As of 2025, Italy\u2019s internet speed ranks 46th<\/a> globally, with an average speed of 117 Mbps, according to\u00a0an international comparison by the Fair Internet Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Internet speeds greatly improved in recent years<\/p>\n In early 2017, the Fair Internet Report rated internet speeds across more than two-thirds of Italy\u00a0 as \u2018very slow\u2019 \u2013 less than 10 Mbps \u2013\u00a0whereas that proportion today is down to just 16 percent.\u00a0<\/p>\n READ ALSO: So you want to move to Italy and work remotely?<\/a><\/p>\n The European Commission\u2019s most recent Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) report<\/a> notes that between 2017 and 2022, Italy showed significant improvement in its \u2018DESI score\u2019, a measurement tool used by the EC to track the digital progress of EU member states.\u00a0<\/p>\n Where are the fastest internet speeds found in Italy?<\/p>\n Within Italy, the fastest overall connections<\/a>\u00a0are found in Genova, with Bari, Milan, and Rome in the top 15, according to the latest report.\u00a0<\/p>\n While Milan has by far the fastest maximum download speeds available (5,846 Mbps) and the most providers (122), the economic hub comes in at sixth place, suggesting inconsistent speed or quality for some users.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Rome meanwhile ranked 14th overall, with a maximum download speed of 4,913 Mbps and some 75 providers available. While this puts it ahead of much of the rest of the country, it\u2019s a relatively unimpressive score for a major European capital.<\/p>\n Other major cities came further down in the rankings. Turin, in 23rd place, was followed by Naples (29th), Bologna (38th), Venice (39th) and Florence (41st).<\/p>\n Source: Fair Internet Report<\/p>\n Room for improvement<\/p>\n Italy is often ranked poorly as a place to live among overseas residents, with the most recent Expat Insider 2025 survey<\/a> by InterNations, an information and networking site for people living overseas, again ranking Italy in the bottom 10 countries when it comes to happiness.<\/p>\n \u201cDigital life\u201d is one of the categories in which people in Italy continually report dissatisfaction<\/a> in such surveys. This includes factors such as the availability of online administrative services and the ease of setting up high-speed internet at home.<\/p>\n READ ALSO: Italy rated one of the hardest countries for foreigners to settle in<\/a><\/p>\n While people in Italy\u2019s cities might wish for faster connections, the real difficulties tend to arise for people living in rural areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n One of The Local\u2019s writers in 2024 described<\/a> how living in the countryside near Rome meant having to \u201cforsake all internet providers because there was simply no wifi infrastructure\u201d and \u201csubscribe to Starlink, a satellite provider used by yachts and campers that constantly move around in isolated places like the sea, mountains, and canyons\u201d.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Offline culture<\/p>\n Despite consistent pressure from the European Commission for Italy to modernize its digital offerings, part of the issue has long been cultural, with international data comparisons<\/a> showing a lower number of people using the internet in Italy than elsewhere.<\/p>\n For example, in 2017, while hardly more than half of Italians were using the internet, 85 percent of Spain was already active online.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/internet-speeds.jpg\")
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