Based on over 5,000 speed test submissions from smartphone users across India, Jio had the fastest average mobile download and upload speeds overall. Jio recorded the highest average speeds in most regions of India as well as cities like Jaipur. Airtel recorded the second fastest average speeds nationally and had the fastest average upload speed, while BSNL/MTNL saw the fastest 5G upload speeds. The survey gathered mobile network speed data from April to May 2023 to identify the fastest providers in India.

1. User Survey | India’s Fastest Mobile Network
May 2023
Based on 5,000+ speed test submissions
India’s #1 Gadget Discovery Site

2. Overview
Regional Split of Respondents
Survey Methodology
 North 33%
 West 25%
 South 22%
 East 20%
1. Survey was conducted (between April and May 2023) 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
Objective
Ask smartphone users to help identify
the fastest mobile network in India by
sharing screenshots of their mobile
speed test results (taken on fast.com)

3. Mobile network used by people
Jio is the most popular mobile network with almost 70% people using its
services
Jio,
65.2%
Airtel,
25.7%
Vodafone-Idea,
7.5%
BSNL/MTNL,
1.6%
% breakup of mobile network providers used by people

4. Fastest recorded mobile download speed
Jio recorded the fastest download speed at 2.4 Gbps
Jio 2.4 Gbps Murshidabad, West
Bengal
Airtel 1.2 Gbps Patna, Bihar
BSNL/MTNL 110 Mbps New Delhi, Delhi
Vodafone-Idea 80 Mbps Gurgaon, Haryana
Network Download Speed Location

5. Fastest recorded mobile upload speed
Airtel recorded the fastest upload speed at 273 Mbps
Network Upload Speed Location
Airtel 273 Mbps Hyderabad, Telangana
Jio 150 Mbps Gurgaon, Haryana
BSNL/MTNL 78 Mbps New Delhi, Delhi
Vodafone-Idea 41 Mbps Khargone, Madhya
Pradesh

6. Average mobile download speed (Overall)
Jio has the fastest average download speed at 499.2 Mbps
499.2
140.2
21.2 10.9
Jio Airtel Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Download Speed (in Mbps) across Mobile Networks

7. Average mobile upload speed (Overall)
Jio has the fastest average upload speed at 26.3 Mbps
26.3
20.4
12.4
9.7
Jio Airtel BSNL/MTNL Vodafone-Idea
Average Upload Speed (in Mbps) across Mobile Networks

8. Average mobile download speed (5G)
Jio has the fastest average download speed at 395.7 Mbps
395.7
278.2
110.0
Jio Airtel BSNL/MTNL
Average Download Speed (in Mbps) across Mobile Networks

9. Average mobile upload speed (5G)
BSNL/MTNL has the fastest average upload speed at 78 Mbps
78.0
39.2 37.2
BSNL/MTNL Airtel Jio
Average Upload Speed (in Mbps) across Mobile Networks

10. Average mobile download speed (4G)
Airtel has the fastest average download speed at 25.9 Mbps
25.9
21.8 21.2
6.6
Airtel Jio Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Download Speed (in Mbps) across Mobile Networks

11. Average mobile upload speed (4G)
Vodafone-Idea has the fastest average upload speed at 9.7 Mbps
9.7
8.8
7.0
5.9
Vodafone-Idea Airtel Jio BSNL/MTNL
Average Upload Speed (in Mbps) across Mobile Networks

12. Average mobile download speed by region
Jio recorded the fastest average download speed across all India
516.4
112.6
19.7 4.0
Jio Airtel Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Download Speed in East India
(in Mbps)
493.5
118.8
19.4 6.2
Jio Airtel Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Download Speed in West
India (in Mbps)
520.0
140.1
22.5 20.3
Jio Airtel Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Download Speed in North
India (in Mbps)
378.8
120.2
17.2 15.2
Jio Airtel Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Download Speed in South
India (in Mbps)

13. Average mobile upload speed by region
Jio recorded the fastest average upload speed in three out of four regions
25.2
16.9
8.6
1.5
Jio Airtel Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Upload Speed in East India (in
Mbps)
26.3
20.1
9.0
0.7
Jio Airtel Vodafone-Idea BSNL/MTNL
Average Upload Speed in West India
(in Mbps)
29.0
16.8 15.6
11.2
Jio BSNL/MTNL Airtel Vodafone-Idea
Average Upload Speed in North India
(in Mbps)
28.0
24.0 21.8
9.9
Airtel BSNL/MTNL Jio Vodafone-Idea
Average Upload Speed in South India
(in Mbps)

14. 5G network used by people in top cities
% breakup of people who are using 5G network in top cities
72%
68%
63%
59% 57%
52% 50%
47%
21%
Jaipur Bangalore Delhi Pune Hyderabad Mumbai Lucknow Kolkata Chennai

15. Fastest recorded average mobile download speed by city
Jaipur recorded the fastest average download speed at 571 Mbps
Jaipur 571 Mbps
Lucknow 490 Mbps
Bangalore 363 Mbps
Kolkata 361 Mbps
Delhi 312 Mbps
Pune 296 Mbps
Mumbai 285 Mbps
Hyderabad 255 Mbps
Chennai 82 Mbps
Download Speed
Location

16. Jaipur 37 Mbps
Hyderabad 36 Mbps
Bangalore 33 Mbps
Delhi 29 Mbps
Pune 28 Mbps
Lucknow 21 Mbps
Mumbai 18 Mbps
Kolkata 18 Mbps
Chennai 17 Mbps
Upload Speed
Location
Fastest recorded average mobile upload speed by city
Jaipur recorded the fastest average upload speed at 37 Mbps

17. Quick recap
o Overall:
 Jio is the most popular mobile network among users
 Jio has the fastest average download speed
 Jio has the fastest average upload speed
o Regions:
 Jio has the fastest average download speed across all India
 Jio has the fastest average upload speed in North, East and West India
o Metro cities:
 Kolkata recorded the fastest average download speed
 Delhi recorded the fastest average upload speed
o Major cities:
 Jaipur recorded the fastest average download speed
 Jaipur recorded the fastest average upload speed