Glastonbury festivalgoers expected to use 270 TERABYTES of data,
The day that festivalgoers have been waiting for is almost finally here.
On Wednesday, Glastonbury Festival will officially open its gates to over 200,000 attendees, excited to see the likes of Charli XCX, Doechii, and Rod Stewart.
Ahead of the event, Vodafone has revealed the staggering amount of data it expects to be used over the five days.
Despite there being fewer attendees, the tech giant predicts that data consumption on site will rise by 20 per cent on last year.
In total, Vodafone says that it’s anticipating a whopping 270 terabytes of data being used during the festival.
To put that into perspective, that’s the equivalent of 87,000 hours of HD video streaming, streaming 28 million songs on Spotify, or uploading 77 million Instagram photo posts.
‘We know how important staying connected is to the overall festival experience,’ said Andrea Dona, Chief Network Officer at VodafoneThree.
‘We’re excited to return to Worthy Farm this year and deliver the highest capacity ever, ensuring attendees have the best possible experience.’
To keep up with the demand for data during the five-day festival, Vodafone is deploying 11 masts across the 900-acre Worthy View site.
‘This year, we have gone even further with both our network and app so fans can connect seamlessly with their friends and family and get as much out of Glastonbury as possible,’ Ms Dona added.
‘I’m delighted we can deliver an even bigger and better experience for Vodafone customers on our reliable, award-winning network for Festivalgoers.’
Vodafone’s data predictions come shortly after it launched its Glastonbury app.
The tech giant has added a step counter to the ‘My Highlights’ section of the app, where users can compare their activity to their friends.
What’s more, Vodafone will match the daily average step count with donations to everyone.connected – Vodafone’s campaign to help people and businesses cross the digital divide by providing connectivity, devices and skills to those who need it most.
Aside from new step counter, Vodafone has also added several exciting new features.
People who find it hard to stick with the group will be happy to hear that there’s now a live location sharing option.
Meanwhile, those who are excitedly planning their days will enjoy the Shared Line-ups feature, which allows you to plan your itinerary in line with your friends.
In addition, Vodafone has added the ability to shortlist acts via ‘Add to Favourites’, helping users to distinguish between their locked line-up and their top considerations at one quick glance.
Finally, the map has been given an ‘intuitive’ search feature.
So whether you’re trying to hunt down a delicious burrito, find your tent, or pinpoint the merch stand, you can simply use the seach bar within the app to look for it.
Vodafone’s Official Glastonbury Festival App for 2025 is available now on both App Store and the Google Play Store.
Beyond the app itself, Vodafone will also be offering free phone charging and WiFi at its Connect & Charge tent at the centre of the Glastonbury site.
