Virtual VPN locations: how many, and with which providers

417 of 1,661 listed locations are marked virtual by the providers themselves. Only 5 of 13 lists carry such a marker; in those lists, 45 % of the locations are virtual.¹

All listed locations by what the provider's list says

marked virtual: 417 (25 %)
not marked virtual: 503 (30 %)
list does not say: 741 (45 %)

By provider

marked virtual
not marked virtual
list does not say

Provider²	Locations	marked virtual	Share	Countries only virtual
NordVPN	226	130	58 %	95 of 150
ExpressVPN	226	103	46 %	63 of 113
Private Internet Access	201	81	40 %	47 of 101
CyberGhost	125	56	45 %	56 of 100
Surfshark	142	47	33 %	46 of 100
Windscribe	200	list does not say	–	–
Proton VPN	195	list does not say	–	–
Mullvad	91	list does not say	–	–
hide.me	64	list does not say	–	–
AzireVPN	62	list does not say	–	–
IVPN	58	list does not say	–	–
AirVPN	39	list does not say	–	–
OVPN	32	list does not say	–	–

What the measurements show per marker

Of 16 measured locations marked virtual, 7 were incompatible with the country they are listed under. Of 90 measured locations without that marker, 0 were.³