In the fourth quarter of 2011, analysis of the top 100 fastest cities around the world, based on average connection speeds, reflected the following:
- Cities in the Asia Pacific region continued to dominate the list of the 100 fastest cities worldwide. 69 cities including 61 in Japan, six in South Korea, one in Australia, as well as Hong Kong made the top 100.
- 24 cities in North America ranked among the top 100, including two in Canada and 22 in the United States.
- Seven cities in Europe, including three in Sweden, two in Switzerland and one each in Romania and Latvia were included in the top 100.
Only some years ago, Akamai study showed that of the 100 fastest cities in the world, only eight were in the U.S. (Now 22 are in the U.S.)
61 out of 100 are in Japan.