Starlink's U.S. Upload Speeds Jump 42% In Massive Performance Leap
Ookla just released a report highlighting a 42% boost in Starlink’s performance across the United States, as the expanding internet provider attracts more customers from non-fiber connections than ever.
Fresh data pulling from Ookla Speedtest insights reveals that SpaceX’s low-earth orbit network is quietly showing off some serious muscle, especially when it comes to upload speeds. Across the U.S., median upload rates shot up by an impressive 42% year-over-year, climbing from 14.63Mbps up to 20.73Mbps. Every single state (as well as Washington, D.C.) caught a piece of that upward trajectory, logging regional bumps anywhere from 25% to 70%. For remote workers, folks running heavy cloud backups, or anyone trying to survive a day packed with video calls, that extra headroom makes a world of tangible, day-to-day difference.
Downloads, on the other hand, hovered around a national median of roughly 120Mbps. So while download medians saw a steady overall bump, perhaps the real story is about consistency and capacity management.
SpaceX has been aggressively launching newer generation hardware into orbit, ballooning its operational satellite count past 10,000 units, meaning that individual cells are handling congestion far better than they used to. Strategic promotions, like targeted capacity-filling plans centered around a 100Mbps cap, successfully pulled in a flood of new users, pushing adoption higher in suburban and semi-rural areas without completely choking out existing bandwidth. In fact, the metrics show that roughly 40% of U.S. Speedtest users on the network are now clearing the FCC’s benchmark of 100Mbps download and 20Mbps upload speeds, a leap from less than 19% just last year.
