Telecommunication in Hungary

Development of telephone and internet connections

With an average download speed of 96.14 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Hungary ranked 27th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 27.03 Mbit/second was significantly lower (57th place).
In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Hungary comes 45th with a download speed of 41.10 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 12 Mbit was enough for 36th place.

The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in July 2022 from 182 countries.

The following diagrams show the development of the various telephone and Internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100% mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.

Access to the Internet in Hungary from 1990 - 2020

Broadband internet in Hungary 2000 - 2020

The expansion of broadband Internet in Hungary is roughly on a par with the USA. Around 85% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 33% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the former ISDN (more than 256 kbit/s). All fixed connections via DSL, cable or satellite were counted here, but not those connected to the Internet via mobile communications. With around 2.3 people per household, this means that around 77.3 percent of all households are equipped with a fast Internet connection.