Data Traffic Offload from Mobile to Wi-Fi Networks: Behavioural Patterns of Smartphone Users

Table 9

Categories and types of smartphone applications generating the highest levels of data traffic offloaded from mobile to Wi-Fi networks, based on data from all 298 users.

Application	Application	Data traffic and offloading; (within each application)			Distribution of data traffic (within each category)		Distribution of data traffic (across all categories)
		Wi-Fi offload (GB)	Mobile (GB)	Wi-Fi offload	Relative Wi-Fi offload	Relative mobile data traffic	Relative Wi-Fi offload	Relative mobile data traffic
Video players & editors	YouTube	1151.85	57.37	95.26	95.35	4.65	38.64	14.49
	Torrent	18.22	0.01	99.96
	Video player	12.43	0.29	97.69
Social	Facebook	450.51	94.91	82.60	82.34	17.66	23.27	38.39
	Instagram	227.15	53.77	80.86
	Snapchat	34.42	4.08	89.40
Communication	Chrome	235.45	53.15	81.58	82.85	17.15	11.40	18.15
	Internet	59.64	9.61	86.13
	WhatsApp	34.79	5.15	87.12
	Browser	18.92	4.32	81.42
System apps	Google Play Store	195.34	13.05	93.74	90.53	9.47	9.62	7.74
	Removed apps	39.50	9.34	80.87
	Android OS	33.83	5.09	86.93
	Google Play	12.99	0.78	94.32
	Google services	12.84	2.55	83.46
Entertainment	Showbox	76.78	0.67	99.13	97.81	2.19	5.43	0.93
	Twitch	60.77	0.58	99.05
	9GAG	15.82	2.46	86.53
	Netflix	12.71	0.00	100
Music & audio	Deezer	14.94	0.61	96.10	96.10	3.90	0.49	0.15
Other	Supplementary apps	341.48	80.13	80.99	80.99	19.01	11.16	20.14

defined in Google Play Store.