Last successful test: 8 November 2026

Surfshark in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh speed results

Riyadh is the only Surfshark location we test in Saudi Arabia. It averaged 1,444 Mbps download across 86 successful tests in the last 30 days.

Avg download, 30 days 1,444.5Mbps
Avg upload, 30 days 1,340.5Mbps
Avg ping, 30 days 87.6ms
Pass rate, 30 days 100.0%
Last 30 days

Recent results for Riyadh.

Speed and reliability

Average download is up 37% on the previous 30 days, from 1,055 to 1,444 Mbps.

All 86 test attempts completed in the last 30 days.

Most recent tests here ran against the Zain KSA (Riyadh) Ookla server.

By time of day (UTC)

00–06
1,451
06–12
1,437
12–18
1,423
18–24
1,465

Speed barely changes through the day, with 3% between the fastest and slowest periods. Figures are average download in Mbps.

How it compares

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ranks 1 of 9 current Surfshark locations in Middle East & Africa by average download. That's the fastest Surfshark result we have in the region.

We don't test NordVPN in Saudi Arabia, so there's nothing like-for-like to compare.

All-time averages

Riyadh

#LocationDownload, MbpsUpPing
01 RiyadhSaudi Arabia
1,794.7
1,397.1 89.0
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