Data Usage Calculator
Not sure how much data you actually use each month? Enter your daily habits for video streaming, music, social media, browsing, and email, and this calculator estimates your total data consumption and recommends a plan size.
Data consumption varies widely depending on quality settings and specific apps. This calculator uses practical averages: video streaming at standard definition uses about 1.5 GB per hour, music streaming at high quality about 150 MB per hour, and social media (with its mix of images and auto-playing videos) about 300 MB per hour.
Web browsing is relatively light at about 60 MB per hour for typical news and information sites. Emails average about 300 KB each, though those with large attachments can be much more. These are all estimates based on typical mobile usage patterns.
Keep in mind that downloading apps, system updates, and cloud backups can add several GB per month on top of these activity-based estimates. If you frequently use Wi-Fi at home and work, your cellular data usage will be significantly lower than the totals shown here.