Telecommunication in Hungary

Development of telephone and internet connections

With an average download speed of 118.79 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Hungary ranks 22nd in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 30.88 Mbit/second was significantly lower (61st place).
In mobile internet, i.e., on tablets and smartphones, Hungary comes 46th with a download speed of 43.38 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 14 Mbit was enough for 26th place.

The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in December 2022 from 178 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 percent mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.

Access to the internet in Hungary from 1990 - 2021

Broadband internet in Hungary 2000 - 2021

The expansion of broadband internet in Hungary is roughly on a par with the USA. Around 89 percent of all residents have access to the internet. Around 35 percent 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 80.1 percent of all households are equipped with a high-speed internet connection.