Verizon is putting its 5G network performance in the spotlight after Super Bowl LX in San Francisco, saying fans inside and around Levi’s Stadium saw exceptionally fast mobile data at the busiest moments of the game. According to the carrier, median download speeds peaked at 2.16 Gbps during high-traffic stretches like kickoff and the halftime show, alongside median upload speeds reaching 461 Mbps.
The company attributes these Super Bowl results to years of planning plus nearly 200 individual network projects across the Bay Area aimed at boosting capacity, coverage, and overall throughput when hundreds of thousands of devices are competing for signal at once. As the NFL’s official 5G network, Verizon has a strong incentive to ensure the game-day experience holds up—especially when fans are live-streaming, posting videos, sharing photos, using messaging apps, and checking real-time stats all at the same time.
Here’s the snapshot Verizon shared from Super Bowl Sunday network usage and performance:
In the area surrounding Levi’s Stadium, Verizon customers used 40.32 TB of data, marking a 6 percent increase compared to last year. Verizon also said roughly 60 percent of the stadium’s 70,823 attendees were on its network. Across San Francisco during the game, Verizon customers consumed 39.788 TB of data.
It’s also worth noting the timing of this performance push. Verizon has faced questions about reliability after a widespread outage in January caused major disruption, which led the carrier to offer a $20 credit to affected customers. That credit was notably larger than what AT&T offered customers following its own major outage in February 2024.
With massive crowds and nonstop uploading now a standard part of the Super Bowl experience, Verizon’s latest numbers are designed to underline a clear message: its 5G network can deliver high-speed, high-capacity service even when demand hits its absolute peak.
