The latest Mobile Network Experience Benchmarking Report for Q1 2026 by OpenSignal has declared Zong the country’s overall top-performing mobile operator, based on more than 1.23 billion real-user measurements collected nationwide.
The Opensignal-powered study covering 159 districts shows Pakistan’s average mobile download speed stands at 18.60 Mbps.
Zong secured first place nationally in download speed, upload speed, video streaming quality and Time on Network, making it the most consistent performer.
National Stats
| Category | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download Speed | Zong | Jazz | Ufone | Telenor |
| Upload Speed | Zong | Jazz | Ufone | Telenor |
| Video Experience | Zong | Jazz | Ufone | Telenor |
| Games Experience | Ufone | Zong | Jazz | Telenor |
| Time on Network | Zong | Ufone | Jazz | Telenor |
Jazz ranked second overall, leading speed and video categories in several major cities including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta and Peshawar.
Ufone emerged as Pakistan’s strongest gaming network, topping multiplayer gaming experience in multiple cities.
Telenor recorded the weakest national speeds, except in one stat where it posted a 99.69 percent time-on-network score in Gwadar.
Overall Speed Stats
| Metric | Jazz | Telenor | Ufone | Zong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download Speed | 17.62 | 6.66 | 12.36 | 18.62 |
| Upload Speed | 6.40 | 2.44 | 3.98 | 7.65 |
| Video Experience | 47.00 | 34.84 | 42.33 | 47.06 |
| Games Experience | 39.34 | 37.35 | 48.22 | 44.37 |
| Time on Network | 93.33% | 92.72% | 93.41% | 96.82% |
Major urban centers such as Lahore, Karachi, Multan and Faisalabad delivered significantly stronger mobile experiences compared to northern and frontier regions.
Multan (Top Performing City)
Multan produced one of the strongest performances nationwide, where Zong achieved the highest download speed recorded in major cities at 21.64 Mbps alongside top upload speeds and availability.
| Metric | Winner |
|---|---|
| Download | Zong 21.64 Mbps |
| Upload | Zong 10.09 Mbps |
| Video | Zong 50.61 |
| Games | Ufone |
| Time on Network | Zong 98.32% |
Islamabad
Jazz won in terms of speed, Zong in Network Availability and Ufone in gaming.
| Metric | Jazz | Telenor | Ufone | Zong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 20.11 | 5.4 | 12.78 | 16.39 |
| Upload | 7.32 | 2.73 | 4.19 | 6.17 |
| Video | 53.63 | 36.24 | 45 | 46.34 |
| Games | 41.88 | 40.63 | 51.27 | 42.63 |
| Time on Network | 93.68 | 94.88 | 90.78 | 97.35 |
Rawalpindi
Jazz led speeds and video, Ufone dominated gaming, while Zong recorded highest availability.
Ufone was again best for gaming while Telenor was the worst.
| Metric | Jazz | Telenor | Ufone | Zong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 19.48 | 5.37 | 12.83 | 16.57 |
| Upload | 6.93 | 2.78 | 4.1 | 6.19 |
| Video | 54.35 | 35.67 | 45.55 | 45.33 |
| Games | 40.79 | 39.65 | 51.45 | 42.19 |
| Time on Network | 93.61 | 94.92 | 92.86 | 96.87 |
Lahore
Zong led all five benchmarking metrics in Lahore.
Ufone came 2nd in video, gaming, and time while Jazz came 2nd in upload, and 3rd in video, gaming and time on Network.
| Metric | Jazz | Telenor | Ufone | Zong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 17.21 | 6.94 | 12.81 | 20.69 |
| Upload | 6.57 | 2.79 | 3.92 | 8.69 |
| Video | 45.71 | 40.79 | 45.96 | 51.3 |
| Games | 40.59 | 42.17 | 46.43 | 48.91 |
| Time on Network | 93.66 | 92.5 | 96.99 | 97.89 |
Karachi
Zong came 1st in download, upload and Time on Network while Jazz took top spot for Video.
| Metric | Jazz | Telenor | Ufone | Zong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 17.81 | 10.69 | 13.09 | 18.61 |
| Upload | 7.28 | 2.89 | 4.61 | 8.69 |
| Video | 50.46 | 43.43 | 43.78 | 46.39 |
| Games | 43.05 | 41.09 | 51.82 | 46.45 |
| Time on Network | 93.55 | 95.04 | 97.33 | 97.96 |
Peshawar
Jazz came 1st for Download, Upload, and Video.
Ufone came 1st for gaming, while Zong took the top spot for Time on Network.
| Metric | Jazz | Telenor | Ufone | Zong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 18.3 | 4.55 | 11.96 | 14.42 |
| Upload | 7.51 | 2.42 | 3.87 | 4.58 |
| Video | 49.71 | 33.83 | 41.27 | 41.95 |
| Games | 39.67 | 38.2 | 48.61 | 41.02 |
| Time on Network | 91.41 | 94.1 | 91.86 | 94.87 |
Gilgit
Zong topped downloads while Ufone won in gaming.
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Download | Zong |
| Upload | Jazz |
| Video | Jazz |
| Games | Ufone |
| Time on Network | Jazz |
Muzaffarabad (5 Operators incl. SCO)
Zong was best for downloads, while Telenor was best for video, and Ufone was best for gaming.
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Download | Zong |
| Upload | Zong |
| Video | Telenor |
| Games | Ufone |
| Time on Network | SCO/Telenor group |
Quetta
Jazz came 1st for top download speed of 21.77 Mbps. It also ranked 1st for upload and video.
Zong was 1st for Time on Network.
Abbottabad
Ufone led gaming and Zong came 1st in Time on Network.
Faisalabad
Zong swept all categories by achieving first place across all metrics.
Gujranwwala
Zong led in download, gaming, and Time on Network.
Ufone led in Video, while Jazz led in Upload speed.
Hyderabad
Jazz led both video and upload, while Ufone came 1st in gaming.
Zong led in Time on Network.
Gwadar
Telenor recorded the highest network availability of 99.69 percent.
Ufone led in gaming while Zong led in video and speed.
Sukkur
Zong led in download, upload, gaming and Time on Network while Jazz led in Video.
Overall, Zong is the clear National winner. Jazz is strong in most urban cities.
Ufone tops overall Gaming, while Telenor now ranks as the weakest operator across the country.
The report shows that no single operator dominates every category nationwide, but Zong remains Pakistan’s most consistent network overall.
Zong is not as good as portrayed in this article, at least in Lahore. Jazz’s internet performs better, especially in the densely populated northern side of the city. Zong often loses signal, particularly inside homes but Jazz doesn’t.
All information of zong and jazz is totally wrong ,.Zong gives 26MB+ Speed always in rwp and 44MB+ in islamabad almost 85% areas
Jazz is much better than zong now because they are improving their network day by day
Ufone + Telenor. Will they become mega failure after merger.. . At least what these stats are depicting that.
Zong is not good at all zero customer service . No proper network in karachi . U move around in city network moves to 2g 3g 4g .
Value added services don’t work properly . Balance drop . No refunds. coverage go to dolmen mall clifton your phone will be dead no signals . Go aga khan hospital phone dead . In comparison ufone is better in every thing And jazz is best in all services . I am shocked Zong is number 1 . Big joke .
Fake and scammers report, sure paid propaganda and bribed the media as well,
I am in the main city of Lahore and data not work most of the time whenever load shedding happens even mostly worst data speed in peak hours
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