If you're a gamer, you need a rock-solid, lightning-fast broadband internet connection.
Broadband speed is important, which is why we've run our Fastest ISPs franchise for close to a decade—but for gamers, speed is essential.
And to win those online battles, you also need a connection with minimal latencyjitter.
That’s how you measure connection quality.
In the US, competition among ISPs is rare. Monopolies are rampant, conglomerates squeeze out smaller player.
In some states, municipalities aren’t legally allowed to provide internet service or are prevented from getting the funding needed to make those connections happen.
That’s why you see two winners when we present Best Gaming ISPs (and the Fastest ISPs) winners each year.
The first is for Major ISPs, those giant companies that have at least a million customers and also manage to garner more than 1,000 tests during the past year via our PCMag Speed Test.