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How Much Mbps Do I Need? Internet Speed by Household, Devices & Activity (2026)
How Much Mbps Do I Need? Internet Speed by Household, Devices & Activity (2026) Most households need 100 Mbps download speed in 2026: enough for a family of four to run one 4K stream, two HD streams, and a video call at the same time with headroom to spare. A single light user is fine on 25 Mbps, while a heavy home with multiple 4K streams and gaming wants 200 Mbps or more. The number that actually matters is concurrent demand, not total device count. Add up the speed of every activity happening at once, multiply by 1.25 for overhead, and you have your floor. Run your own numbers with the free Internet Speed Calculator(/tools/internet-speed-calculator). When we built the Internet Speed Calculator(/tools/internet-speed-calculator), the single most common mistake we saw in user feedback was people pricing a gigabit plan because they "have 15 devices." Device count is a red herring. Fifteen...