I'm on EE and tether all the time (Windows phone). I don't always look but out of the few times I have my max was just under 8 Gb. Granted, I'm on a pretty pricey plan.
I'm regularly >20GB, more when I travel.
Most months I barely beat 1-2GB but when I'm working on site it can be 20GB which means I may end up stuck on an overpriced "with phone" contract and may have to buy unlocked devices again. I'll have to see what the exact details are in a few months time.
I've done about 50GB/mo tethering last month and this with no ill effects yet. I'll be holding on tight to this plan for as long as possible, although as I'm on the rolling, 1-month contract version I suppose there's nothing stopping them from shifting me to a different plan apart from good will.