This post explains how much data and bandwidth is required by Zoom.
Enter
- Time spent in meeting (in minutes and seconds)
- Meeting type (Voice or Video [High Quality, 720p or 1080p])
- Number of users
- Number of calls
The tool will provide
- Bandwidth
- Total data consumption
Use the drop down menu to select the units
Example Calculations
- A one minute Zoom voice meeting with a single user consumes 1.5 Megabytes.
- A one minute Zoom video meeting with a single user consumes 15 MB to 57 MB depending on video quality.
A Zoom video meeting therefore consumes between 10 and 40 times the amount of data relative to a voice meeting. Something to remember if you’re traveling and using your cellular connection with limits on the amount of data used every month.
- A one hour, single user Zoom video call consumes between 900 MB and 3.4 GB. We can see how this number can add up pretty quickly across even a small organization.
The calculator also allows you to plan your network bandwidth requirements. For instance, with 10 users the total bandwidth consumed is 38 Mbps at the highest quality setting.
Background
Zoom bandwidth consumption depends on whether it is a voice or video meeting and the app settings. We have used Zoom’s recommendation for the best performance settings. Compare requirements for other applications using the table provided here.
What is the Minimum Bandwidth required by Zoom?
Zoom supports three distinct performance levels: high quality video, 720p and 1080p. The minimum requirements are those consistent with high quality video shown in the table below.
| Application | Bandwidth Requirements |
|---|---|
| 1:1 Video Calling | 600 kbps |
| Group Video calling | 1.0 Mbps Up / 600 kbps Down |
| Screen Sharing only | 50 kbps |
| Screen sharing with video thumbnail | 50 kbps |
| Audio VoiP | 60 kbps |
| Zoom Phone | 60 kbps |
| Webinar with panelist’s video on | 600 kbps |
| Webinar Screen sharing only | 50 kbps |
| Webinar Screen sharing & video thumbnail | 50 kbps |
| Webinar with Audio VoiP | 60 kbps |
Related Calculators
- Compare the data usage and bandwidth consumed with two other popular applications:
- Find the total data usage from bandwidth and time over which data is being transferred
- Convert Mbps to kbps, Gbps or Tbps
- Convert Megabit per second to Megabyte per second
Zoom Data Consumption Table
The following table shows the data use in Megabytes for single user Voice and High Quality Video calling.
| Minutes | Voice Call (MB) | Video Call (MB) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5 | 15 |
| 2 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | 4.5 | 45 |
| 4 | 6 | 60 |
| 5 | 7.5 | 75 |
| 6 | 9 | 90 |
| 7 | 10.5 | 105 |
| 8 | 12 | 120 |
| 9 | 13.5 | 135 |
| 10 | 15 | 150 |
| 11 | 16.5 | 165 |
| 12 | 18 | 180 |
| 13 | 19.5 | 195 |
| 14 | 21 | 210 |
| 15 | 22.5 | 225 |
| 16 | 24 | 240 |
| 17 | 25.5 | 255 |
| 18 | 27 | 270 |
| 19 | 28.5 | 285 |
| 20 | 30 | 300 |
| 21 | 31.5 | 315 |
| 22 | 33 | 330 |
| 23 | 34.5 | 345 |
| 24 | 36 | 360 |
| 25 | 37.5 | 375 |
| 26 | 39 | 390 |
| 27 | 40.5 | 405 |
| 28 | 42 | 420 |
| 29 | 43.5 | 435 |
| 30 | 45 | 450 |
| 31 | 46.5 | 465 |
| 32 | 48 | 480 |
| 33 | 49.5 | 495 |
| 34 | 51 | 510 |
| 35 | 52.5 | 525 |
| 36 | 54 | 540 |
| 37 | 55.5 | 555 |
| 38 | 57 | 570 |
| 39 | 58.5 | 585 |
| 40 | 60 | 600 |
| 41 | 61.5 | 615 |
| 42 | 63 | 630 |
| 43 | 64.5 | 645 |
| 44 | 66 | 660 |
| 45 | 67.5 | 675 |
| 46 | 69 | 690 |
| 47 | 70.5 | 705 |
| 48 | 72 | 720 |
| 49 | 73.5 | 735 |
| 50 | 75 | 750 |
| 51 | 76.5 | 765 |
| 52 | 78 | 780 |
| 53 | 79.5 | 795 |
| 54 | 81 | 810 |
| 55 | 82.5 | 825 |
| 56 | 84 | 840 |
| 57 | 85.5 | 855 |
| 58 | 87 | 870 |
| 59 | 88.5 | 885 |
| 60 | 90 | 900 |