ExpressVPN Lightway achieved 95.2% in China!

Since the ExpressVPN update on the 18th, I’ve received feedback from several readers that Lightway’s connection success rate has improved considerably across servers, and I’ve felt this way a bit myself in my use. Today I would like to test all servers through the Lightway protocol after the major update to ExpressVPN in Mac to see what kind of server connection success rate it is currently in. This time, I will be mapping out all of its servers again in the default order of ExpressVPN servers. Because of the large number of servers, I will publish the server connection test results directly without speed tests and screenshots of successful connections.

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Starting Time: Jan 23, 2021, 10:07 AM
Local Device and Network: Macbook/200M China Telecom/WiFi;
Protocol: Lightway;
ExpressVPN Macbook Version: 10.0.0 (252);

Asia Pacific:

1. Hong Kong – 4: Failed. (Try two Times)
2. Hong Kong – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
3. Hong Kong – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
4. Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
5. Japan – Tokyo – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 2s)
6. Japan – Tokyo: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
7. Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
8. Singapore – Jurong: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
9. Singapore – CBD: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
10. Australia – Sydney: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
11. Australia – Melbourne: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
12. Australia – Perth: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
13. Australia – Brisbane: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
14. Australia – Sydney – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
15. India – Mumbal – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
16. India（Via UK）: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
17. India – Chennai: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
18. South Korea – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
19. Philippines: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
20. Malaysia: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
21. Sri Lanka: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
22. Pakistan: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
23. Kazakhstan: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
24. Thailand: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
25. Indonesia: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
26. New Zealand: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
27. Taiwan – 3: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
28. Vietnam: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
29. Macau: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
30. Cambodia: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
31. Mongolia: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
32. Laos: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
33. Myanmar: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
34. Nepal: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
35. Kyrgyzstan: Failed. (Try once)
36. Uzbekistan: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
37. Bangladesh: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
38. Bhutan: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
39. Brunei: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)

Americas:

1. USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
2. USA – Santa Monica: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
3. USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
4. USA – San Francisco: First success. (Time efficiency: 30s)
5. USA – Chicago: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
6. USA – Washington DC: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
7. USA – Dallas: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
8. USA – Miami: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
9. USA – Los Angeles – 3: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
10. USA – New Jersey – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
11. USA – Los Angeles – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
12. USA – New Jersey – 3: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
13. USA – Seattle: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
14. USA – Miami – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
15. USA – Denver: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
16. USA – Salt Lake City: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
17. USA – Tampa – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
18. USA – Los Angeles – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 16s)
19. USA – New York – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
20. USA – New Jersey – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
21. USA – Hollywood: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
22. USA – Dallas – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
23. USA – Los Angeles: First success. (Time efficiency: 19s)
24. USA – Atlanta: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
25. Canada – Toronto – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 15s)
26. Canada – Toronto: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
27. Canada – Vancouver: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
28. Canada – Montreal: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
29. Mexico: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
30. Brazil – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
31. Brazil: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
32. Panama: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
33. Chile: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
34. Argentina: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
    @fish asked me about the server in Argentina, which is currently connected by ExpressVPN’s Lightway protocol.
    Speedtest Ping: 480ms; Download: 18.4Mbps; Upload: 0.25Mbps;
    
    
35. Costa Rica: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
    
36. Colombia: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
37. Venezuela: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
38. Ecuador: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
39. Guatemala: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
40. Peru: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
41. Uruguay: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)

Europe:

1. UK – Wembley: First success. (Time efficiency: 9s)
2. UK – East London: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
3. UK – London: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
4. UK – Docklands: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
5. Germany – Nuremberg: First success. (Time efficiency: 9s)
6. Germany – Frankfurt – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
7. Germany – Frankfurt – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
8. Germany – Frankfurt – 3: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
9. France – Strasbourg: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
10. France – Paris – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
11. France – Paris – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
12. Netherlands – Amsterdam: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
13. Netherlands – Rotterdam: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
14. Netherlands – The Hague: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
15. Netherlands – Amsterdam – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
16. Sweden: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
17. Sweden – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
18. Switzerland: First success. (Time efficiency: 2s)
19. Switzerland – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 15s)
20. Italy – Milan: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
21. Italy – Cosenza: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
22. Romania: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
23. Isle of Man: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
24. Spain – Madrid: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
25. Spain – Barcelona: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
26. Spain – Barcelona – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
27. Turkey: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
28. Ireland: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
29. Norway: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
30. Denmark: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
31. Belgium: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
32. Finland: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
33. Greece: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
34. Portugal: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
35. Austria: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
36. Armenia: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
37. Poland: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
38. Lithuania: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
39. Latvia: Failed. (Try once)
40. Estonia: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
41. Czech Republic: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
42. Andorra: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
43. Montenegro: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
44. Bosnia and Herzegovina: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
45. Luxembourg: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
46. Hungary: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
47. Bulgaria: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
48. Belarus: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
49. Ukraine: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
50. Malta: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
51. Liechtenstein: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
52. Cyprus: Failed. (Try once)
53. Albania: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
54. Croatia: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
55. Slovenia: Failed. (Try once)
56. Monaco: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
57. Jersey: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
58. North Macedonia: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
59. Moldova: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
60. Serbia: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
61. Georgia: Failed. (Try once)

Middle East And Africa:

1. South Africa: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
2. Israel: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
3. Egypt: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
4. Kenya: Failed. (Try once)
5. Algeria: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)

Summary: Today in my Macbook under the Lightway protocol, I tested all the servers with VPN China connections on one side. The test results make me feel like this protocol is flying! Please see below my statistics on the success rate of wall flipping on these servers. In so many available servers, there must be some servers are fast, some servers are slow, which requires you to depend on your location, ISP, equipment, but I believe that as long as you are willing to look, you will be able to find the right server for you. But there is one thing I am still worried about, that is, the Chinese network firewall is bound to continue to upgrade, I do not know if Lightway can maintain such a successful rate of connection over the wall in the long run. I will keep watching it! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment.

• Asia: Total 39 servers, 37 successful, Success rate: 94.8%;
• Americas: Total 41 servers, 41 successful, Success rate: 100%;
• Europe: Total 61 servers, 57 successful, Success rate: 93.4%;
• Middle East And Africa: Total 5 servers, 4 successful, Success rate: 80%;
• All servers: Total 146 servers, 139 successful, Success rate: 95.2%;

ExpressVPN Macbook Version: 10.0.0 (252);
Protocol: Lightway;
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★