In 2009, telecommunications operators reported a mobile messaging retail revenue of 2.7 billion British pounds. However, over the past decade, mobile messaging retail revenue has been falling. In 2021, revenue fell to less than half a billion British pounds.
Mobile messaging retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2021
(in billion GBP)
Data previous to 2009 published earlier by the source.
Revenues are reported according to the new IFRS15 accounting standard and do not include any device revenues; includes estimates where Ofcom does not receive data from providers; adjusted for CPI (2019 prices)
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Ofcom. (July 18, 2022). Mobile messaging retail revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2021 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273138/mobile-messaging-retail-revenue-of-telecommunications-operators-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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