Mobile
Rank
23 -4
Download
165.03 Mbps
Upload
27.19 Mbps
Latency
49 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
21 -1
Download
273.19 Mbps
Upload
48.85 Mbps
Latency
35 ms
Mobile
Rank
15 -2
Download
105.24 Mbps
Upload
17.79 Mbps
Latency
37 ms
Fixed Broadband
Rank
22 -6
Download
180.55 Mbps
Upload
36.36 Mbps
Latency
24 ms

Starting June 2024, location inclusion criteria use the Precision Validity Score (PVS) for mobile and fixed broadband. Results are updated mid-month for the previous three months.

Market Analysis

Fastest Providers - Download

Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that there was no statistical winner among top providers in China in Q4 2023.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

246.93

China Unicom

245.59

China Mobile

206.66

China Telecom

0100200300
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Median Multi-Server Latency

Our fixed broadband multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, China Telecom registered the lowest median multi-server latency in China at 22 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

22

China Telecom

24

China Unicom

25

China Mobile

0102030
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Consistency

In measuring the consistency of each fixed broadband provider’s performance, we found that China Mobile had the highest Consistency in China during Q4 2023, with 93.4% of results showing at least a 25 Mbps minimum download speed and 3 Mbps minimum upload speed.

Consistency (%)
Provider

93.4%

China Mobile

89.7%

China Unicom

86.5%

China Telecom

City Speeds

Tianjin showed the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband among China's most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 326.07 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1Tianjin326.0750.3721
2Beijing276.3739.1916
3Shenyang267.9437.2544
4Chengdu261.4262.9834
5Nanjing255.1453.5214
6Shanghai254.1955.9312
7Xi'an251.3330.5620
8Wuhan245.1431.4519
9Chongqing238.3734.2431
10Hangzhou232.1236.6113

Market Analysis

Fastest Providers - Download

Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in China in Q4 2023, China Broadnet delivered the fastest median download speed at 248.77 Mbps.

Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

248.77

China Broadnet

208.56

China Mobile

143.68

China Telecom

134.20

China Unicom

0100200300
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Median Multi-Server Latency

Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, China Mobile registered the lowest median multi-server latency in China at 42 ms.

Median Multi-Server Latency ms
Provider

42

China Mobile

42

China Unicom

43

China Telecom

51

China Broadnet

0204060
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Consistency

In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that there was no statistical winner for Consistency in China during Q4 2023.

Consistency (%)
Provider

96.7%

China Broadnet

95.7%

China Mobile

93.8%

China Unicom

93.0%

China Telecom

5G Performance

Looking only at tests taken on a 5G connection, China Broadnet had the fastest median 5G download speed in China during Q4 2023 at 305.61 Mbps. The bars shown in the chart below are 95% confidence intervals, which represent the range of values in which the true median is likely to be.

5G Median Download Speed Mbps
Provider

305.61

China Broadnet

283.64

China Mobile

230.41

China Unicom

221.71

China Telecom

0100200300400
Error bars indicate 95% CI

Device Information

An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in China demonstrated the Mate 60 Pro showed the fastest median download speed during Q4 2023 with 275.24 Mbps.

Device Name
Manufacturer
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median
Median Multi-Server Latency
ms
Mate 60 ProHuawei275.2442.0735
Mate 40 5GHuawei242.1040.5739
iPhone 15 Pro MaxApple239.8037.8040
iPhone 15 ProApple230.0036.8940
Mate 40 Pro 5GHuawei219.6336.8938

Manufacturer Information

We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in China during Q4 2023 at 169.29 Mbps.

Manufacturer
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median
Median Multi-Server Latency
ms
Apple169.2927.1544
HONOR148.7127.9942
Huawei143.9328.4540
Samsung132.3428.6342
Vivo131.4628.0443

Chipset Information

Looking at five of the fastest chipsets in China, we found that Kirin 9000s had the fastest median download speed during Q4 2023 at 274.41 Mbps.

Chipset
Manufacturer
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median
Median Multi-Server Latency
ms
Kirin 9000sHuawei274.4141.7235
Kirin 9000E 5GHuawei238.6640.3939
Snapdragon X70 5GQualcomm236.4437.5540
Snapdragon X65 5GQualcomm215.9132.3042
Kirin 9000 5GHuawei210.8734.7538

City Speeds

Beijing showed the fastest median mobile download speed among China’s most populous cities during Q4 2023 at 232.41 Mbps.

Rank
City
Median
Download
Mbps
Median
Upload
Mbps
Median Multi-Server Latency
1Beijing232.4134.8429
2Shanghai223.8132.7732
3Tianjin205.7038.9833
4Hangzhou199.3134.9930
5Shenyang189.7324.0860
6Nanjing189.6227.5330
7Harbin188.9925.75124
8Chongqing178.5035.9248
9Wuhan164.0030.0637
10Foshan147.3725.4558

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