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See which apps use the most data on your MikroTik network

Updated: 19 October 2026 · New in RadiusNest

TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp, games, updates - which of them eats your bandwidth? RadiusNest's Most used page shows the data your customers spend on each app, router by router, for today, the last 7 days and the last 30 days. Plan your internet capacity and your packages around what people really use.

Why an ISP wants these numbers

  • Buy the right bandwidth. If video is most of your traffic, evenings need more capacity than the daily average suggests.
  • Make packages people want. A "TikTok and YouTube" night package, or a gaming package, sells when you know how many customers use them.
  • Spot what slows everyone down. Big Windows or app store updates in the busy hours show up straight away.
  • Prioritise with facts. When you give calls and games priority over downloads, you can see how much traffic each one really is. And with App priority (in beta) RadiusNest can put the apps you choose - calls and games, say - first when your line is full, and updates last.

Apps it recognises

YouTube, TikTok, Netflix, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp (one group, because they share Meta's servers), Telegram, Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls, mobile games (PUBG Mobile, Free Fire, Call of Duty Mobile), Steam, PlayStation and Xbox, Windows Update, Google Play and the App Store. You choose which ones to count.

How it works

When a phone opens an app, the first packet of its encrypted connection names the server it wants. Your MikroTik learns those servers and puts them in an address list per app; Meta and Telegram start with their known address ranges, and calls and games are recognised by their ports. One counting rule per app and direction then adds up the bytes. The rules only count - nothing is blocked, marked or slowed - and RadiusNest reads the counters over the router's API every 15 minutes. Numbers are a close estimate, not an audit: traffic that a FastTrack rule speeds past the firewall is not seen, and the page tells you when that is the case.

Turn it on in RadiusNest

  1. Connect the router to RadiusNest with the setup script, and set up Live view on the router page (an API login; tick Allow changes).
  2. Open the router and press the Most used tile.
  3. Leave the apps ticked and press Start counting. The first numbers appear after about 30 minutes; switch between Today, 7 days and 30 days.

Stop counting any time: one press takes every rule off the router again.

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Without RadiusNest

The same rules are free in our MikroTik address list generator: tick the apps, paste the script, and read the counters in New Terminal with /ip firewall mangle print stats where chain=rn-apps-count.

Questions

Can I see which apps use the most bandwidth on MikroTik?

Yes. RadiusNest's Most used page shows the data per app - YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and WhatsApp, Netflix, Telegram, calls, mobile games and updates - for each router, for today, 7 days or 30 days.

Does counting slow down my customers?

No. The rules only fill address lists and count bytes. Nothing is blocked, marked or queued, and they come off the router again with one press.

Does it work behind CGNAT?

Yes. RadiusNest reaches the router over its own secure connection, so the router does not need a public IP address.

Which RouterOS versions are supported?

RouterOS 6.41 and later, and RouterOS 7.

Why are Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp counted together?

They run on the same Meta servers, so no router can tell their traffic apart by address. Counting them together keeps the number accurate.

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