As Local Guides, we are constantly uploading high-resolution photos and 4K videos to Google Maps. But have you ever wondered how your connection truly stacks up against the global community? In this post we are launching the Top 100 Speed Leaderboard to find out and you’re invited to join in!
The Standardized Tool:
To ensure a level playing field, all participants must use the same measurement tool M-Lab Speed Test Tool
Notes:
Why the Google Search Speed Test? We have selected the Google Search/M-Lab tool as our official standard because it provides the most consistent global benchmarks, ensuring that our leaderboard remains fair whether you are on a fiber connection in a city or mobile data in a rural area.
The “Best of Three” Rule: To account for the variation @WilfriedB mentions in his comment here, you are welcome to run the test three times and submit the best result. So if you run 3 tests, enter your highest download and upload values from any of those tests. If your best Download and Upload come from different tests, please post both screenshots in your comment as @ShreyaMusings has done here.
MSAK vs NDT: If your result shows two columns, a local node (NDT) and a regional hub (MSAK), please enter the higher numbers in either column.
Sync Your Profile: Type your Connect username and click away. If you are a Top 100 Local Guide, the system will automatically pull your details from our secure master database.
Enter Exact Speeds: Enter your Download and Upload results exactly as they appear, including decimals (e.g., 94.25 Mbps).
Verify with a Screenshot: After you click “Submit,” use the “CLOSE & RETURN” button to come back to this post.
Post Your Evidence: Add a comment below with a screenshot of your Google Speed Test results.
Repeat for each different connection (e.g. Home. Work/Office etc).
Category
Option
Logic
Fixed
Home (WiFi/Ethernet)
The “Baseline” for most users.
Work / Office
High-capacity, professional lines.
Public WiFi (Cafe/Hotel)
Shared infrastructure (Lower stability).
Mobile
Mobile Data (5G/4G/LTE)
Cellular/Roaming (High variability).
Specialty
Other (Satellite/Starlink/FWA)
The “Tech-Heavy” or Rural category.
* Note: To maintain the integrity of the board, entries without a matching screenshot in the comments will not be verified.
The Rankings
It’s planned that the 2 leaderboards mentioned below will be posted and regularly updated.
Hello everyone who participated in the first few days of this post. Together we’ve layed a great foundation! To make our upcoming Global Connection Map even more accurate, I’ve added a ‘Connection Type’ field to the data entry form. SO now, to fill the gaps, if you’ve already posted, could you please reply to this comment and let me know if your previous test was Home, Work, or Mobile! I will personally update the records in the backend to ensure your country’s average is correctly categorized! To help with this process, below you will see, listed in alphabetical username order, a summary of the current information collected and where the missing location information is. To fill the gaps, simply quote the Comment # and what the Location was - Home, Work, Mobile or Other.
Top 100 Local Guides Internet Speeds Global Summary
(April 2026)
Caption: A screenshot of an example speed test results. In this case the Download value 500.28 Mbps and the Upload value 43.63 Mbps would be entered. Connection Type: Work Fibre
Caption: A screenshot of an example speed test results. In this case the Download value 145.73Mbps and the Upload value 61.22Mbps would be entered. Connection Type: 4G mobile
@AdamGT please note, you your link does not lead to the M-Lab test, but just starts a search for “speed test”, which will result in different test engines for most of us. The correct link is https://speed.measurementlab.net/ (I believe).
For me, the biggest problem is not the speed, but the variation of unstable speeds …
You hit the nail on the head, WilfriedB There is a huge difference between a ‘Peak Speed’ that looks good on a leaderboard and the ‘Stable Speed’ required to upload 50 high-res photos without a timeout.
For this T100 Showdown, we are focusing on the maximum potential of your connection (the Peak), but you’ve raised a great point for a future discussion: How much ‘Jitter’ or ‘Latency’ can a Local Guide tolerate before the experience breaks?
For now, let’s see what that peak performance looks like on the Official M-Lab Tool!
@shaileno Please edit your entry and replace the screenshot you have added with a screenshot of your actual Speed Test result like the instructions specify and everyone else has done
Great result! Your method is perfectly correct—this is exactly the data we need.
Don’t worry about the two different locations (Malang and Singapore). The tool tests your speed both locally and through a major international hub to get the most accurate ‘real world’ benchmark.
For the leaderboard, use this link and enter the following:
I tested my connection and got 135.37 Mbps download and 5.70 Mbps upload. Happy with the download speed, but upload could be better. Excited to see how others compare!
I’ve attached the speed test screenshot below for reference.
Home (WiFi/Ethernet)
Work / Office
Public WiFi (Cafe/Hotel)
Mobile Data (5G/4G/LTE)
Other (Satellite/Starlink/FWA)
