Ookla: PH among Starlink’s top 10 markets globally

Meanwhile, Starlink's speed varies across the world.

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The Philippines was one of Starlink's top markets across the world, according to Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence.

Data showed Starlink accounted for 4.2 percent of the satellite Speedtest samples in the third quarter of 2025.

The top five markets were the US with 22.5 percent, Mexico with 5.7 percent, Indonesia with 5.3 percent, Brazil with 4.9 percent, and Canada with 4.3 percent.

In the Philippines, Globe and Starlink will utilize the Direct-to-Cell (DTC) technology, marking the Philippines as the first country in Southeast Asia to embrace next-generation satellite-powered connectivity.

Overall, Starlink accounted for 97.1% of all global Speedtest samples in the third quarter of 2025. Viasat came in next with 1.7%. HughesNet was third globally with 1%.

When it comes to speed, Starlink’s network varies around the world.

In the third quarter of 2025, a diverse selection of relatively small countries recorded the globe’s fastest aggregated median Starlink download speed. A similarly diverse mix of smaller countries made up the five slowest Starlink markets, Ookla said.

These variances could be due to factors such as obstructions blocking users’ receivers, or rain interfering with Starlink's satellite signals, to Starlink’s network management efforts, and the placement of users’ Wi-Fi routers in ways that slow connections.

In general, Starlink's top five markets show less variation in terms of speeds. They also show a general rise in overall median download and upload speeds, Ookla said.

For latency, Ookla said Starlink continues to show improvements across the globe.

The company has said that it will "prioritize software changes, build additional ground infrastructure, and launch more satellites" to improve latency.

Source: Ookla