Microsoft Teams Bandwidth and Data Usage Calculator

This post explains how much data and bandwidth is required by Teams.

Enter

  • Amount of time spent on meetings with Voice or Video
  • Number of users
  • Number of calls

The tool will provide the bandwidth with the desired units. It can be used to plan your network requirements.

Example Calculation

A one minute Teams voice meeting with a single user consumes 1.14 Megabytes.

A one minute Teams video meeting with a single user consumes 60 MB.

With 10 users the bandwidth (upload or download) is 40 Mbps at the highest quality video setting.

Background

Teams bandwidth consumption depends on whether it is a voice or video meeting and the app settings. We have used Microsoft’s recommendation for the best performance settings. Compare requirements for other applications using the table provided here.

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Microsoft Teams Data Consumption Table

The following table shows the data use for a single user in Megabytes for Voice and Video calling.

MinutesVoice Meeting (MB)Video Meeting (MB)
11.1460
22.28120
33.42180
44.56240
55.7300
66.84360
77.98420
89.12480
910.26540
1011.4600
1112.54660
1213.68720
1314.82780
1415.96840
1517.1900
1618.24960
1719.381020
1820.521080
1921.661140
2022.81200
2123.941260
2225.081320
2326.221380
2427.361440
2528.51500
2629.641560
2730.781620
2831.921680
2933.061740
3034.21800
3135.341860
3236.481920
3337.621980
3438.762040
3539.92100
3641.042160
3742.182220
3843.322280
3944.462340
4045.62400
4146.742460
4247.882520
4349.022580
4450.162640
4551.32700
4652.442760
4753.582820
4854.722880
4955.862940
50573000
5158.143060
5259.283120
5360.423180
5461.563240
5562.73300
5663.843360
5764.983420
5866.123480
5967.263540
6068.43600