The number of text messages (SMS) sent in the United States has declined in recent years dropping to around 1.5 trillion messages in 2017. The peak year for text messaging in terms of volume was 2011, when more than 2.3 trillion SMS messages were sent in the United States.
Total number of text messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2017
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CTIA. (July 10, 2018). Total number of text messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2017 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/
CTIA. "Total number of text messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2017 (in billions)." Chart. July 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/
CTIA. (2018). Total number of text messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2017 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/
CTIA. "Total Number of Text Messages Sent in The United States from 2005 to 2017 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/
CTIA, Total number of text messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2017 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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