SMS and MMS messages sent in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2021, by subscription type

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Petroc Taylor,
Jan 18, 2023
The number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the United Kingdom (UK) has fallen significantly from 2012 to 2021, the effect of the increased availability of messaging services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. In 2021, post-paid customers sent roughly 33 billion SMS and MMS messages, more than six billion less than the year before.

Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2012 to 2021, by subscription type (in billion messages)

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Release date

July 2022

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2012 to 2021

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