Starlink urban US users grow 73%, double rural rate, as upload speeds jump 42%
XFreeze · x · 2026-11-11
Starlink is shifting from serving remote areas to challenging urban broadband:
- Urban US users grew 73% YoY in H1 2026, more than double the 33% rural growth, outpacing rural in nearly every state
- New Jersey has 78% urban share with 196% urban growth; Massachusetts +103%, Maryland +88%, Nevada +85%
- Median upload speeds jumped 42%, from 14.63 to 20.73 Mbps, improving in all 50 states; median latency improved in 49 states + DC
- 4.1M estimated US subscribers; 13.6M consumer subscribers worldwide as of Sept 2026
- Next-gen Starlink V3 satellites aim to push capacity and performance further
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