The most hotspots in a single free urban Wi-Fi network is 21,500 and was achieved by Gobierno de la Ciudad de México (Mexico) in Mexico City, Mexico, on 9 November 2021.The total of 21,500 hotspots come from the hotspots under the free Wi-Fi network 'CDMX-Internet para todos'

In July 2004 Ben Corrado, Andy Meng and Justin Rigling (all USA) achieved the longest ground level Wi-Fi wireless communication between two computers some 88.6 km (55.1 miles) apart in the desert outside Las Vegas (USA). They achieved this distance using home-made antennae and using the 802.11b wireless protocol.

Wi-Fi signals generally emit in a doughnut shape from a classic router. These create doughnut-shaped wireless coverage field. Moreover, there is a hole in the middle just like a doughnut – where there is no coverage.