How much data does each app use?

Per hour, at the quality you're most likely to be on. Every figure is either published by the service, derived from its documented bitrate, or corroborated across independent tests, and each page says which.

Video

The big one. Everything else is rounding.

• YouTube1.8GB/hr
• Netflix700MB/hr
• TikTok870MB/hr

Music & audio

Cheap by comparison, but it runs for hours.

• Spotify43MB/hr
• Apple Music115MB/hr
• Podcasts60MB/hr

Social

Depends entirely on whether it autoplays video.

• Instagram600MB/hr
• Facebook120MB/hr
• X / Twitter100MB/hr

Calls

Voice is cheap. Video is not.

• WhatsApp video calls270MB/hr
• Voice calls (WhatsApp / FaceTime)38MB/hr
• Zoom / Meet540MB/hr

Maps & everyday

Almost free. Worth knowing so you stop worrying about it.

• Google Maps7MB/hr
• Web browsing70MB/hr
• Messaging & email10MB/hr

Uploads

The one people always forget to count.

• Photo & video backup0 MB/day
• Posting stories & reels0 MB/day