Why Is My Ping So High?
High ping means the round trip took a long time. Common causes are a distant node, wireless delay, a congested uplink, or a VPN exit in another region.
Distance
Intercontinental paths often sit above 100 ms even on fiber.
Bufferbloat
A saturated upload can delay small packets. Pause backups and retest.
This test vs a game
Our ping is HTTP to the SpeedTestLab node. A game uses its own servers and protocol.
Frequently asked questions
Is 100 ms unusable?
Web browsing is fine. Fast competitive games feel it more.
Does restarting the router always help?
It can clear a bad Wi‑Fi state. It cannot move you closer to a far server.