Number of text messages sent in the U.S. 2005-2019
The number of text messages (SMS) sent in the United States increased by 15.8 percent from 2017 to 2018. In 2019, wireless users exchanged two trillion text messages.
Total number of text messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in billions)
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CTIA. (August 30, 2020). Total number of text messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 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 2019 (in billions)." Chart. August 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/
CTIA. (2020). Total number of text messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 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 2019 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 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 2019 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/ (last visited November 26, 2020)