Internet Speed Analysis: Top 200 Cities, March 15th – 21st

How are networks are holding up in the top 200 cities? We’ve compared the median download speeds internet users have been experiencing for the week of March 15th – March 21st to the range of speeds experienced in prior weeks of 2020. Key findings:

• Users in most of the cities we analyzed should be experiencing normal network conditions, suggesting that ISP’s (and their networks) are holding up to the shifting demand. 
• Eighty-eight of the 200 cities (44%) we analyzed have experienced some degree of network degradation over the past week compared to the 10 weeks prior. However, only 27 (13.5%) cities are experiencing dips of 20% below range or greater. 
• Seattle download speeds have continued to hold up over the past week, while New York City’s speeds have fallen out of range by 24%. Both cities are currently heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic. 
• Three cities – Austin (TX), Winston Salem (NC) and Oxnard (CA) – have experienced significant degradations, falling out of their ten-week range by more than 40%.