What is the average internet speed in the US? What is the median?

  softwareengineering

I want to optimize the initial timeout for calling an API using exponential backoff, and it occurred to me that the best value may depend on internet speed.

When I google “average internet speed in us” there are some results that claim the average is 5.6 mbps while others claim the result is 242 mbps. I need to know if my internet speed is above average or below average.

Where can I find the current data?

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