This statistic illustrates the number of text messages (SMS) and MMS messages sent by post-paid subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018. Post-paid subscribers sent 107.9 billion SMS & MMS messages in 2011. This declined to 61.1 by 2018.
Number of text messages (SMS) and MMS messages sent by post-paid subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018
(in billions)
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Ofcom. (July 4, 2019). Number of text messages (SMS) and MMS messages sent by post-paid subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273526/number-of-sent-sms-messages-by-postpaid-subscribers-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Number of text messages (SMS) and MMS messages sent by post-paid subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in billions)." Chart. July 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273526/number-of-sent-sms-messages-by-postpaid-subscribers-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Number of text messages (SMS) and MMS messages sent by post-paid subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273526/number-of-sent-sms-messages-by-postpaid-subscribers-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Number of Text Messages (Sms) and Mms Messages Sent by Post-paid Subscribers in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2018 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273526/number-of-sent-sms-messages-by-postpaid-subscribers-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Number of text messages (SMS) and MMS messages sent by post-paid subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273526/number-of-sent-sms-messages-by-postpaid-subscribers-in-the-uk/ (last visited February 28, 2020)
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