Calculate the upload bandwidth and data usage of a live stream.
The raw bitrate is grown by an overhead margin to give per-viewer throughput, then multiplied by viewers and converted to hourly gigabytes. Underestimating upload demand causes dropped frames for viewers, while the per-hour data figure sets ISP usage caps and costs.
Live Stream Bandwidth
Per viewer = (video + audio) x (1 + overhead); total = per viewer x viewers
Per viewer = (video + audio) x (1 + overhead); total = per viewer x viewers The raw bitrate is grown by an overhead margin to give per-viewer throughput, then multiplied by viewers and converted to hourly gigabytes.
Underestimating upload demand causes dropped frames for viewers, while the per-hour data figure sets ISP usage caps and costs.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Video bitrate, Audio bitrate, Overhead, Viewers. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.