Does viewing livestreams consume more data than doing so with a normal video?

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Let’s say both the livestream and the video are viewed in 480p. How much data would be consumed in 1 hour for each?

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No. The reason is because one way or another the data is streamed at 4 to 8Mbit, the only difference is that with streaming the content is being uploaded at the same time it is being watched.

It’s like drinking water from a fountain and drinking water from a bottle. Either way you drank the same amount of water.

The only differences come from if the stream is only available at lower bitrates/resolutions, such as 480/720p. But if the bitrate (quality) is the same there is no difference

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