How much data do you use on your mobile?

28 January 2016

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For many people their smartphone is now the key to accessing the internet – and with video, TV, social networks, music and more it can easily gobble data. So how much data (we're talking data used on your 3G or 4G signal – not over Wi-Fi) do you USE in a typical month? Either check your data usage settings, or your mobile bill.

For many people their smartphone is now the key to accessing the internet – and with video, TV, social networks, music and more it can easily gobble data.

So how much data (we're talking data used on your 3G or 4G signal – not over Wi-Fi) do you USE in a typical month? Either check your data usage settings, or your mobile bill.

Results

I'm aged under 25 (368 votes)

None		13 votes (4%)
I use under 1GB		72 votes (20%)
I use at least 1 and up to 2GB		84 votes (23%)
I use at least 2 and up to 3GB		33 votes (9%)
I use at least 3 and up to 5GB		66 votes (18%)
I use at least 5 and up to 10GB		46 votes (13%)
I use 10+GB		43 votes (12%)
I haven't a clue		11 votes (3%)

I'm aged 25-34 (1070 votes)

None		17 votes (2%)
I use under 1GB		271 votes (25%)
I use at least 1 and up to 2GB		254 votes (24%)
I use at least 2 and up to 3GB		114 votes (11%)
I use at least 3 and up to 5GB		165 votes (15%)
I use at least 5 and up to 10GB		116 votes (11%)
I use 10+GB		96 votes (9%)
I haven't a clue		37 votes (3%)

I'm aged 35-49 (1692 votes)

None		48 votes (3%)
I use under 1GB		589 votes (35%)
I use at least 1 and up to 2GB		388 votes (23%)
I use at least 2 and up to 3GB		157 votes (9%)
I use at least 3 and up to 5GB		197 votes (12%)
I use at least 5 and up to 10GB		134 votes (8%)
I use 10+GB		105 votes (6%)
I haven't a clue		74 votes (4%)

I'm aged 50-64 (832 votes)

None		88 votes (11%)
I use under 1GB		385 votes (46%)
I use at least 1 and up to 2GB		150 votes (18%)
I use at least 2 and up to 3GB		53 votes (6%)
I use at least 3 and up to 5GB		59 votes (7%)
I use at least 5 and up to 10GB		28 votes (3%)
I use 10+GB		27 votes (3%)
I haven't a clue		42 votes (5%)

I'm aged 65+ (186 votes)

None		55 votes (30%)
I use under 1GB		87 votes (47%)
I use at least 1 and up to 2GB		18 votes (10%)
I use at least 2 and up to 3GB		4 votes (2%)
I use at least 3 and up to 5GB		2 votes (1%)
I use at least 5 and up to 10GB		4 votes (2%)
I use 10+GB		3 votes (2%)
I haven't a clue		13 votes (7%)

                   4,148 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.