Lyon just stole the crown for the world’s fastest home internet

Lyon is officially flying. The French city has shot to No. 1 on Speedtest’s Global Index for fixed-line broadband, clocking a median download speed of 347.52 Mbps.

That’s quicker than Abu Dhabi (344.34 Mbps) and Valparaíso in Chile (330.57 Mbps) and a fair bit snappier than Paris, which lands 23rd on the same list with 238.51 Mbps.

Why Lyon Leads: Near-Universal Fibre Puts Its Broadband No.1

This isn’t a fluke of the rankings; it’s the result of a fibre roll-out that borders on blanket coverage. Arcep’s “Ma Connexion Internet” map shows about 97 per cent of Lyon’s addresses are fibre-ready, which drags the median speed (not the showy peak) skywards. When nearly everyone’s on glass, downloads don’t dawdle.

Paris, for all its tech swagger, is a trickier beast: dense, historic, and full of cabling headaches. It still performs well on fixed lines – but Lyon’s ‘fibre-first’ push has clearly paid off.

France vs the World: 2025 Broadband speed rankings

At country level, France sits third worldwide for fixed broadband with a median 319.43 Mbps, behind Singapore (393.15 Mbps) and Hong Kong (323.87 Mbps). (You won’t find Singapore in the city table – it’s a city-state, so it appears only in the country rankings.)

Credit where it’s due: the long-running Plan France Très Haut Débit has thrown serious weight behind fast lines, with a target of 100 per cent of premises above 100 Mbps by the end of 2025. If you’re house-hunting or eyeing a new office lease, Ma Connexion Internet lets you check what’s live on your street – 1 Gbps+, 100 Mbps–1 Gbps, or still pending.

The catch: mobile speeds aren’t top of the table

Flip to mobile data and the picture softens. Paris ranks 35th for mobile download speeds (181.06 Mbps), while Lyon is 40th (170.16 Mbps). Perfectly fine for UHD streaming and hot-spotting, but not world-beating. Coverage and capacity vary by neighbourhood and by operator—no surprise in cities where stone walls, narrow streets and competing masts all jostle for space.

Want the on-the-ground view? Arcep’s “Mon Réseau Mobile” tool shows coverage and typical speeds by location, so you can see why your phone flies on one corner and sulks on the next.

Lyon’s fixed broadband is best-in-class, a showcase for what near-universal fibre can do. Paris is solid at home, less dazzling on the move. For anyone moving, working remotely or setting up shop, the smartest play is simple: check the Arcep maps before you sign. In 2025 France, the difference between good and blistering internet can be just a few streets—and right now, Lyon’s the fast lane.

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