Top 10 cities with fastest download speed in Chinese mainland

The internet speed keeps growing in Chinese mainland since the country began a campaign aimed at faster and more affordable internet connection in 2015.

In the third quarter of this year, the average download speed from fixed-line broadband network reached 16.4 Mbit/s, up 2.29 Mbit/s from the last quarter, according to industry organization Broadband Development Alliance.

Moreover, the average download speed via 4G network was 15.41 Mbit/s, a 14.5 percent increase.

Shanghai has the fastest download speed of 18.41 Mbit/s from fixed-line broadband network in Chinese mainland, followed by Beijing and Jinan.

Let's have a look at the 10 Chinese cities with the fastest download speed.

No 10 Hangzhou, download speed: 17.02 Mbit/s

Hundreds of network engineers test internet bearing capacity before "Double 11" shopping carnival in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Oct 20, 2017. [Photo/VCG]