This handy table shows how much data some standard online activities use, helpful to know if you’re looking around for deals.
Bear in mind that the figures are only rough estimates – your actual usage is likely be around these amounts, but could be more or less depending on a number of factors.
|
Activity |
Data consumption |
| One hour of web browsing | 10 – 25MB |
| Download a document | 2MB |
| One hour of Facebook | 20MB |
| Download a music track | 4MB |
| Stream 30 minutes of YouTube | 175MB |
| Download a non-HD film | 700MB – 1GB |
| Download an HD film | 4GB |
| Stream one hour of non-HD video | 250MB – 500MB |
| Stream one hour of HD video | 2GB |
| Stream one hour of music or radio |
150MB |
(Information taken from a number of providers, including BT, Virgin Media, and Vodafone)
*Information taken from broadbandchoices