We test 3 NordVPN locations in France. Together they averaged 1,289 Mbps download across 85 successful tests in the last 30 days.
Average download is up 48% on the previous 30 days, from 871 to 1,289 Mbps.
85 of 441 test attempts completed in the last 30 days (19.3%). 356 of the 356 failures were tunnels that didn't connect.
Speed barely changes through the day, with 3% between the fastest and slowest periods. Figures are average download in Mbps.
Paris, France ranks 4 of 52 current NordVPN locations in Europe by average download. The next faster is Manchester, UK, at 1,334 Mbps.
Surfshark's fastest current location in France is Bordeaux, France, averaging 1,384 Mbps against 1,328 Mbps here.
For the highest download speed, connect to Paris, France (1,328 Mbps). It also has the lowest average ping here.
These figures come from our own automated WireGuard tests, run from one datacentre connection. They show what a server can deliver, not what you'll get at home, where your own broadband sets the limit. How we test.
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