Study: Netflix Hogs Up 32.7% of Internet Bandwidth
And yet they still do not offer pornography
Remember earlier this year when AT&T basically flicked their customers in the face by announcing strict data caps for no good reason? And remember how it followed that up by announcing the intention to throttle the hell out of their customers? Good times, good times. Both announcements were widely seen as proof of their intention to kill Netflix. Little did they know Netflix had every intention of doing the job themselves. We kid, we kid. We bring all this up because, while we cannot support AT&T's bandwidth grab, when it comes to its claims that services like Netflix gobble up tons of it, we have to admit they have a point. A recent study conducted by Sandvine Intelligent Broadband Networks has determined that Netflix streaming video services account for a whopping 32.7 percent of all Internet bandwidth. That's all, as in 'everywhere in the world'.
The study examined 80 different countries and found not only that Netflix, but entertainment apps in general rule the web. Real-time entertainment apps, like the games you play with your friends on Facebook, make up about 60 percent of peak traffic, an increase over the already-huge 50 percent share such apps enjoyed last year. Other interesting findings include confirmation that "the heaviest 1 percent of upstream users account for almost 43 percent of total upstream usage". One question the study explicitly asks is "Have we seen peak Netflix"? The answer appears to be maybe, as Netflix usage is predicted to decline somewhat going into Q1 2012 thanks to increased competition and their loss of membership thanks to recent blunders such as the now-cancelled Qwikster service.
For the curious, in the United States, the four largest Internet services ranked by daily download volume are Netflix, with 27.6 percent, HTTP with 17.8 percent, YouTube at 10 percent and BitTorrent pulling up the rear with 9 percent. Interestingly, BitTorrent's relatively low ranking, though still huge, is strong indication that critics of the heavy-handed response to digital downloading from the film and music industries have been right all along. People will generally choose the legal option, provided it's convenient. Whether that sinks in for the litigious music industry remains to be seen. In the meantime, we'll content ourselves with gasping in shock that some official aspect of the actual pornographic industry didn't make the top four.
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Love the subtitle. I wonder if they would actually consider streaming it?
good for them....now it's time to improve this so called internet
good for them....now it's time to improve this so called internet
starting with ISP and bandwidth limit...
then governments' attempt at blocking traffic with Protect IP law...
lastly get rid of MAFIAA's extortion scheme...
I feel like I just read a study that a majority of all internet traffic is porn.
I bet 10% of all netflix traffic comes to my computer. I can definitely say I get my money's worth, ever after the price hikes.
A clear sign that the U.S. needs to start re-thinking its whole bandwidth limits. We seem to have always limited the overall bandwidth for all sorts of various reasons causing us to lag behind.
Internet providers can only complain about bandwidth use if they are losing money. If they are making billions each year, shouldn't they be constantly upgrading their network instead?
We don't need less traffic, we need more bandwidth. Duh.
I'm not shocked about porn not making the top 4. Most people probably only spend a few minutes on a porn site, while people watch episode after episode of television shows on netflix.
Glad NNTP didn't make that list.
if this artical is interested, i download all the porn i want, to the extent that i have an ample archive, and never need to get more again, doesn't mean i wont, but means i don't have to.
most people only need 1gb, i need 300gb
you americans are lucky, come to Canada and then complain about bandwidth limits
My internet usage is still probably 90%+ bittorrent. I'd say 7% online gaming and 3% HTTP.
alidan...Less time downloading porn. More time getting a girlfriend springs to mind.
After reading the upstream comment about their 1%, it makes an interesting analogy to America's other 1% >.>
Considering the crappy quality of most Hollyweird movies these days I have a hard time believing that people want to actually pay anything to see them.
I'm surprised that torrenting doesn't take up a lot of bandwidth.
Love the subtitle. I wonder if they would actually consider streaming it?
Actually, some foreign films on netflix do show full penetration.
Anyway, netflix doesn't hog anything, its just there. It's subscribers hog up the 32%.
Funny the real time entertainment apps had no mention of WOW, I bet that and just online gaming period take a huge chunk
I'm surprised that torrenting doesn't take up a lot of bandwidth.
In canada they throttle that type of file transfer
It shouldn't matter what I use my internet for, I pay for it, I should be able to use it for whatever I want. Unfortunately since I have AT&T I only get 150GB of it a month, (which I routinely exceed or come close to exceeding) which really stinks.
[citation]AT&T's bandwidth grab, when it comes to its claims that services like Netflix gobble up tons of it, we have to admit they have a point.[/citation]
I don't see their point!?!?!?! They (AT&T) have no problem gobbling up our money.
L3 has already gone after Comcast for all the bandwidth Netflix users are using. People who use so much data should pay more.
"And yet they still do not offer pornography"
laughed my ass off
L3 has already gone after Comcast for all the bandwidth Netflix users are using. People who use so much data should pay more.
When I signed up for Bellsouth, my internet was supposed to be unlimited. Not my fault that the ISP changed the rules after I signed up. Besides, if I go over my cap, I do, indeed, pay more.
Bittorrent is pretty darn convenient. I'll take that over netflix any day. True bluray quality available and free!!
If you want to fill up a 4TB hard drive of all the TV shows and movies you've ever wanted to watch, go with CenturyLink, no problems downloading Terabytes a month. No phone calls. But their upload speeds suck.
In canada they throttle that type of file transfer
ingoing/outgoing Encryption ftw
Funny the real time entertainment apps had no mention of WOW, I bet that and just online gaming period take a huge chunk
Um, no.
Gaming takes tiny amounts of bandwidth to work actually.
Um, no. Gaming takes tiny amounts of bandwidth to work actually.
Correct, it only requires good ping times, not huge capacity.
alidan...Less time downloading porn. More time getting a girlfriend springs to mind.
meh, i dont look good, dont have money to attract someone who does, and wont settle for whats in my league.
Love the subtitle. I wonder if they would actually consider streaming it?
It'd CAP