobile upload speed
 Vodafone-Idea has the fastest average upload speed at 6.1Mbps
 Vodafone-Idea has the fastest average upload speed in North, South and East
regions
 Vodafone-Idea has the fastest average upload speed in three out of four metros –
Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai