“Watching movies or TV shows on Netflix uses about 1 GB of data per hour for each stream of standard definition video, and up to 3 GB per hour for each stream of HD video.”

According to recent estimates, browsing through Instagram for an hour could for instance use up 100 MB of mobile data. That doesn’t seem like a lot, but if you do this every day you soon reach 3 GB per month.

Instagram is among the apps that the internet uses accuse of consuming excessive data bundles. Loading the images, the videos and the stories that are posted consistently consumes more data than you may think. Instagram videos preload enabling you to watch them in an instant, and consuming data in the process.

With one billion people using Instagram each month, this top-tier social media app has taken over the world with its image-first, captivating design….How much data does Instagram use?

Read on for our step-by-step instructions on how to reduce Instagram data usage.

1. From the Instagram main feed, tap Profile and click the Settings icon in the top right.
2. Scroll down to Settings and tap Cellular Data Use.
3. Tap Use Less Data. Now you’re using less Instagram data. Yay!

Your Instagram cache makes viewing posts quicker, but it can also take up space to the point that it may eventually contribute to your iPhone running out of room and not working properly. To free up space by clearing the Instagram cache on your iPhone, you simply need to delete and reinstall the Instagram app.

By default, Instagram will save photos you take and deposit them into your camera roll. You don’t need those photos. Tap on your profile, hit the Options button in the top right, then flip “Save Original Photos” to off. (On Android, you can also toggle video, but with iOS it’s all or nothing.)

Many users worry that clearing data for Instagram and Facebook apps will delete their accounts. However, that’s not true. You will only be logged out from your accounts on these apps by clearing data. That’s because the data from such social media apps is stored in the cloud and not on your phone.

TikTok 15 seconds video contains from 2 to 6 MB of data, let’s take an average of 4 MB. So, we can watch 4 videos per minute and therefore 4×60 = 240 videos per hour. 240 videos x 4MB = 960 MB of data. Youtube (2.1 GB) vs TikTok (0.96 GB).

There are a lot of variables that impact how much TikTok is using, but a good comparison is 1GB of cellular data per 1 hour of video. If you watch TikTok videos for one hour today, you’ve used 1GB of your internet allotment provided by your cellular carrier.

It is estimated that an ordinary quality six-minute YouTube video clip consumes 17 MB….I have a weakness for YouTube; I go through clips at breakneck speeds.