How much data does Spotify use? It depends on the sound quality you choose. The higher it is, the more data the streaming service will burn through. In any case, Spotify uses way less data than video streaming services (more on this later) and probably less than most people think.

The Spotify Android app lets you choose between five sound quality settings: Low (24kbps), Normal (96kbps), High (160kbps), Very high (320kbps), and Automatic (dependent on your network connection). You can access these options by heading to Settings > Music Quality on your Android phone.

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To simplify things as much as possible, I’ve prepared an overview of how much data each setting uses per minute and hour as well as how long you’d have to stream music for to burn through 1GB of data. Keep in mind these numbers are approximate. Spotify can cache songs you’ve previously listened to, meaning they may not eat up the same amount of data the second time you play them.

Low (24kbps):

• Per minute: 0.18MB
• Per hour: 10.8MB
• How long until you reach 1GB: 92.5 hours

Normal (96kbps):

• Per minute: 0.72MB
• Per hour: 43.2MB
• How long until you reach 1GB: 23.1 hours

High (160kbps):

• Per minute: 1.2MB
• Per hour: 72MB
• How long until you reach 1GB: 13.8 hours

Very high (320kbps):

• Per minute: 2.4MB
• Per hour: 144MB
• How long until you reach 1GB: 6.9 hours

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Now that you know how much data Spotify uses, let’s see how the numbers compare to video streaming. Watching HD content on Netflix uses up to 3GB of data per hour or as much as 7GB when the resolution gets bumped up to Ultra HD. Medium quality (SD) is a lot less data hungry, burning through 0.7GB per hour. Still, that’s almost five times as much as streaming music with the best sound quality available (320kbps).

Apple Music vs Spotify vs Google Play Music

What about Spotify’s competitors? Google Play Music and Deezer both offer a maximum audio bitrate of 320kbps, which uses approximately 144MB of data per hour. So does Tidal, although it also has a Hi-Fi plan with a bitrate of 1.411kbps for improved sound quality. It’s a lot more data hungry, using around 635MB per hour. Apple Music, on the other hand, has a maximum bitrate of 256kbps, which translates to around 115MB of data per hour.

An important thing to keep in mind is that Spotify — as well as other streaming services mentioned in this post — lets you download songs to your phone, which means you don’t have to use any data at all when listening to music.

How many hours per week do you listen to music on Spotify or other streaming services? Let us know in the comments!

Get Spotify Premium through your AT&T subscription.

AT&T UNLIMITED &MORE™ PREMIUM customers can get Spotify Premium at no additional cost as their premium entertainment option.

Get Started

1. Create an AT&T WatchTV account. From there you're presented a list of AT&T’s premium entertainment options, select Spotify Premium.
2. Click Confirm choice.
3. Click Visit Spotify.
4. Log in to your Spotify account.
   Don’t have an account? Click SIGN UP FOR SPOTIFY.
5. You’ll receive a prompt to link your AT&T to your Spotify account. Click I AGREE.
6. Click START SUBSCRIPTION NOW.

That’s it! You can now listen to Spotify Premium at no additional cost.

AT&T WatchTV subscribers can get Spotify Premium as an Add-On for $9.99/mo.

Note: If you haven’t tried Spotify Premium before you’ll be offered a 30-day free trial.

Get Started

1. From WatchTV’s list of add-on services, select Spotify Premium.
2. You’ll be prompted to activate your Spotify Premium subscription. Click Visit Spotify.
3. Select START FREE TRIAL.
4. Log in to your Spotify account.
   Don’t have an account? Click SIGN UP FOR SPOTIFY.
5. You’ll receive a prompt to link your AT&T to your Spotify account. Click I AGREE.
6. Click START SUBSCRIPTION NOW.

That’s it! You’re now paying for Spotify Premium through your AT&T subscription.

AT&T Connected Car and AT&T THANKS Gold and Platinum customers can claim a 6-month free trial for Spotify Premium.

Note: This offer is only available to new Spotify Premium customers.

Get Started

Connected Car customers will receive an email with a link to redeem the offer. AT&T THANKS customers can claim the offer on the AT&T THANKS website. From there:

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1. Click START TRIAL.
2. Log in to your Spotify account.
3. Don’t have an account? Click SIGN UP FOR SPOTIFY.
4. Enter your payment details.
5. Click OPEN PREMIUM.

Note: You won’t be charged until your 6-month trial ends, at which point you’ll be charged the standard rate for Premium Individual. You can cancel anytime.

Need Help?

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Contact AT&T if you need help with:

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• Managing or canceling your AT&T service or Spotify subscription (excluding 6-month trial).
• Your payment (excluding 6-month trial).

Spotify can help with:

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• Managing or canceling your Spotify subscription (6-month trial only).
• Your payment (6-month trial only).
• Your music or the Spotify app.

FAQ

If you have an existing Spotify Premium subscription you first need to cancel it and wait for your account to revert to the free service before you can claim the offer.

Note: If you’re an existing Spotify Premium customer it’s not possible to claim the 6-month free trial.

You might not be eligible for this offer. For more info, check the AT&T website.

To claim the 6-month free trial for Spotify Premium you must:

• Be an AT&T Connected Car or AT&T THANKS customer.
• Have a valid code. Codes are emailed to AT&T Connected Car or AT&T THANKS customers and can only be redeemed once.
• Be a brand new Spotify Premium customer. If you’ve tried Spotify Premium before you won’t be eligible this time.
• Use a payment method that hasn’t previously been used to pay for Spotify Premium.

This offer is for Premium Individual only and can’t be used with any other Spotify subscription, such as Premium Family or Premium Student.