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VPN Performance World Tour — Round 1.

Evaluation report · June 2026

VPN Performance
World Tour

ConsumerMulti-platformGlobal — 5 originsAMTSO aligned

AMTSO Standard — this evaluation was performed to an AMTSO Standard

H1 2026 · Round 1VPNPerf2026v1

The race result: one Platinum, three Golds, a Silver.

Real hardware on real networks across 55 highways from 5 origin cities. NordVPN tops the regional medal table — the only overall Platinum, winning three of five regions. ExpressVPN, ProtonVPN and Surfshark follow on Gold; Mullvad trails on Silver. Every dimension scored on its merits, Olympics-style.

Award winners

Platinum award — NordVPN — **NordVPN**
Platinum · 91

Gold award — ExpressVPN — **ExpressVPN**
Gold · 84

Gold award — ProtonVPN — **ProtonVPN**
Gold · 83

Gold award — Surfshark — **Surfshark**
Gold · 81

Silver award — Mullvad — **Mullvad**
Silver · 70

908 Mbps

Fastest download · NordVPN

920 Mbps

Fastest upload · NordVPN

183 ms

Lowest latency · ProtonVPN

What the test covers — speed & consistency (55 highways) · time-to-connect at the packet level (best: 1.8 s, 98% success) · leak testing SC-LR-01–05 all clear · kill switch & feature verification (SHA-256-hashed captures) · CAPTCHA friction walk (98% clean-site rate).

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