A good internet speed for most households is 100 Mbps download or more, with at least 10 Mbps upload and a ping under 50 ms. One person browsing and streaming HD is fine on 25 Mbps; a busy home with 4K TVs, gaming and video calls wants 300 Mbps or more.
Good speed depends on your household
Speed is shared across everyone online at once. The right number is less about a single activity and more about how many of them happen simultaneously. Use the table below as a starting point, then run the test and compare.
Download, upload and ping each matter differently
Download decides streaming and browsing. Upload decides calls and file sharing. Ping and jitter decide gaming and live calls. A “good” connection clears all three for what you actually do — see the use-case pages for specifics on gaming, streaming and video calls.
Run the test, then judge the number
Head back to the internet speed test, run it wired if you can, and check the result against the table. If it is far below your plan, read how to fix slow internet.