The number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the United Kingdom (UK) has fallen significantly from 2012 to 2020, the effect of the increased availability of messaging services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. In 2020, post-paid customers sent 39.58 billion SMS and MMS messages, more than ten billion less than the year before.
Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2012 to 2020, by subscription type (in billion messages)
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Ofcom. (September 30, 2021). Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2012 to 2020, by subscription type (in billion messages) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, 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 2012 to 2020, by subscription type (in billion messages)." Chart. September 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215781/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-the-us-since-2004/
Ofcom. (2021). Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2012 to 2020, by subscription type (in billion messages). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. 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 2012 to 2020, by Subscription Type (in Billion Messages)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2021, 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 2012 to 2020, by subscription type (in billion messages) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215781/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-the-us-since-2004/ (last visited May 20, 2022)