Ookla’s mission is to measure, understand, and help improve connected experiences
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide use Speedtest® to measure their internet connection. With over 11 million consumer-initiated tests taken daily and billions of data points gathered, Ookla® data paints a clear picture of the performance, quality, and availability of virtually every network in the world.
To support our mission of bringing fast, reliable internet access to every person, we make this data available on a complimentary basis to policy makers, humanitarian organizations, academic research institutions, journalists, network operators, and consumers.
Ookla for Good™ is an initiative to provide data, analysis, and content to organizations that are seeking to improve people’s lives through internet accessibility. We partner with organizations whose goals align with ours to provide unbiased information about the state of networks worldwide.
Open data initiative
Ookla provides open datasets to help our partners make informed policy decisions around internet connectivity, development, education, disaster response, public health, and economic growth.
Case studies
Learn how our partners have leveraged Ookla for Good open datasets to improve people’s lives through internet accessibility.
How South Carolina launched the United States’ first free broadband map store with Ookla data
How South Carolina launched the United States’ first free broadband map store with Ookla data
Policy makers in the United States need accurate, up-to-date broadband coverage maps to determine which communities are underserved and to better understand where local, state and federal resources can provide the most impact on connectivity.
“Our data model requires a huge volume of reliable network performance information. Ookla delivered millions of accurately geo-tagged records with granular broadband performance data for the entire state of South Carolina. With this extraordinary data, we were able to bring our broadband maps to life, launch the SC Digital Drive map store, and work toward our goal of ensuring that every home has access to the Internet by 2025.”
Jim Stritzinger
Founder and CEO of Revolution D, leader of South Carolina Digital Drive initiative
How the OECD Uses Ookla Speedtest® Data to Bridge Rural-Urban Connectivity Divides
How the OECD Uses Ookla Speedtest® Data to Bridge Rural-Urban Connectivity Divides
The OECD leverages network performance data in their evaluation of broadband speeds across territorial levels within countries — including rural and remote regions where consistent global data is often more difficult to source. This collaboration supports efforts to close the rural-urban connectivity divide as governments and policymakers worldwide rely on recommendations set forth by OECD analysis.
“Universal and reliable access to the internet is a necessity now more than ever. In support of national governments’ efforts to help communities overcome digital deserts, the OECD has built a partnership with Ookla for Good™. Their open datasets enable us to assess the progression of broadband development. For the first time, this allowed us to have granular information in rural areas, in a harmonized manner for G20 and OECD countries…”
Michelle Marshalian
Economist, Regional and Rural Policy Unit at the OECD
Program partners
