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Space · Ranked by velocity

Fastest Planets in the World (2026)

These speeds are one column of NASA's planetary fact sheet: orbital velocity in kilometres per second, the average speed of the body as it orbits the Sun. The notes on that sheet say so. Mercury 47.4, Venus 35.0, Earth 29.8, Mars 24.1, Jupiter 13.1, Saturn 9.7, Uranus 6.8, Neptune 5.4 and Pluto 4.7 are the cells that are ranked. HyperPhysics prints the same figures for Mercury through Saturn and one extra digit for the last three, and it says the table is mostly NASA's.

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9 planets, ties share a rank.

  1. 1
    Mercury

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    47.4km/s106,030mph4.3 Earth laps/h
    OfficialNASA National Space Science Data Center (opens source in a new tab)
  2. 2
    Venus

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    35km/s78,290mph3.1 Earth laps/h
    OfficialNASA National Space Science Data Center (opens source in a new tab)
  3. 3
    Earth

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    29.8km/s66,660mph2.7 Earth laps/h
    OfficialNASA National Space Science Data Center (opens source in a new tab)
  4. 4
    Mars

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    24.1km/s53,910mph2.2 Earth laps/h
    OfficialNASA National Space Science Data Center (opens source in a new tab)
  5. 5
    Jupiter

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    13.1km/s29,300mph1.2 Earth laps/h
    OfficialNASA National Space Science Data Center (opens source in a new tab)
  6. 6
    Saturn

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    9.7km/s21,700mphEarth lap 1 h 9 min
    OfficialNASA National Space Science Data Center (opens source in a new tab)
  7. 7
    Uranus

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    6.8km/s15,210mphEarth lap 1 h 38 min
    OfficialNASA National Space Science Data Center (opens source in a new tab)
  8. 8
    Neptune

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    5.4km/s12,080mphEarth lap 2 h 4 min
    OfficialNASA National Space Science Data Center (opens source in a new tab)
  9. 9
    Pluto

    Dwarf planet · NASA fact sheet

    4.7km/s10,510mphEarth lap 2 h 22 min
    OfficialNASA National Space Science Data Center (opens source in a new tab)

Earth's own fact sheet prints a mean of 29.78 km/s. Venus's sheet prints 35.02. Those are not extra rows. The comparison column is the ranking, so a reader can see one method. The Moon's 1.0 km/s is on the comparison sheet and is still omitted, because the notes say it is the speed around Earth.

Pluto stays, as a dwarf planet on the same table. Nine bodies are below the ten-entry index gate. No smaller body was added to fill the gap.

The lineup · 9 on file

Meet the planets

One card per entry, with its headline figure and where it ranks.

Ranked by velocity

Fastest Planets

  • Mercury

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    Velocity
    47.4km/s106,030mphOfficial4.3 Earth laps/h

    #1 of 9 · Fastest Planets

  • Venus

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    Velocity
    35km/s78,290mphOfficial3.1 Earth laps/h

    #2 of 9 · Fastest Planets

  • Earth

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    Velocity
    29.8km/s66,660mphOfficial2.7 Earth laps/h

    #3 of 9 · Fastest Planets

  • Mars

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    Velocity
    24.1km/s53,910mphOfficial2.2 Earth laps/h

    #4 of 9 · Fastest Planets

  • Jupiter

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    Velocity
    13.1km/s29,300mphOfficial1.2 Earth laps/h

    #5 of 9 · Fastest Planets

  • Saturn

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    Velocity
    9.7km/s21,700mphOfficialEarth lap 1 h 9 min

    #6 of 9 · Fastest Planets

  • Uranus

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    Velocity
    6.8km/s15,210mphOfficialEarth lap 1 h 38 min

    #7 of 9 · Fastest Planets

  • Neptune

    Planet · NASA fact sheet

    Velocity
    5.4km/s12,080mphOfficialEarth lap 2 h 4 min

    #8 of 9 · Fastest Planets

  • Pluto

    Dwarf planet · NASA fact sheet

    Velocity
    4.7km/s10,510mphOfficialEarth lap 2 h 22 min

    #9 of 9 · Fastest Planets

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