In the second half of 2021, YouTube was the leading mobile application based on mobile data traffic from users worldwide, accounting for 8.67 percent of mobile traffic. By contrast, Instagram occupied less than two percent of mobile internet data.
Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021
Based on data from about 160 Tier 1 and Tier 2 fixed and mobile service providers worldwide, representing an installed base of more than 2.5 billion internet subscribers.
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Sandvine. (January 31, 2022). Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327129/global-data-traffic-by-platform/
Sandvine. "Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021." Chart. January 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327129/global-data-traffic-by-platform/
Sandvine. (2022). Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327129/global-data-traffic-by-platform/
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