Do you know which city has the fastest Wi-Fi speed in the world?

Since the coronavirus crisis, fast internet has become more important than ever, but which cities around the world are the most internet-friendly and leading the way in 5G deployment?

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Business Fibre conducted an exhaustive study of 31 of the world's most popular destinations and applied a range of metrics to determine how internet-friendly they are.

They looked at things like average data costs, the number of free wi-fi spots, 5G coverage, the number of restaurants with free wi-fi, and average download and upload speeds.

When people travel, the internet is an essential tool to stay connected and do work while traveling.

So, which is the most internet-friendly city in the world?

London has the second highest number of free Wi-Fi hotspots at 688,126, while it has the highest number of restaurants with free Wi-Fi at 3,981.

London also performed well in terms of its 5G network and its upload speeds.

Second overall was Tokyo, Japan, followed by Paris, France and Singapore.

No Australian cities made the top 10.

Of the top ten cities, five are located in Asia, with Japan accounting for two of them.

Europe was home to four of the top 10 spots, including Amsterdam and Barcelona, ​​with New York being the only US city to make the list.

Seoul, South Korea, leads the way with 5G coverage reaching 83 5G locations.

Barcelona was the city with the fastest average download speeds at 59.2Mbps.

Amsterdam was the city with the fastest average upload speeds at 45.7Mbps.

Ian Wright, founder of Business Wire, said: “It’s great to see such great geographic diversity in the most internet-friendly cities, with Asia being the leading continent with five countries in the top ten.

“London is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations and, in its brilliance, is the most internet-friendly city and consistently ranks highly for the work it is doing to roll out 5G.

“As technology continues to improve, upload and download times are likely to become faster, along with other metrics that will be critical to city-friendly internet.”

The top 10 cities with the best internet access are:

• London, UK
• Tokyo, Japan
• Paris, France
• Singapore
• New York, USA
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Barcelona, ​​Spain
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Seoul, South Korea
• Osaka, Japan.

Top five cities supporting 5G

• Seoul – 83 5G locations
• Los Angeles – 40 5G locations
• London – 35 5G locations
• Miami – 14 5G locations
• Las Vegas – 13 5G locations

Top five cities with the fastest download speeds

• Barcelona, ​​Spain – 59.2Mbps
• Singapore – 54.6Mbps
• Tokyo, Japan – 45.2Mbps
• Amsterdam, Netherlands – 44.9Mbps
• Paris, France – 42.8Mbps

Top five cities with the fastest upload speeds

• Amsterdam, Netherlands – 45.7Mbps
• Tokyo, Japan – 43.3Mbps
• Osaka, Japan – 43.3Mbps
• Singapore – 38.4Mbps
• London, UK – 32.8Mbps

– Seoul, South Korea has the highest number of 5G deployments at 83 sites, more than double the number of 5G sites worldwide

– London is the leading European city with 35 5G deployments. The second European city is Rome, Italy, with only two deployments

– Three of the top five cities for 5G are in the United States, including Los Angeles, Miami, and Las Vegas

– London, UK, ranked 11th fastest with 34.3 Mbps download speeds, with Prague (Czech Republic), Bangkok (Thailand) and Los Angeles (USA) beating the UK capital.

– Asia has the most cities with the fastest download speeds. Half of the top 10 fastest cities are in Asia.