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YouTube is Responsible for 37% of All Mobile Internet Traffic

A new report by Sandvine has revealed the applications responsible for the most downstream mobile traffic in the world. Underlining the popularity of streaming services, YouTube accounts for the most megabytes with 37 percent - an awfully long way ahead of second-placed Facebook with 8.4 percent and Snapchap with 8.3 percent. Netflix, which accounts for the most internet traffic overall, only manages 2.4 percent when it comes to mobile.

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