This statistic shows mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2019. 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 2019, post-paid customers sent 53.21 billion SMS and MMS messages, ten billion less than the year before.
Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2012 to 2019 (in billion messages), by subscription type
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Ofcom. (December 17, 2020). Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2012 to 2019 (in billion messages), by subscription type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2021, 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 2019 (in billion messages), by subscription type." Chart. December 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215781/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-the-us-since-2004/
Ofcom. (2020). Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom (UK) from from 2012 to 2019 (in billion messages), by subscription type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 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 2019 (in Billion Messages), by Subscription Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 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 2012 to 2019 (in billion messages), by subscription type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215781/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-the-us-since-2004/ (last visited February 28, 2021)