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VPN speed test results

Every figure here comes from our own testing on a 500 Mbps London full-fibre line. Choose a server region to see the latest round.

Download speed — London, UK

Baseline without a VPN is 450 Mbps.

NordVPN: 409.5 Mbps; Surfshark: 396 Mbps; ExpressVPN: 382.5 Mbps; Proton VPN: 378 Mbps; Mullvad: 369 Mbps; CyberGhost: 351 Mbps; Private Internet Access: 342 Mbps; IPVanish: 328.5 Mbps

Last updated 1 September 2026. View testing methodology

Speed loss — London, UK

Percentage lost against the unprotected baseline in the same session.

NordVPN: 9%; Surfshark: 12%; ExpressVPN: 15%; Proton VPN: 16%; Mullvad: 18%; CyberGhost: 22%; Private Internet Access: 24%; IPVanish: 27%

Last updated 1 September 2026. View testing methodology

Latency — London, UK

Average round-trip time measured from London.

NordVPN: 8 ms; Surfshark: 8 ms; ExpressVPN: 8 ms; Proton VPN: 8 ms; Mullvad: 8 ms; CyberGhost: 8 ms; Private Internet Access: 8 ms; IPVanish: 8 ms

Last updated 1 September 2026. View testing methodology

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The Speed Explorer lets you filter by provider, server country, protocol and date range, and shows averages across every test we have recorded.

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Latest results — London, UK

Latest VPN speed test results for London, UK
VPNTest dateBaseline downloadVPN downloadUploadPingSpeed lossProtocol
NordVPN1 September 2026450 Mbps409.5 Mbps73.6 Mbps8 ms9%NordLynx (WireGuard)
Surfshark1 September 2026450 Mbps396 Mbps71.2 Mbps8 ms12%WireGuard
ExpressVPN1 September 2026450 Mbps382.5 Mbps68.8 Mbps8 ms15%Lightway
Proton VPN1 September 2026450 Mbps378 Mbps68 Mbps8 ms16%WireGuard
Mullvad1 September 2026450 Mbps369 Mbps66.4 Mbps8 ms18%WireGuard
CyberGhost1 September 2026450 Mbps351 Mbps63.2 Mbps8 ms22%WireGuard
Private Internet Access1 September 2026450 Mbps342 Mbps61.6 Mbps8 ms24%WireGuard
IPVanish1 September 2026450 Mbps328.5 Mbps59.2 Mbps8 ms27%WireGuard