How much data does Facebook use?
About 120MB an hour at feed.
Modest unless video autoplay is on. Turning autoplay off is the single best data setting on the app.
Put that on a real trip: 60 minutes a day for 10 days at feed works out at about 1.2GB , before anything else on your phone, and before the 120MB a day that background sync quietly takes.
Facebook data usage by quality
| Quality | Data | 1GB lasts | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feed | 120MB/hr | 8.5 hours | measured |
Published means the service states the figure itself. Bitrate means it's arithmetic from a documented stream rate. Measured means it's corroborated across independent tests. Real usage moves with signal strength and how aggressively the app pre-buffers.
How that compares
Lighter than Facebook
- Apple Music115MB/hr
- X / Twitter100MB/hr
- Web browsing70MB/hr
Heavier than Facebook
- WhatsApp video calls270MB/hr
- Zoom / Meet540MB/hr
- Instagram600MB/hr