Watch videos in 480p.
This web badge is for people who try to minimize the environmental impact of their online activities.
Include it in your website to spread the word and introduce new people to eco-friendly web practices.
As shown in the table below, choosing 480p as your default video quality seems to be a good compromise between quality and data use.
| Video quality | Data used | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| per minute | per hour | compared to 1080p |
|
| 144p | ~1.9 Mb | ~115 Mb | ~7% |
| 240p | ~2.7 Mb | ~162 Mb | ~10% |
| 360p | ~4.4 Mb | ~264 Mb | ~17% |
| 480p (SD) | ~7.7 Mb | ~460 Mb | ~29% |
| 720p (HD) | ~14.5 Mb | ~870 Mb | ~54% |
| 1080p (Full HD) | ~27 Mb | ~1.6 Gb | - |
| 1440p (2K) | ~41 Mb | ~2.5 Gb | ~150% |
| 2160p (4K) | ~66 Mb | ~4 Gb | ~250% |
Obviously, if you're ok with an even lower quality, that's even better !
While the badge's message focuses on video content, it encourages any other practice that eases the environmental impact of online activities.
Using AI as little as possible or reducing your time spent online are good examples of such practices.