This statistic presents the penetration rate of mobile phone messaging app users worldwide from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, 60.1 percent of mobile phone internet users accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate. This share is projected to grow to 68.2 percent in 2019.
Worldwide mobile phone messaging app user penetration from 2014 to 2019
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eMarketer. (November 11, 2015). Worldwide mobile phone messaging app user penetration from 2014 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483314/worldwide-mobile-messaging-user-reach/
eMarketer. "Worldwide mobile phone messaging app user penetration from 2014 to 2019." Chart. November 11, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483314/worldwide-mobile-messaging-user-reach/
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eMarketer. "Worldwide Mobile Phone Messaging App User Penetration from 2014 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483314/worldwide-mobile-messaging-user-reach/
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Worldwide mobile phone messaging app user penetration from 2014 to 2019 [Graph], eMarketer, November 11, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483314/worldwide-mobile-messaging-user-reach/