Energy consumption of social media apps 2021
According to a study conducted in October 2021, the video-sharing app TikTok was the mobile social media app with the highest energy consumption among the most popular apps in its category. TikTok reportedly had a measured 15.81 milliamperes per hour (mAh) energy consumption. The Facebook mobile app followed, with an energy consumption corresponding to 12.36 mAh. The YouTube mobile app reported the smallest amount of energy consumed, at 8.58 mAh.