ExpressVPN has done it again – a clear winner in our 2022 VPN testing.
It’s been two solid months of speed testing, security and privacy policy checking, Netflix streaming, feature experimenting, app installing, customer support contacting, price comparing and, ultimately, service reviewing – but we can finally reveal our official pick of 2022’s best VPNs. And if you were hoping for a shock new-entry or a real shake-up in the rankings, we’re afraid you’re going to be disappointed. ExpressVPN has retained its crown as the number one overall service on the market, with the familiar names of NordVPN and Surfshark remaining alongside it on the podium. Beyond that, Private Internet Access and ProtonVPN make up the top five, entirely unmoved from their positions the last time we reviewed them. You can see our full rankings below, together with quotes from our new reviews to help explain why these really are the best VPN services to download in 2022. ExpressVPN may have had a bit of a weird 2021 – in the same week in August, it was first bought out by cybersecurity giant Kape Technologies before having an executive team member implicated in historical hacking allegations – it’s still managed to keep on doing what it does best. Mike Williams, TechRadar’s cybersecurity expert and chief VPN tester, said: “There was plenty of competition among the top of the tree, with Surfshark’s WireGuard speeds up 50%, and NordVPN adding Threat Protection malware scanning and an Edge browser extension while also cutting its prices.
