YouTube is the world’s most popular video platform, so consuming data is not something new. This article will show how Youtube Data consumption works, how to reduce it, and provide you with tips on managing your data usage on the app.
YouTube data usage depends on the quality of the video you stream. Note that The mobile apps offer multiple levels of quality, from a low of 144p to 2160p (4K quality), that is, if your device supports it.
YouTube’s streaming help page contains information on recommended video bitrates for various streaming quality options.
For 720p quality and above, YouTube supports videos at 60FPS (frames per second) instead of the standard 30FPS. As you’d expect, a higher FPS results in smoother video and more data usage.
YouTube Premium is YouTube’s paid subscription service. Among other benefits such as removing ads. Premium allows you to download videos offline to your phone for viewing anywhere.