A new internet speed record has been set, and it’s fast enough to download massive games like Warzone in less time than it takes to blink.
Japan has broken the world record for internet speed, hitting a mind-blowing 1.02 petabits per second. That’s about 1 million gigabits every second or roughly 3.5 million times faster than the average U.S. internet speed, according to TechRadar Pro.
The record was set by Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Sumitomo Electric, who announced the achievement in late May 2025. But how fast is .02 petabits per second, I hear you cry? Well, as Seasia pointed out, you could download the entire Netflix library in under a second.
With speeds this fast, you’d also be able to download meaty 150 GB games like Warzone in the blink of an eye – something most of us could only dream of. Having to wait patiently for hefty updates and launch day installations would instantly be a thing of the past, but how exactly was such speed achieved?
Japan breaks fastest internet speed record
The team used a special 19-core fiber optic cable instead of one, which allowed them to transmit data in multiple parallel streams across 1,800 kilometers. For perspective, that’s nearly the same distance from London to Rome.
If that wasn’t enough, the distance doesn’t negatively impact the speed, so you’ll be able to stream and game to your heart’s content without losing any quality.
However, before you go queuing up all your game downloads and begin streaming on every device you own, it’s worth noting that this record-breaking internet speed isn’t currently available to the public. Instead, it was achieved in a lab environment, and there are no details as to when or if this record-breaking tech will be commercially available.
Either way, this is a huge development, especially given that cloud gaming, AI, and video streaming platforms continue to push the limits of today’s networks.
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