Speedtest.net

{{Short description|Service that provides analysis of Internet performance}}

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{{Infobox software

| name = Speedtest

| logo = Speedtest.net logo.svg

| logo alt = Speedtest by Ookla

| logo caption =

| screenshot = Speedtest By Ookla Screenshot on iOS.jpg

| screenshot size = 200px

| screenshot alt =

| caption = Screenshot of the Speedtest.net app on iOS

| collapsible =

| author = Ookla

| developer = Ookla

| released = {{Start date and age|2006|04|01}}

| discontinued =

| ver layout = stacked

| latest release version = {{Multiple releases

|branch1 = Android

|version1 = 5.3.3

|date1= {{Start date and age|2024|02|14|df=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/ookla/speedtest/|title=Speedtest by Ookla APKs|website=APKMirror|access-date=October 31, 2023}}

|branch2 = iOS/iPadOS/tvOS

|version2 = 4.3.15

|date2 = {{Start date and age|2021|12|22|df=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/app/id300704847|title=Speedtest by Ookla|website=App Store|language=en-us|access-date=September 16, 2022}}

|branch3 = macOS

|version3 = 1.24

|date3 = {{Start date and age|2021|12|06|df=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/app/id1153157709|title=Speedtest by Ookla|website=Mac App Store|language=en-us|access-date=September 16, 2022}}

|branch4= Chrome Web Store

|version4 = 1.0.9.9

|date4 = {{Start date and age|2021|04|14|df=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speedtest-by-ookla/pgjjikdiikihdfpoppgaidccahalehjh|title=Speedtest by Ookla|website=Chrome.google.com|language=en|access-date=September 16, 2022}}

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| repo =

| programming language =

| operating system = Windows 10, Windows Phone, Website, Android, iOS, Apple TV, Mac, Chrome Web Store

| size =

| language = English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Indonesian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch

| language count = 11

| language footnote =

| genre = Internet speed test

| license = Freeware

| website = {{URL|https://www.speedtest.net/}}

}}

Speedtest.net, also known as Speedtest by Ookla, is a web service that provides free analysis of Internet access performance metrics, such as connection data rate and latency. It is the flagship product of Ookla, a web testing and network diagnostics company founded in 2006, and based in Seattle, Washington, United States.{{Cite web|last=Hintze|first=Lynnette|date=2011-03-22|title=Mike Apgar, co-founder of Ookla, global leader in broadband speed testing|url=https://www.fosters.com/article/20110322/gjlifestyles/110319582|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Daily Inter Lake / fosters.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=About Ookla|url=https://www.ookla.com/about|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Ookla.com|language=en}}

The service measures the data throughput (speed) and latency (connection delay) of an Internet connection against one of over 16,000 geographically dispersed servers (as of December 2023).{{Cite web|url=https://www.speedtest.net/about|title=About Speedtest|work=speedtest.net|access-date=2023-12-29}} Each test measures the data rate for the download direction, i.e. from the server to the user computer, and the upload data rate, i.e. from the user's computer to the server. The tests are performed within the user's web browser or within mobile apps. {{As of|2024|02|17}}, over 52.3 billion Internet speed tests have been completed.

Tests were previously performed over HTTP. To improve accuracy, Speedtest.net now performs tests via a custom protocol over TCP sockets.

The site also offers detailed statistics based on test results. This data has been used by numerous publications in the analysis of Internet access data rates around the world.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7098992.stm |title=Broadband speeds around the world |date=December 2, 2007 |work=BBC News |access-date=November 13, 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10454199 |title=The truth about Kiwi broadband |author=Greenop, Matt |date=July 27, 2007 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=November 13, 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/hey-telstra-forget-about-broadband/2007/06/23/1182019431084.html |title=Hey Telstra, forget about broadband |author=Lane, Terry |author-link=Terry Lane |date=June 24, 2007 |work=The Age |access-date=November 13, 2011}}

History

The owner and operator of Speedtest.net, Ookla, was established in 2006 by partners Mike Apgar and Doug Suttles. Suttles suggested the name Ookla because he already owned the Ookla.com domain name in honor of his pet cat, who was in turn named for a character on the TV series Thundarr the Barbarian. The domain speedtest.net has been used to host a speed test since 2000, and was acquired by Ookla in 2006.{{cite web | url=https://speedtesttest.zomdir.com/speedtests/ookla.html | title=Ookla's speedtest.net | date=24 April 2023 }}

As of 2011, Ookla claimed 80% market share and was one of the top 1000 most popular websites. At the time, Ookla derived its revenue primarily from fees paid by companies to license custom speed test and proprietary testing software. Clients reportedly included media companies like CNN and Disney, and telecommunications providers like AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink.

Ookla was acquired by Ziff Davis in 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://investor.j2global.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=885561|title=Ziff Davis Acquires Ookla... (NASDAQ:JCOM)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227141427/http://investor.j2global.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=885561|archive-date=2014-12-27|url-status=dead|access-date=May 28, 2016}}

=Acquisitions=

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style="width:125px;"\|Acquisition date !Company !width="60"\|Country ! style="width:75px;" class="unsortable"\|{{Refh}}
{{dts\|19-06-2018}} \| Mosaik \| United States \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{Cite news\|url=https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/mosaik-is-joining-ookla/\|title=Mosaik is joining Ookla\|access-date=October 15, 2018}}
{{dts\|09-08-2018}} \| Downdetector \| Netherlands \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{Cite news\|url=https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/downdetector-announcement/\|title=Downdetector is now part of Ookla\|access-date=October 15, 2018}}
33 \| {{dts\|10-10-2018}} \| Ekahau \| Finland \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{Cite news\|url=https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/ekahau-is-now-part-of-ookla/\|title=Ekahau is now part of Ookla\|access-date=October 15, 2018}}

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style="width:125px;"|Acquisition date

!Company

!width="60"|Country

! style="width:75px;" class="unsortable"|{{Refh}}

| Mosaik

| United States

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite news|url=https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/mosaik-is-joining-ookla/|title=Mosaik is joining Ookla|access-date=October 15, 2018}}

| Downdetector

| Netherlands

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite news|url=https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/downdetector-announcement/|title=Downdetector is now part of Ookla|access-date=October 15, 2018}}

| {{dts|10-10-2018}}

| Ekahau

| Finland

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite news|url=https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/ekahau-is-now-part-of-ookla/|title=Ekahau is now part of Ookla|access-date=October 15, 2018}}

Technology

Speedtest.net started as a Flash-based broadband speed test service. After Adobe deprecated Flash, and announced its End-Of-Life (EOL), Ookla ported the speed test from Flash to HTML5. The new HTML5 based speed test went out of beta on January 9, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://speedtesttest.zomdir.com/speedtests/ookla.html|title=Ookla's speedtest.net|work=zomdir.com|access-date=October 17, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://speedtesttelenet.com/speedtest-ookla/|title=SpeedTest Ookla|date=29 September 2023 }}