It wouldn't bꦍe that absurd to assume that gamers generally value faster internet speeds more than the average non-gamer. After all, faster internet does usually equate to a smoother and more enjoyable online gaming experience.
But꧙ is this assumption actually backed by any evidence? The short answer is yes, as concluded by a team at WhistleOut - a website which co🎃mpares different cellphone plans on the market. They recently performed a study to see just how much faster gamers' internet is compared to the national US average.
WhistleOut gathered data in the form of internet speed test results from more than 45,000 gamers across all US states. These results were then compared to the average internet speeds for US households, which is apparently 94.6 Mbps, as determined by WhistleOut's own analysis of 717,000 speed tests from 🥀last year.
Wha🎉t they found was not all that surprising, but interesting to be sure. Along with the main finding that gamers' internet speeds are two times faster overall than the US national average internet speed, there were a few other intriguing tidbits.
Apparently, PC gamers have the fastest internet speeds overall, which on average reach up to 246.08 Mbps. Meanwhile, the data revealed that those who favor the Nintendo Switch generally have the slowest speeds amongst gamers, with an average speed🧸 🌃coming in at around 165.6 Mbps. Whilst notably lower than the average speed held by PC gamers, this figure is still significantly higher than the national average speed.
If you're w๊ondering about the stats associated with the other big consoles out there, here's what was revealed:
- Xbox gamers come in at second place behind PC gamers, with an average internet speed reaching up to 191.09 Mbps
- PlayStation players are third on the list, with an average internet speed of 171.64 Mbps
These figures are somewhat ex🍃pected, considering the high bandwidth demands which generally come with modern online gaming. It seems the ol' Glori♐ous PC Master Race now has another thing to boast about.
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