According to a study conducted in October 2021, the video-sharing app TikTok was the mobile social media app with the highest energy consumption among the most popular apps in its category. TikTok reportedly had a measured 15.81 milliamperes per hour (mAh) energy consumption. The Facebook mobile app followed, with an energy consumption corresponding to 12.36 mAh. The YouTube mobile app reported the smallest amount of energy consumed, at 8.58 mAh.
Energy consumption of leading social media apps as of October 2021
(in milliampere hour)
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Greenspector. (October 26, 2021). Energy consumption of leading social media apps as of October 2021 (in milliampere hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177190/social-media-apps-energy-consumption-milliampere-hour-france/
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