Measured latency to KuCoin around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
KuCoin latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~19 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~82 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~106 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~170 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~317 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~355 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~495 ms |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~509 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 KuCoin
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1): it reaches KuCoin in about 19 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against KuCoin from Frankfurt or other distant regions. At ~509 ms (27× 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 KuCoin 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 KuCoin from Tokyo in milliseconds, with no shared infrastructure and no extra hops.
Compare with other exchanges
Gate.io server location
~16 ms
Coincheck server location
~23 ms
Binance server location
~23 ms
Bitget server location
~24 msFrequently asked questions
Where are KuCoin's servers located?
KuCoin responds fastest from AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1) — about 19 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Tokyo.
What is the best server location for KuCoin?
AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1). A server there reaches KuCoin in ~19 ms, versus ~509 ms from Frankfurt — a 27× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to KuCoin?
In our measurements: ~19 ms from Tokyo versus ~509 ms from Frankfurt — a 27× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.
Can I trade on KuCoin with a co-located server?
Yes. KuCoin is supported by Arbitron: each account gets a dedicated trading server with a selectable region, placed next to the exchanges you trade.