Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (11/26-11/30)

  • Dallas, TX – 1,433GB 
    • Equal to more than 1.4 million social media post with photos                    
  • Santa Clara, CA – 1,010GB
    • Equal to more than 2.8 million social media post with photos
  • Houston, TX – 827GB 
    • Equal to more than 2.3 million social media post with photos
  • Atlanta, GA – 675GB  
    • Equal to more than 1.9 million social media post with photos
  • New York, NY – 536GB     
    • Equal to more than 1.5 million social media post with photos

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (11/12-11/16)

  • New York, NY – 578GB  
    • Equal to more than 1.6 million social media post with photos                    
  • Denver, CO – 571GB    
    • Equal to more than 1.6 million social media post with photos
  • Seattle, WA – 510GB  
    • Equal to more than 1.4 million social media post with photos
  • New York, NY – 504GB  
    • Equal to more than 1.4 million social media post with photos
  • Pittsburgh, PA – 498GB     
    • Equal to more than 1.4 million social media post with photos

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (11/5-11/9)

  • Dallas, TX – 1,255GB  
    • Equal to more than 3.7 million social media post with photos                      
  • San Francisco, CA – 1,103GB  
    • Equal to more than 3.3 million social media post with photos
  • San Diego, CA – 984GB 
    • Equal to more than 2.9 million social media post with photos
  • New Orleans, LA – 882GB  
    • Equal to more than 2.6 million social media post with photos
  • Buffalo, NY – 575GB   
    • Equal to more than 1.7 million social media post with photos

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (10/29-11/2)

  • Dallas, TX – 1,356GB   
    • Equal to more than 3.8 million social media post with photos                      
  • New Orleans, LA – 1,021GB  
    • Equal to more than 2.9 million social media post with photos
  • Pittsburgh, PA – 823GB  
    • Equal to more than 2.3 million social media post with photos
  • Atlanta, GA – 796GB  
    • Equal to more than 2.2 million social media post with photos
  • Houston, TX – 762GB   
    • Equal to more than 2.1 million social media post with photos

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (10/22-10/26)

  • Miami, FL – 1,312GB 
    • Equal to more than 3.7 million social media post with photos                      
  • San Diego, CA – 1,265GB 
    • Equal to more than 3.6 million social media post with photos
  • Santa Clara, CA – 1,250GB 
    • Equal to more than 3.5 million social media post with photos
  • East Rutherford, NJ – 669GB 
    • Equal to more than 1.9 million social media post with photos
  • Charlotte, NC – 552GB 
    • Equal to more than 1.5 million social media post with photos

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (10/15-10/19)

  • Santa Clara, CA – 1,177GB 
    • Equal to more than 3.3 million social media post with photos
  • New Orleans, LA – 820GB 
    • Equal to more than 2.3 million social media post with photos
  • Green Bay, WI – 552GB 
    • Equal to more than 1.5 million social media post with photos
  • Buffalo, NY – 532GB 
    • Equal to more than 1.5 million social media post with photos
  • East Rutherford, NJ – 484GB 
    • Equal to more than 1.3 million social media post with photos

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (10/8-10/12)

  • Dallas, TX – 1,517 
    • Equivalent to more than 4.5 million social media post with photos
  • Atlanta, GA – 766GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 2.2 million social media post with photos
  • Philadelphia, PA – 613GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 1.8 million social media post with photos
  • East Rutherford, NJ – 606GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 1.8 million social media post with photos
  • Green Bay, WI – 450 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 1.3 million social media post with photos

Pro Football

  • Fans used the most data at games where their team emerged victorious. Four out of five of the top data-heavy games were home victories.
  • On average, 566 GB were used per game this past week. This is the greatest average total for pro football out of any week so far this season. 566 GB is equal to approximately 1.6 million social media posts with photos.

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (10/1-10/5)

  • San Diego, CA – 1,130 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 3.2 million social media post with photos
  • New Orleans, LA – 965 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 2.7 million social media post with photos
  •  Santa Clara, CA – 835 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 2.3 million social media post with photos
  • Atlanta, GA – 750 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 2.1 million social media post with photos
  • Chicago, IL – 684 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 1.9 million social media post with photos

Pro Football

  • Fans used the most data at games that were either runaway wins or nail-biting games. Three out of five of the top data-heavy games were decided by less than 11 points with two out of five decided by more than 25 points.
  • The football stadium in New Jersey actually double-dipped this week, hosting two out of the five top data-heavy games.
  • On average, 521 GB were used per game. That’s equal to approximately 1.5 million social media posts with photos.

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (9/24-9/28)

  • Miami, FL – 1,486 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 4.4 million social media post with photos
  • Dallas, TX – 1,226 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 3.6 million social media post with photos
  •  East Rutherford, New Jersey – 626 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 1.8 million social media post with photos
  • Phoenix, AZ – 618 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 1.8 million social media post with photos
  • East Rutherford, New Jersey – 549 GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 1.6 million social media post with photos

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (9/17-9/21)

  • Buffalo, NY – 1,226GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 3.6 million social media post with photos
  • Kansas City, MO – 876GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 2.6 million social media post with photos
  • New Orleans, LA – 852GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 2.5 million social media post with photos
  • Chicago, IL – 645GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 1.9 million social media post with photos
  • Washington, D.C. – 627GB 
    • Equivalent to more than 1.8 million social media post with photos

Football Data Driving Downfield

Football-filled weekends are here again with both the college and pro seasons officially underway. So far this season, we’ve seen data spike as fans across the country head out to stadiums with their smartphones in hand to share the big plays with family and friends. Let’s take a look back at some of the metrics and trends we saw on our in-venue mobile networks during the past week of pro and college football.

  • If data usage was any indicator, pro football fans were excited to shout about the start of the 2015 season.
    • On average, 544GB were used per game. That’s equal to approximately 1.5 million social media posts with photos.
    • Compared to the first week of pro football in 2014, we experienced a 46% jump in data usage in 2015.
    • Close games drew more data as well. Out of the five most data-heavy games, 80-percent of them were decided by 8 points or less.
  • At the collegiate level, fans of the top teams shared the most data. All of the five most data-heavy games were hosted by a team ranked in the top 25.

Top 5 Pro Venues by Total Mobile Data (9/10-9/14)

  • Arlington, TX – 1,107GB
    • Equivalent to more than 3.1 million social media post with photos
  • Santa Clara, CA – 874GB
    • Equivalent to more than 2.4 million social media post with photos
  • Atlanta, GA – 748GB
    • Equivalent to more than 2.1 million social media post with photos
  • San Diego, CA – 696GB
    • Equivalent to more than 1.9 million social media post with photos
  • Chicago, IL – 669GB
    • Equivalent to more than 1.9 million social media post with photos

Caveats:

  • All figures include only data traffic seen on AT&T’s venue-specific mobile network.
  • All data metrics come from only venues with a DAS where AT&T’s mobile network is on-air. These metrics are not comprehensive of every game played during this past weekend for college football.
  • This data is compiled from only football stadiums that had home games during this selected timeframe where AT&T is on-air on a DAS.