Monthly Traffic Limit Calculator

Calculate monthly data traffic volume based on internet connection speed. Find out how much data you'll use per month at a given speed and determine optimal speeds for provider traffic limits.

Internet Speed

Standard Provider Traffic Limits

Below are typical monthly traffic limits from various internet service providers and the maximum constant speed at which you can use the internet without exceeding these limits.

Traffic Limit	Maximum Constant Speed	Typical Usage Scenario
50 GB/month	-	Basic mobile plan
100 GB/month	-	Light mobile user
200 GB/month	-	Regular mobile user
500 GB/month	-	Heavy mobile user / Budget home plan
1 TB/month	-	Standard home broadband
2 TB/month	-	Premium home broadband
5 TB/month	-	Heavy streaming household
10 TB/month	-	Enterprise / Data center
20 TB/month	-	Large enterprise / VPS hosting
30 TB/month	-	High-traffic VPS / Small CDN
40 TB/month	-	Large dedicated server
50 TB/month	-	Enterprise server / CDN

Note: These calculations assume 24/7 continuous usage at the specified speed. In practice, actual usage is typically much lower as connections are not constantly saturated. The "Maximum Constant Speed" represents the theoretical limit for non-stop data transfer over a 30-day period.

Why Calculate Monthly Traffic?

For Users and Businesses

Plan Selection: Choose the right internet plan by understanding how much data you'll actually use at different speeds
Cost Optimization: Avoid overpaying for unlimited plans when a limited plan meets your needs
Overage Prevention: Calculate if your usage will exceed plan limits to avoid expensive overage charges
VPS & Server Planning: Estimate bandwidth requirements for hosting, streaming servers, or cloud applications
Budget Forecasting: Predict data costs for business operations and remote work setups

Why Do Providers Limit Traffic?

Internet service providers implement traffic limits for several important reasons:

Network Capacity Management: ISPs have finite infrastructure capacity. Traffic limits help balance load across all users and prevent network congestion
Fair Usage Policy: Ensures that heavy users don't degrade service quality for others on shared infrastructure
Infrastructure Costs: Data transit, peering agreements, and backbone bandwidth have real costs that scale with usage
Tiered Service Model: Allows providers to offer different price points for different usage levels, making internet accessible to various budgets
Network Investment: Revenue from higher-tier plans helps fund infrastructure upgrades and expansion
Mobile Networks: Wireless spectrum is especially limited; mobile providers must carefully manage capacity across thousands of users per cell tower

Understanding Traffic Patterns

Important: The calculations on this page assume continuous 24/7 usage at full speed, which represents the theoretical maximum. In reality, internet connections are rarely saturated constantly:

Typical Home Use: Even with streaming, gaming, and browsing, actual usage is often 5-20% of the theoretical maximum
Business Hours: Office connections typically see high usage during work hours (8-10 hours/day), not 24/7
Server Applications: Hosting services may have sustained higher usage, but traffic often comes in bursts
Backup Services: Scheduled backups create periodic high-traffic windows rather than constant load

Use this calculator as a planning tool to understand maximum capacity and choose appropriate service levels. For accurate usage estimates, monitor your actual traffic over 1-2 billing cycles.