Measured latency to Gate.io around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
Gate.io latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~16 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~96 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~109 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~137 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~175 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~325 ms |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~377 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~381 ms |
Indicative REST round-trips from our multi-region measurements — for comparing regions, not an SLA. WebSocket feeds are faster in absolute terms, but the regional proportions hold.
Best server location for trading on Gate.io
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1): it reaches Gate.io in about 16 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against Gate.io from N. Virginia or other distant regions. At ~381 ms (24× the co-located figure) every price you see is stale before you can act on it, and that staleness turns into slippage on every market order.
Trade on Gate.io with a co-located server
Arbitron runs every account on its own dedicated trading server with its own IP, and you are able to choose the server region — so your orders reach Gate.io from Tokyo in milliseconds, with no shared infrastructure and no extra hops.
Compare with other exchanges
KuCoin server location
~19 ms
Coincheck server location
~23 ms
Binance server location
~23 ms
Bitget server location
~24 msFrequently asked questions
Where are Gate.io's servers located?
Gate.io responds fastest from AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1) — about 16 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Tokyo.
What is the best server location for Gate.io?
AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1). A server there reaches Gate.io in ~16 ms, versus ~381 ms from N. Virginia — a 24× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to Gate.io?
In our measurements: ~16 ms from Tokyo versus ~381 ms from N. Virginia — a 24× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.
Can I trade on Gate.io with a co-located server?
Yes. Gate.io is supported by Arbitron: each account gets a dedicated trading server with a selectable region, placed next to the exchanges you trade.