This statistic shows mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018. The number of SMS and MMS messages sent has fallen significantly during this time, the effect of the increased availability of messaging services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. In 2017, post-paid customers sent 64.87 billion SMS and MMS messages, ten billion less than the year before.
Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2011 to 2018
(in billion messages)
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Ofcom. (July 4, 2019). Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2011 to 2018 (in billion messages) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215781/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-the-us-since-2004/
Ofcom. "Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2011 to 2018 (in billion messages)." Chart. July 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215781/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-the-us-since-2004/
Ofcom. (2019). Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2011 to 2018 (in billion messages). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215781/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-the-us-since-2004/
Ofcom. "Mobile Messaging Volumes in The United Kingdom (Uk) from from 2011 to 2018 (in Billion Messages)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215781/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-the-us-since-2004/
Ofcom, Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2011 to 2018 (in billion messages) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215781/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-the-us-since-2004/ (last visited April 03, 2020)
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