Streaming data usage calculator

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Estimate how much video streaming adds to your weekly and monthly internet usage.

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Monthly Streaming Usage

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Enter your platform, quality, and watch time to estimate how much streaming data you use each month.

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Typical HD household

3 hours/day of 1080p Netflix-style streaming

A common baseline for a home that watches most evenings without going all-in on 4K.

Result: Monthly usage can be surprisingly large even before live sports or additional devices are added.

Heavy Twitch viewer

4 hours/day of live streaming

Useful when long live streams make the monthly total add up faster than expected.

Result: Live streaming can rival large game installs surprisingly quickly over a full month.

4K binge month

High-resolution streaming under a capped plan

This catches how fast 4K use can burn through a finite data cap.

Result: At 4K, a few hours a day can eat most of a capped plan on its own.

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